Yes, this guy has a name, and ever since the douchiest picture in history hit the web people have been using him as the ultimate jerk-themed meme.

It's sooooo stupid, but anyone who's been on the internet in the past decade has inevitably run across this idiot. He's one of the originals. *salutes*

The ginger kid in a sweater vest for whom nothing -- and we mean nothing -- ever goes right.

Nobody really knows how memes get started, but this simple comic took off a few years ago -- until it suddenly became an alt-right symbol and now is considered racist...?

Yes, it counts as a meme -- it's far too ingrained in internet culture not to.

And because someone out there is confused right now: have you ever been sent

a link to this video and you assumed it was an accident? Well, it wasn't, it was one of the oldest jokes on the internet.

This is actually a screenshot from a '90s video game that's only funny for the hilariously awkward translation, yet somehow it became a meme.

You know you've seen them around. Some are funny, some are scary, some are wildly inappropriate -- and all are true.

This poor girl. This is not the type of 'immortality' she had in mind.

Need to casually ridiculous someone? Just put your sarcastic comment over a pic of Willy Wonka and boom, meme.

Some twisted genius had the brilliant idea of posting horribly spelled thoughts over images of animals, and thus a phenomenon was born.

Because you know he actually makes calls like this...

...and since we're on the subject of sad celebrities...

This image is just too true. Somehow it became a fad to superimpose a photo of a crying MJ over literally everything, and now this is his legacy.

The gorilla that was shot and killed after a young child fell into his zoo enclosure? Never before has the internet rallied around a cause... or meme, we guess. 

We

won't mention what men were "pulling out" for the fallen primate...

Decades later, and all we can still think when watching this is, "WTF?"

This is a recent one, with the twisted minds of the internet captioning stills from Bert & Ernie scenes with significantly darker descriptions. Be warned: some of these get seriously,

seriously twisted.

When the iconic sign from WWII England became popularized a few years ago, the internet promptly had a field day distorting the original message.

It became very popular to blame the former President for everything; so much so that it became a meme.

While we're on the subject, these two were so magical that the internet started inventing conversations between them. Simultaneously heart-warming, hysterical and, in the age of Trump, nostalgic.

Anytime someone does something a little badass, sunglasses fall out of the sky. Wouldn't the world be a better place if this were true IRL?

Got a bad haircut? Do NOT post it online, or you're going to be meme-ified (totally a word).

Did something good happen in your life? Share the news with this adorable child giving a little fist pump!

You know that little voice in your head that tells you to do all the evil things? Someone found a screen grab of Kermit talking to a sith-version of himself,

and a meme was born.

This woman delivered the single greatest local news interview ever, and the internet immortalized her for it.

A picture appeared a few years ago of Russian leader Vladimir Putin riding a horse shirtless. This being the most Russian thing ever, it was destined to become a viral

meme.

The face says it all, but add a super-stalkerish caption and you've got a veritable meme (that hopefully isn't something that's actually happened to you before).

This joke caught on kind of recently: God's ridiculous conversations with the angels while he was creating all the animals of Earth.

Remember the old line, "I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis?"

Turns out it's a formula for hilarity.

Basically a collection of things that stereotype a group of people who usually deserve to be mocked. Exhibit A: above.

Ever seen the cartoon Arthur? If so, you may or may not recognize this random snapshot of Arthur's fist which somehow came to encapsulate the muted rage we all feel

from time to time.

Memes are weird.

Almost like bad reverse psychology, this line's become a go-to whenever somebody overestimates their photo editing skills.

Now presenting the dumbest thing you'll laugh at all day. The title says it all.

Crying Van Der Beek really could have his own category here, but we're going to combine him with #FirstWorldProblems, wherein people complain about completely inane things.

This photo of NBA star Nick Young has been used for years as the reaction shot for ridiculous quotes.

Another tag photo for whenever a situation changes drastically in the middle of the caption. 

Oh, and here's a fun game that'll give you nightmares for a week: Google 'Steve Harvey

Without Eyebrows.'

That man with that hair was brought on to the History Channel as some sort of alien expert(?), and as we've seen, memes come from the weirdest places.

Remember this little badass who won a silver medal in an event everyone expected her to take gold in? Her face will forever live on the internet for whenever someone

needs to express disappointment .

Speaking of disappointed faces, no feline has ever looked more furious with their life than this viral kitty.

This MJ gif may have started it all, but 'eating popcorn' has now become synonymous with sitting back and watching the drama unfold.

Yes, they're fake, but who cares?

There's a seemingly infinite supply of these. Someone please try one in real life and report back...

We have been assured that the baby was not, in fact, intoxicated for this picture.

Recipe for a meme:

1) Find an image of a famous movie character who says something iconic

2) Bastardize that quote with a bit of social commentary.

See? The recipe works.

(By the way, if you don't understand the browser history joke... well, let's just keep it that way.)

People on the internet love Spongebob. We do not know why.

Need a little positivity in your day? Just look up some Gosling memes and imagine he's actually talking to you.

Harkens to a simpler time, when faking a pet playing a piano was enough to earn millions upon millions of internet views.

Because those cliché $4.99 posters teachers hang on the classroom door are stupid and need to die.

Sometimes it seems impossible to become famous on the internet. Other times, an unsuspecting chef with a passion for seasoning takes the interwebs by storm.

There are a few variations on this one, but basically take a confused-looking probably stoner and slap a pseudo deep thought on top. Whatever works.