Here you go, the silliest 'Stranger Things' fan theory we've seen yet

Don't say we didn't warn you.
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Laura Vitto
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Perhaps you just completed season 2 of Stranger Things, and now you've got questions.

Welp, that's not why we're posting this right now.

Rather, we just want to point you to this really great tweet from actor Avery Monsen drawing a parallel between Dustin, the show's most lovable character, and an internet icon:

A compelling case, don't you think? Per the number of likes on this tweet, more than 100,000 people think so.

For what it's worth, Netflix has since weighed in on the theory:

Still, would it be too much to ask for a Guy Fieri cameo in season 3? Give the people what they want.

[H/T: Digg]

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Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.

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