Here at Digg, we try our best to cover the most important and confounding memes that come across the timeline. But the web is littered with tons of great memes that never quite hit the mainstream and instead just bounce around the weird corners of Twitter or Reddit. Enter our recurring feature, Memes, Ranked.
This week, we've got a '90s pop star's very tall child, a TikTok dance trend and a viral GIF of Chappell Roan.
3. Gary Barlow's giant son
The Meme
Gary Barlow is a British singer, songwriter and TV personality who shot to fame in the '90s as the lead singer of pop group Take That. In the last few days, however, the attention Barlow has been getting online has nothing to do with him at all.
On Monday, an X user shared a family photo of the Barlows which showed how unbelievably tall Barlow's son, Daniel, is — especially compared to his 5'7" dad.
Gary Barlow's son is scared, he doesn't know why he's so big pic.twitter.com/U5nqEasKOc
— cants (@cantseyy) November 4, 2024
Since then, people on X — mostly those across the pond — have been sharing ridiculous jokes about Gary Barlow's very tall son.
Examples
Gary Barlow standing next to his son eating a croissant. pic.twitter.com/YanxH1hhjr
— Barrie White (@BarrieGWhite) November 5, 2024
Gary Barlow asking his son how his day at school was. pic.twitter.com/N13G2XoZG8
— LucasMUFC 🇾🇪 (@brmdlucas) November 5, 2024
Gary Barlow manoeuvring one of his son’s Hot Wheels pic.twitter.com/i7YNlVPi7L
— Scott Chegg (@buckfastbadlad) November 6, 2024
Gary Barlow standing in front of his son's new cardigan... pic.twitter.com/NIxnzPLmCm
— Noel Anthony Conway (@noel360) November 5, 2024
Early photo of Gary Barlow teaching his son to tie his own shoelaces. pic.twitter.com/1H1mZMVLTX
— D Fens Ghost (@D_Fens_Ghost) November 5, 2024
Gary Barlow handing his son a straw. pic.twitter.com/6bROwfCuUu
— kramerica industries (@hepimp) November 5, 2024
Gary Barlow - 'What is the crime? Having a son? A massive giant son?!' pic.twitter.com/WpvHK250L5
— Dann013 (@dann_013) November 5, 2024
We interrupt our 24 hour election coverage to inform you that Gary Barlow has a massive son pic.twitter.com/R4JSohKwTo
— Matthew (@fattmellows) November 4, 2024
Darcy Jimenez
2. Wait!
The Meme
There's been a dance trend going around on TikTok set to the Yeah Yeah Yeah's 2003 song "Maps," but now it has taken on an international twist. Watch along, and soon you'll know exactly how to talk to teens around the world. And while you're at it, you might recognize just how silly this dance really is.
Examples
@bigtimewannabee #theydontloveyoulikeiloveyou #wait ♬ original sound - Malaika!
@thecherokeenation WAIT ✋✋… but make it Cherokee! #cherokee #cherokeenation #nativetiktok #nativetok #cherokeelanguage ♬ original sound - Cherokee Nation
@hhsuersaq #waittheydontloveyoulikeiloveyou #wait #fyp ♬ original sound - HH Suersaq
@iammjonezy @pinksu … #fyp #waittheydontloveyoulikeiloveyou #finnish #foryoupage ♬ original sound - JJ
@.peter.le WAIT 😑🤚 #theydontloveyoulikeiloveyou #wait #viet #vietnamese #abb #abg #keshi #boba ♬ original sound - peter
@entertainmentcatcher “wait” but in different languages 😂😭 #wait #waittheydontloveyoulikeiloveyou #meme #funny #fun #memestiktok #foryoupage #foryou #fy #fyp ♬ original sound - Entertainment Catcher
@itsbriitneybitchhh #theydontloveyoulikeiloveyou ♬ original sound - The Britney
@rio_dayooo Wait!! #waitheydontlovemelikeilovey#wait ♬ original sound - rio_dayooo
Grant Brunner
1. Chappell Roan points at you
The Meme
In late October, at the premiere of Olivia Rodrigo's "Guts World Tour" film, singer Chappell Roan confronted a photographer who was rude to her on the Grammys red carpet, and demanded an apology. Now, a GIF of Roan spotting the photographer and pointing at them has gone viral, with people applying it to a range of scenarios.
Examples
Seeing someone I gave a cig one single time pull out a pack pic.twitter.com/hqQwmmYYob
— Caroline (@weirdassfishes) November 1, 2024
Me before I get on an elevator pic.twitter.com/w3TIVBAMPu
— marshall (@m_rshie) November 2, 2024
dogs seeing someone who gave them a treat once pic.twitter.com/oeiXu5OupL
— paul (@paulswhtn) November 1, 2024
me when i spot tea that needs to be clocked pic.twitter.com/NVma0eiZpF
— wiLL (@willfulchaos) November 2, 2024
Me when I catch Lana Del Rey at a Costco in Alabama instead of a recording studio pic.twitter.com/9fMaI9vfVB
— The Cult Of Del Rey (@CinamonSluh) November 4, 2024
me when i catch myself accepting a life i do not deserve pic.twitter.com/07c3DUlORY
— dani (@girlascendant) November 3, 2024
Darcy Jimenez
And if you're hungry for more memes, here's last week's edition of "The Week's Best Memes,", featuring a child called The Rizzler, Dwyane Wade's new statue, a couples' TikTok trend, a badly behaved Yankees fan and imaginary lookalike contests.
[Image credit: @americanreqiuem]