As we all know, culture is highly subjective, and the only thing people like doing more than coming up with ranking lists on the internet are bickering about ranking lists. God help anyone who has ever, say, tried to come up with a definitive ranking of Rick and Morty characters or posted an especially bad food take on Twitter. In other words, RIP your mentions.
That’s why a new ranking meme making the rounds on Twitter is so much fun, which takes a rather anti-list setup by making an overall grand statement on why it’s not productive or healthy to ranks things and then throws in an amusing “Shyamalan twist” at the end.
Take for example, this tweet about the best Netflix shows, ranked:
Top 10 Netflix shows ranked:
10. It’s hard to
9. choose which
8. is the
7. best
6. because they’re
5. all different and
4. unique in
3. their own
2. ways
1. The Office— Bre Zoubek (@brezoubek) June 28, 2018
The correct answer is actually Parks and Recreation, by the way, but in the spirit of the meme I guess we can let that slide.
The meme can be used to rank literally anything however, from basketball players and animals to condiments and female pop stars:
The Greatest Basketball Players of all time ranked:
20. you
19. can
18. not
17. rank
16. players
15. because
14. each
13. and
12. every
11. one
10. is
9. different
8. and
7. it
6. depends
5. on
4. the
3. person’s
2. preference
1. LeBron James— Andrew Hawkins (@Hawk) June 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/rewildheart/status/1011974312738222080
Best condiments:
13. They
12. Cannot
11. Be
10. Ranked
9. Because
8. Each
7. Person
6. Has
5. Their
4. Own
3. Individual
2. Preferences
1. Honey Mustard— ★ 🎀 @𝓁𝑒𝓍𝒾𝑒 🎀 ★ (@lexie) June 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/KingLadyGaga/status/1011675338370375682
And then there are the extremely meta takes on the meme like this one about the new Ocean’s 8 movie:
ocean’s 8 cast ranked:
8. you cant
7. compare
6. such
5. different
4. women
3. against
2. each other
1. im being serious u cant. theyre all angels stop using women to put other women down— niamh (@natshalyonnes) June 27, 2018
And of course, as they are wont to do, #brands got into the ranking game:
Chipotle Orders Ranked:
18. honestly
17. you
16. can't
15. rank
14. them
13. because
12. every
11. one
10. is
9. specially
8. made
7. for
6. the
5. person
4. who
3. orders
2. it
1. chicken bowl w/ guac— Chipotle (@ChipotleTweets) June 26, 2018
Best pizza ranked:
21. It’s
20. so
19. difficult
18. to
17. say
16. because
15. pizza
14. is
13. easily
12. the
11. best
10. food
9. ever
8. created
7. and
6. there
5. are
4. so
3. many
2. options
1. DiGiorno— DiGiorno (@DiGiorno) June 28, 2018
Friends ranked:
13. you
12. can’t
11. just
10. pick
9. one
8. they
7. work
6. the
5. best
4. as
3. a
2. group
1. Phoebe— Netflix Canada (@Netflix_CA) June 26, 2018
Best trophies in sports ranked:
10. they
9. are
8. all
7. iconic
6. and
5. you
4. can't
3. rank
2. them
1. @StanleyCup— NHL (@NHL) June 27, 2018
The meme can be used to rank literally anything and everything:
Marcy Playground songs ranked:
11: You
10: Can’t
9: Rank
8: Them
7: Cause
6: You
5: Only
4: Know
3: One
2: Song
1: Sex And Candy— Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) June 28, 2018
the best movie series ranked:
20. you
19. can
18. not
17. rank
16. movies
15. because
14. each
13. and
12. every
11. one
10. is
9. different
8. and
7. it
6. depends
5. on
4. the
3. person’s
2. preference
1. harry potter— alissa (@alxssarowe) June 27, 2018
Who are the 11 worst Republican senators?
11. They
10. Cannot
9. Be
8. Ranked
7. Because
6. They
5. Are
4. All
3. F**king
2. Terrible
1. @tedcruz #txlege #HumansAgainstTedCruz— HumansAgainstTedCruz (@HumansVsTedCruz) June 27, 2018
best girls ranked by hair color:
15. you
14. cant
13. rank
12. them
11. because
10. they
9. are
8. all
7. very
6. amazing
5. in
4. their
3. own
2. way
1. brunettes— Conner 🏴 (@ConnerrParkerr) June 27, 2018
Hardest swimming events ranked:
10. Everyone
9. Has
8. Their
7. Own
6. Opinion
5. And
4. They’re
3. All
2. Valid
1. 400IM— Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) June 28, 2018
Happy ranking, everyone. Stay safe out there!