What the Hell Just Happened Last Month? (In Memes)

All the memes that's fit to meme.

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By now you’re probably familiar with our monthly meme recaps. We’ve decided to switch things up a little bit while still recounting the funniest (or strangest) things that happened in the world, as told by the Internet. Allow us to introduce What the Hell Just Happened Last Month? (In Memes).

Memes are often written off as another silly symptom of the Internet’s randomness, but as far as we're concerned, memes are very important tools for recording and reporting news in somewhat real-time. Yes, there are a lot of cute animals, scumbags, and “confessions,” but even those serve a purpose. In what feels like an anonymous world, the sharing and making of memes speaks to a larger narrative of influence and opinion. Memes that are deemed poignant or funny by the Internet at large are the ones that go viral, and others are shot down or may see a resurgence many months later when something happens to warrant its return.

As purveyors of all things Art & Design, we respect memes as works of design and artistic expression. The use of typography, edits, and other Photoshopping (when done well) does require some level of skill. Even if sites like Quickmeme and Memegenerator are overflowing with bad, sloppy attempts at meme-making, memes are ultimately artistic, deeply personal, and meant to accurately represent a point-of-view or joke that others can relate to without even knowing the full context.

Learn about the Internet's reaction to the asteroid that almost killed us all, LOL at Miguel's epic WWE audition, and witness Drake continue to be a trend-setter (while running with Forrest Gump and playing ball with Allen Iverson). This may not include everything that happened last month, but these are definitely the highlights you need to know, in case you missed out. Enjoy.

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Lil Wayne Hospitalized for Another Seizure (May 1)

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Reese Witherspoon's Drunken Verbal Abuse Caught on Tape (May 2)

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Iron Man 3 Makes Major Bank (May 3)

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Gucci Mane Allegedly Responds "B**** I Might Be" in Court (May 3)

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Geeks Everywhere Celebrate Star Wars Day (May 4)

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James Franco Continues to Dominate Culture (May 6)

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The Punk-Themed MET Gala is Met With Mixed Reviews (May 6)

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Charles Ramsey Becomes Cleveland's Hero (May 6)

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The Great Gatsby Becomes a Film (May 10)

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Injured Derrick Rose Never Makes the NBA Playoffs (May 12)

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Drake Wears Dada (May 15)

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The Theatrical Release of Star Trek Into Darkness (May 16)

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Kai the Hitchhiker Accused of Murder (May 16)

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Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries Bashes Ugly People (May 16)

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Obama Causes Controversy After Getting a Marine to Hold His Umbrella (May 17)

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Daft Punk Finally Releases a New Album (May 17)

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Kanye West Premieres "New Slaves" Via Projections Around the World (May 18)

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Yahoo Buys Tumblr (May 19)

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Miguel Leg Drops Someone in the Audience at the Billboard Music Awards (May 19)

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A Tornado Devastates Parts of Oklahoma (May 20)

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TIME Magazine's Millenials Cover Pisses Off the Internet (May 21)

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Call of Duty: Ghosts to Feature Dogs (May 21)

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Microsoft Reveals the Xbox One (May 21)

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Amanda Bynes Is Still Crazy (May 23)

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New Evidence that Mermaids Exist...Sike (May 26)

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Arrested Development Returns (May 26)

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"I Haven't Been Completely Honest With You" Twitter Prank Hurts Relationships (May 29)

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Grumpy Cat Gets Her Own Movie (May 29)

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Tim Duncan Hugs the Most Random Things (May 30)

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Giant Asteroid Heads for Earth and People Piss Their Pants (May 31)

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