The 25 Funniest Memes of March 2013

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25. George Osbourne's Twitter Photo

The Chancellor of the Exchequer joined Twitter around the time he was supposed to be working on the most important economic statement in the UK, known as the Budget. His first tweet mentioned the Budget and included a photo of him working at his desk. It seems the Internet was not convinced.

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24. Jedi Mind Meld

At a White House conference, President Obama misspoke when trying to say that he could not trick Republicans into agreeing with his budget plan. He conflated a Stars Wars reference (the Jedi Mind Trick) and a Star Trek reference (The Vulcan Mind Meld) and nerds everywhere lost their minds.

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23. Dennis Rodman in North Korea

People are still scratching their heads as to why Dennis Rodman of all people was allowed into North Korea to meet with Kim Jong Un. This meme may finally solve that riddle.

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22. Pokemon x Nic Cage

The Internet is obsessed with putting Nicolas Cage's face on anything and everything. The latest trend is Pokemon, thanks to the PokemonxNicCage Tumblr.

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21. Mean Mad Men

Here is another mash-up Tumblr, this time it's Mad Men combined with Mean Girls.

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20. Famous People As Food

Who doesn't enjoy a good pun? The creator of this Tumblr likes them a whole lot and is dedicated to finding connections between celebrities and names of foods.

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19. Sleeping Tilda Swinton

As a performance piece at New York City's MoMA, actress Tilda Swinton slept in a glass display box in the middle of the floor. This meme surfaced as people imitated the surprise art performance, pretending to sleep in the most random places.

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18. Bratty Bieber

Bieber has been going through some changes lately. His innocence is disappearing right before our eyes, and it's strange. He tweeted that he was having the worst birthday, and the Internet tried to relate to the rich teen singing sensation.

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17. Overly Ecstatic Harvard Band Kid

During the NCAA Tournament, Harvard pulled the upset of their school's history by knocking out the Number 3 seed, New Mexico, and one band student was clearly overcome with emotion.

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16. Beyonce "Bow Down"

The cover art for Beyonce's single shows a young Bey standing in a pink dress in front of a fireplace with sashes and trophies all around her with the words "Bow Down." People responded with their own fabulous childhood pictures (and one of poor Keyshia Cole).

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15. Pope Francis

Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was chosen in conclave as the new Pope and took the name Francis. Pope Francis happens to have a degree in chemistry and a bald head, just like the beloved meth-cooking television character, Walter White, of Breaking Bad.

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14. Actresses Without Teeth

We've seen countless pictures of celebrities without makeup, but the Internet has taken it a step further. There is now a Tumblr dedicated to Photoshopped images of actresses without teeth, and it is both terrifying and pretty funny.

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13. Mila Kunis and Words

What happens when you take photos of actress Mila Kunis and add random words? Confusion mostly, but also a pretty funny meme and devoted Tumblr.

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12. North Korea's Secret Weapon

A picture of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un holding a floppy disk was posted on Reddit with the title "North Korea's Secret Weapon." It turns out that the image was Photoshopped, and the original featured what looks like a wallet or passport, but the Internet couldn't care less.

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11. Thumbs and Ammo

This Photoshop meme takes iconic images from films and substitutes guns for thumbs-up gestures. What began as a joke between friends in the UK has grown into a very popular blog in the wake of gun law debates here in the United States.

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10. Ridiculously Photogenic Jiu Jitsu Guy

Clark Gracie is a master of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and camera awareness. No one should look this good in the middle of a fight.

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9. Storytelling Dog

Two examples of this Storytelling Dog macro hit the front page of Reddit this month, followed by a revival of a meme that got very little love when it was created in 2012.

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8. R.I.P. Jason Terry

During a match-up between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics, Lebron James dunked on Jason Terry so hard that fans pronounced him dead and even altered his Wikipedia page with a date of death.

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7. Grumpy Toad

Move over Grumpy Cat, there is a new surly four-legged creature here hating the world.

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6. Facebook Marriage Equality

In a show of support for gay marriage while a California court deliberated Prop 8, Facebook users everywhere changed their profile pictures to red equal signs while the trolls found other ways to participate.

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5. Kabooyow! Kapooyow!

Texas resident Michelle Clark was interviewed following a hail storm and her enthusiasm catapulted her to near "Sweet Brown" fame. As if the original video wasn't funny enough, there have been multiple auto-tune remixes.

1. Desmond Bryant's Mugshot

Oakland Raiders defensive tackle, Desmond Bryant, was arrested in late February for "criminal mischief." Late night host and comedian, Jimmy Kimmel, coined the term "dezzing" and asked his guests and the Internet to participate.

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