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Memes inspire creative Halloween costumes
updated 9:13 AM EDT, Wed October 31, 2012
Sarah Elizabeth Ruff photographed her two friends dressed as Internet memes. On the left is the Most Interesting Man in the World meme, which was inspired by a Dos Equis beer commerical. On the right is a zombie version of PSY, the Korean singer from the viral music video Gangam Style.
Scott Lynch attended the fourth annual HallowMEME costume party in Brooklyn, New York. He shot this picture of a man carrying a binder full of women. The phrase "binders full of women" went viral after Gov. Mitt Romney mentioned it during one of the presidential debates.
Rachel Cabrera of Chicago, Illinois, decided to dress as "McKayla Maroney is not impressed." "Since the Olympics were this year and the Women's U.S. Gymnastics team did so well, I considered being a member of the Fierce Five," she said. "I really loved the idea of being McKayla over any other gymnast because I could easily play the part. The 'McKayla is not impressed' meme was my favorite way to approach being McKayla."
The two women above are both dressed as Internet memes. The girl on the right is dressed as the Internet meme Dogshaming, which is a blog that posts images of dogs next to written signs of transgressions. The girl on the left is dressed as the Ermahgerd girl.
Alice Feigel, dressed as Frida Kahlo on the left, is standing next to Internet meme Botched Ecce Homo Painting. The meme when viral online after the failed restoration of a century-old fresco of Jesus Christ.
The man on the right is sporting the Double Rainbow meme at the HallowMEME costume party. The Double Rainbow became an Internet sensation after the video "Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Double Rainbow 1-8-10" went viral online.
Also spotted at New York's HallowMEME costume party, this man dressed as the Stingray Photobomb. This meme became popular after a stingray popped into a photo of three young women in the Cayman Islands.
The man above is dressed as the Internet meme Duck Face. This phenomenon went viral over the Internet after teenage girls posted photographs of themselves pressing their lips together to form what looks like a duck's bill.
Hallow-memes, anyone?
Hallow-memes, anyone?
Hallow-memes, anyone?
Hallow-memes, anyone?
Hallow-memes, anyone?
Hallow-memes, anyone?
Hallow-memes, anyone?
Hallow-memes, anyone?
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Internet memes are becoming increasingly popular as Halloween costumes
- Among the most popular meme costumes this year was "binders full of women"
- Click through the gallery above to see clever and creative meme costumes
- CNN iReport: Dressing as a meme this Halloween? Share a photo
(CNN) -- Planning to dress as a plain old witch or scarecrow this Halloween? Sorry, that's not going to cut it anymore.
In the age of Internet memes, creative and punny costumes are becoming the norm. Dressed as Mitt Romney? Boring. Dressed as "binders full of women?" Now that's more like it!
At CNN iReport, we asked for your best photos of Internet-inspired costumes. From "The Most Interesting Man in the World" to "dog shaming," you didn't disappoint. Click through the gallery above to see the cleverest costumes we received.
CNN's Jareen Imam and Rachel Rodriguez contributed to this story.
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