meme references a Joker quote from the 2008 movie The Dark ... As time went on, the “why so serious” meme met the early use of “lolspeak”—a simplified form of internet slang that often ...

Early marketing campaigns for the movie, which drew heavily on the Joker’s now seminal phrase, “Why so serious?,” were remixed into a series of recognizable meme prototypes, turning the ...

These two queries have been repeated in memes with different versions of The Joker or altered to match ... newer memes such as the beatboxing “Why So Serious” Jonkler and the “Evil Jonkler ...

The film opened July 18, 2008, making a billion dollars globally and winning Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards for the late Heath Ledger's iconic performance as the Joker. The Dark ...