“You had ‘Overly Attached Girlfriend’ and ‘Scumbag Steve,’ but at that time, there weren’t any memes that symbolized bad luck,” he said. “I think that’s why it caught on.” ...

And yeah, this guy tapped me on the shoulder, and went 'Excuse me, you're a meme.' Then I looked at my phone and it had just blown up and I went 'Oh my God.'" Related articles ...

People still reference the meme today, captioning photos vaguely reminiscent of that pose — from ancient statues to video game characters to politicians — with “I had to do it to em.” And ...