After causing a scene at a forum for U.S. Senator John Kerry, University of Florida student Andrew Meyer was tasered by university police. He yelled out the now-infamous phrase "Don't tase me, bro!" The video went on to be named one of TIME's best YouTube videos in 2010.

This photo fad was inspired by images that exposed the deplorable treatment of detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in 2004.

In May 2010, a Phillies fan's 30 seconds of fame on the field led to a photoshop meme similar to Pepper Spray Cop and a discussion over the alarming use of taser guns in the police forces.

Derived from the title of the 1988 gangster rap song, this decades-old expression has resurged to this week's zeitgeist amidst violent clashes at Occupy protests.

Domo began as a Japanese television mascot in 1998. Ten years and a few flash games later, he was the spokesperson for Target's entire Halloween marketing campaign.