So, please enjoy the best memes of 2023. 1. The Crying Northwestern Kid is all grown up. I'm a sucker for any story where you see a viral child all grown up. The passage of time, what a concept!

From Grimace Shake and Girl Dinner to Baby Gronk and 'Barbenheimer,' 2023 marked another year of meme-ories. NBC News did the thing. NBC News did the thing. IE 11 is not supported.