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This legal stuff is very heavy, on numerous levels. So, how about we cleanse the palate with an amuse-bouche (heavy on the amuse) of Donald Trump indictment memes? To continue the food theme, here's a baker's dozen worth of memes:
1. You might be surprised how many variants of this exact joke are floating around:
2. This picture from the movie Home Alone 2 was all over the platform formerly known as Twitter yesterday:
It is accompanied by the caption: "Four times now, a member of the Home Alone 2 cast has been indicted on felony charges. The four: (1) Donald Trump, (2) Donald Trump, (3) Donald Trump and (4) Donald Trump."
3. It's actually kind of amazing how often Trump tweeted the exact same thing he'd tweeted previously:
4. Hopefully, readers are familiar with the plot of Groundhog Day. If not, the main character (Phil Connors, played by Bill Murray, as shown here) lives through the exact same day somewhere between 100 and 30,000 times:
5. This could also have been an opportunity for a lesson from The Count, but 91 is a bit much for most small children:
6. If you don't know Bob Ross (R.I.P.) and his catchphrase, you can learn everything you need to know in this 22-second video:
7. It has not escaped the attention of the world's meme-makers that Trump asked for about 12,000 votes, and he may end up being doomed by 12 votes:
8. You have to think about this one for a moment in order to get it:
If you didn't manage to solve the puzzle, it's "Traitor on a grater."
9. This is a recurrent motif; various clever ways of observing that Trump's lawyers are also his co-defendants:
10. It would seem that some people find Trump to be a small and/or childish man:
11. This one is particularly biting if you recall that Trump is a part of the WWE Hall of Fame:
12. Given how much Trump hates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, this one probably bites even more:
13. This meme didn't require any photoshopping at all, just a well-timed screen grab:
Is this item a little silly? Yes, yes it is. But we do live in a world where memes like these are a significant form of mass communication. In fact, it would be fair to say that more people will learn about Trump's indictments in this way than they will through, say, CNN's primetime coverage. So, it's worth taking a look. (Z)