Meme of the day: Russian Twitter teams up the sign bunny with its swole cousin
An apparently original Russian meme has taken Twitter by storm in recent days. In the meme, the ASCII sign bunny that gained international popularity in 2014 before surging again last year is joined by another ASCII rabbit: the buff bunny, which also saw a brief resurgence in 2018.
English-language Internet users used the sign bunny almost exclusively to broadcast individual statements and the buff bunny to add a bit of humor to conventional masculinity. However, a July 2018 buff bunny meme introduced a small sign bunny hiding behind its muscular counterpart in reference to an entirely different meme, “Don’t ever talk to me or my son ever again.”
Russian users have given the partnership a life of its own, bringing the bunnies together to compare various aspects of their lives.
All the memes
Buff bunny: my fully socialized friend who orders food for both of us / Small bunny: me
Buff bunny: Galya, who holds the power to cancel transactions / Small bunny: your average cashier
Buff bunny: The tall people in my class that I stand behind in every group photo / Small bunny: me
Buff bunny: Belarus / Small bunny: Belorussia
Buff bunny: the plans and ideas that come to me when I’m falling asleep / Small bunny: putting them into action
Buff bunny: his ex / Small bunny: you
Buff bunny: Kirill / Small bunny: Kiril
Buff bunny: with a side of mashed potatoes / Small bunny: with a side of pasta
Buff bunny: Shawerma / Small bunny: Shawarma
Buff bunny: mom’s friend’s son / Small bunny: Me
Buff bunny: Cheesy sausage / Small bunny: Cheese / Small bunny: Sausage