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The 'who gon' check me, boo?' meme is a modern masterpiece

A meme that involves Lady Gaga and Mount Vesuvius -- must we say more?

Harry Hill

on February 8, 2019

Nothing like a fresh meme to revive the senses and inspire some genuine chuckles.

This week, a new meme went viral on Twitter, inspiring some very important tweets. The format is simple and allows for a myriad of possibilities, as any hearty format should. It goes like this: Twitter users come up with a protagonist to ask, "who gon' check me, boo?" along with a villain to answer, made up by a face of emojis, depending on the answer.

For context, the "who gon' check me, boo?" question was iconically raised by Sheree Whitfield on season 2 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Since the initial utterance, the phrase has been a social media staple. We're glad her party planner was annoying her that day, otherwise this trend wouldn't exist.

OK, check out these tweets, boo. First, we must pay homage to the tweet that seems to have started the trend:

Not all of them include a devastating outcome. Some are just the truth.

Everybody loves a Pompeii shoutout.

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Of course, someone managed to drag Call Me By Your Name into this (in the best way possible.)

This one is insidiously accurate:

The tectonic plates tea is HOT today.

This one goes out to all the people who continue to eat pizza even though they know they shouldn't:

Of course, stan Twitter contributed, too.

And last but not least, an ode to The Haunting of Hill House resident levitating scary woman:

We hope you feel seen because we certainly do. Sometimes, just sometimes, Twitter checks out.

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Harry Hill

Harry is a fellow on the Culture Team. He loves memes and Taylor Swift (no, like, actually.) He'd like to thank his parents for always believing in him. This will be his first broadway production. Oh, wait, he thought this was a Playbill bio...