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'Prankster' Joe Biden takes over the internet with wacky memes

November 20, 2016 at 5:40AM
FILE - In this June 24, 2015 file photo Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama speak in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
In this June 24, 2015 file photo Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama speak in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Vice Prez Joe Biden has always been a meme-generating wild man. But after Donald Trump's big win, the internet went into Biden overdrive.

The first thing to know: There are many styles in the Biden meme universe. The one that recently caught fire is known as "Prankster Joe Biden." Typically it's a screenshot of a simple dialogue exchange between Biden and buddy Barack Obama. Here's a favorite:

Biden: Can I use the bat signal?

Obama: Joe, I already told you, I'm not Batman.

Biden: But Gotham needs you.

Obama: Please stop.

Biden might be on his way out, but these memes will live forever.

TOM HORGEN

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