Elmo Looking Meme

[Athenasby Regalado]

AwkwardLook Monkey Puppet refers to two images of the Monkey Puppet known as Kenta from the Japanese children's television show Ōkiku Naru Ko awkwardly looking towards the camera and then away. The side-eye glance is not the original scene of the monkey and was instead created in Photoshop when the meme was first made in 2016. The double image gained significant popularity as a reaction in 2019 after originally circulating Spanish meme communities in the years prior.

The series Ōkiku naru Ko aired from April 7th, 1959 to March 18th, 1988. On April 13th, 1984, a Spanish-language dub of the series aired in Latin America under the title Nios en Crecimiento. The series featured the character Kento, known as Pedro in the Spanish dub.[1]

On May 5th, 2016, Facebook[9] user Daniel Flores created and shared the original Awkward Look Monkey Puppet meme after photoshopping the character's eyes in the second frame of the format by making them appear to look toward the camera (seen below). He shared the image to the private Facebook group Con qu Profesor DE LA U.LIMA debo matricularme (translated to "With which professor of the University of Lima should I enroll?") with the caption "When you're staring at your crush like an idiot and she noticed."

The side-by-side image of the awkward look then spread further in the following weeks and months. For example, Twitter[2] user @SoyMarcootz tweeted a variant on May 20th, 2016 (shown below). However, because there is a watermark for "Mr Fabian," it's likely that this is a repost. The photo is no longer available on the Mr. Fabian Facebook[3] page.

Months later, on August 13th, 2016, an anonymous Imgur [4] user included a variation in a photo dump. The variant reads, "when u accidentally look at someone and realize they were already looking at you." Within four years, the post received more than 100,000 views (shown below, center). On September 20th, 2018, Redditor [5] Chigwisin shared a variation in the /r/funny subreddit. The post received more than 2,300 points (93% upvoted) and 165 comments in less than two years (shown below, right).

On August 20th, 2019, Redditor[7] ilovepadawan shared a tweet by Twitter[8] user @n--eobama on the /r/2meirl4meirl subreddit. The post reads, "when u walk by a group of girls and hear them say 'SHH' and start laughing." The post received more than 25,000 points (98% upvoted) and 270 comments in less than three months (shown below).

Elmo Choosing Cocaine is a two-panel image macro series featuring the Sesame Street character Elmo standing between several pieces of fruit and a pile of white powder.

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Cody Hidalgo, from Michigan, shared the meme which features popular Sesame Street character Elmo sitting on a potty with text that reads: "Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. That's why I poop on company time."

Others thought the boss was probably looking for an opportunity to fire Hidalgo, with one person suggesting: "Sounds like he just needed a reason to fire you and this was it. PS. I would fire someone with this mentality also if I didn't already like them."

Jan Jeffrey Rubinstein said in a statement to 7 Action News: "This individual was not terminated because of a meme posted on Facebook on Sunday, October 20. After the posting of that meme, he worked the following Monday, Tuesday and part of Wednesday. Mr Hidalgo actually walked off the job on Wednesday, October 23 of his own volition, and over his manager's objection.... Unfortunately this individual, who was employed for less than 2 months, is now seeking to exploit the publicity that this false claim has created."

Memes always provide us with much-needed enjoyment and distraction, and this year was no exception. In recognition of the numerous hilarious memes that emerged in 2022, we have compiled a list of 22 that helped us get through the year. We hope you enjoy our selections.

All Bostonians know about our freezing winter season. When it hits below freezing with the added wind chill, Boston has most of us looking like this. Stepping outside to go to Star Market or just waiting three minutes for the T is truly humbling.

There are so many great memes this year that we had to leave out. But this is the core content that got us through 2022. Hopefully, this list took your mind off the hampster wheel for a little bit. Thanks for reading, Terriers. On to 2023!

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