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Another week, another shitposting trend. Everyone's favorite Christmas tradition is now part of the latest fad. Starting last week, people on Twitter and Reddit have been creating memes with the text "You've heard of elf on the shelf, now get ready for" accompanied by an image of another rhyming situation. Nintendo characters have been especially popular: think photos like Link in a sink, Waluigi on a squeegee, Princess Peach on a beach. 

Because the format is so simple (and many would argue, stupid) these rhyming memes have spread like wildfire. Here are some of our favorites.

Nintendo nerds went wild yesterday when after the final Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Nintendo Direct went live. The game promised several new characters: the Piranha plant from Super Mario (heavily meme'd), Pokémon's Inciniroar, and Ken from Street Fighter. While these intros received attention, the decision to kill EVERYONE but Kirby in a trailer really got people memeing. Here are some of the choice memes regarding the occasion.

Get it together, Arthur. This image of the oft-memed aardvark, in which he is wearing headphones that are not covering his ears has been used in memes to describe situations in which people are pretending to listen to music, as well as to describe situations in which people do not care about your needs or desires. Here are some of our favorite examples. 

Yeah, here's a bunch of Overwatch memes. 

Earlier this month we reported on the bizarre popularity of these Deathclaw memes, and they've shown no sign of slowing down. The creepy, cursed images seem to have won the hearts of netizens - inserting themselves into other popular meme formats. While we wouldn't want to run into a Deathclaw IRL, we're enjoying the друг (meaning friend, pronounced "droog") craze. Keep on creepin' on, друг.

Oh my! So cosplay, such wow!

Alright, this is a bit of a throwback here. A throwback to one of the most legendary parts of the internet. 

A moment when everything came together and Adam Ellis aka ' Life in Megapixels' documented his entire day as if it had taken place in the world of Skyrim.

Some memes and Tweets to celebrate today's release of the newest installment in the Super Smash Bros universe!

Warning: spoilers ahead!

All I'm saying is if this kid took that silly little lie that far, how do we know what's being put out right now as a story grounded in truth, isn't just another work of fiction? That being said, the creativity is still on point, and to imagine such a scenario actually happening, is WILD. 

It can be a hard thing to effectively explain to people why gaming needs diversity. Twitter User @Fightincowboy tackled the challenge, and he nailed it. 

Yeah, yeah. We know. Stealth is practical. But is it fun? These memes celebrate those times when you're allowed to go as wild, as loud, and as explosive as you damn well please. 

What in the actual f**k just happened. That went from 0 to 100 REAL QUICK. 

GameStop employees have had to deal with some SHIT. 

TIL Spanish swear words.

You could say the video definitely took a critical hit!