Y'all, that darn Twitter is at it again with a new meme format*, and it's equal parts morbid and silly — a personal favorite combination.
Anyway, in its most basic, straightforward form, the format is essentially just "R.I.P. [insert famous dead person] you would've loved [insert modern thing they would've enjoyed]." For example, Sparknotes took this very nerdy approach:
RIP Homer I know he would’ve loved Super Mario Odyssey
So, with all of that in mind, here are just a few of the silliest tweets using the format:
1. Edgar Allen Poe:
RIP edgar allen poe i know he woud've loved that's so raven
2. Charles Darwin:
RIP Charles Darwin I know he would have loved Pokémon
3. Socrates:
RIP socrates you would have loved replying to two classmates on a discussion board
4. Thomas Edison:
rip thomas edison he would have loved electric feel by mgmt
5. The Wright Brothers:
rip to the wright brothers they would have loved airplane mode
6. Joan of Arc:
RIP Joan of arc you would have loved Lorde
7. Karl Marx:
rip karl marx he would have loved money money money by abba
8. Emily Dickinson:
rip emily dickinson. you would have loved graceland too by phoebe bridgers
9. Marie Antoinette:
RIP marie antoinette she would have loved cake boss
10. King Henry VIII:
RIP king henry VIII i know you would’ve loved tinder
11. Picasso:
rip picasso he would’ve LOVED microsoft paint
12. Jane Austen:
rip jane austen i just know you would've loved hozier
13. Isaac Newton:
RIP Isaac Newton I know you would’ve loved Apple
14. Sylvia Plath:
rip sylvia plath i know u would’ve loved posting videos of yourself crying on your finsta
15. William Shakespeare:
rip shakespeare i know u would’ve loved urban dictionary
16. Franz Kafka:
rip franz kafka i know you would've loved human centipede
17. Benjamin Franklin:
RIP Benjamin Franklin you would have loved Electricity by Dua Lipa
And it isn't JUST real people. Even fictional characters aren't safe:
18. Dorian Gray:
rip dorian gray i know he would’ve loved instagram
19. Oedipus:
rip oedipus he would’ve loved milf culture
20. Narcissus:
RIP Narcissus you would have loved having a disorder named after you
21. And finally, Icarus:
rip icarus you would’ve loved sunscreen