Many memes come and go, as jokes on the internet tend to have the shelf-life of a milk jug left open on the counter. However, there are some that stand the test of time. Anything even mentioning the number 69 will mostly receive replies simply saying “nice,” and when a sports team loses, you can almost always be assured a Crying Jordan Photoshop.
Crying Jordan is legendary and unmissable. Even those who spend hardly any time on Twitter are familiar with the meme, and while it may no longer be at the peak of its popularity as it was a year or two ago, it remains a near ubiquitous sight after a significant loss in a sporting event.
However, Crying Jordan hit a new level of mainstream, non-internet fame on Wednesday night when it was given as the answer on Jeopardy! to the question of “Who is Michael Jordan?”
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It’s truly incredible that in 2017 a Jeopardy! question about Michael Jordan is clued into by discussing how he became a meme rather than him being the greatest basketball player in history. I can’t wait for an entire generation to know him as the crying meme guy and for people who grew up or just generally lived through the 1990s’ heads to explode.
