Grumpy Cat. His name sums it all, even though he's a she, and her real name is Tardar Sauce.

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Actress Alison Brie has her finger on the pulse of Internet pop culture.

MadeMan presented Brie with images of the web's biggest celebrities (Grumpy Cat, Overly Attached GF, Ermagherd Girl, etc) and asked her to imitate the memes.

The results are pretty classic. Take a look:

The Community and Mad Men also did her best to create the least sexy GIFs imaginable ... which is a tall order, if you've seen the Alison Brie Esquire photos.

Take a look at that effort after the jump:

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Macklemore is everywhere these days.

The "Thrift Shop" rapper not only has the first independently-produced #1 hit in 20 years, he inadvertently started his own Internet meme this month.

When a fan tossed her iPhone on stage at his George Washington University show, Macklemore returned it with the following, actual photobomb:

Macklemore, Concert

Naturally, his goofball grin and terrible/awesome '90s haircut inspired the Photoshop fiends on Reddit, where he can be seen in all sorts of situations.

If McKayla Maroney is not impressed, Macklemore is just happy.

Check out the rapper (a.k.a. Ben Haggerty) photobombing Grumpy Cat, Gandalf from LOTR, a crying kid and a girl about to fall off a cliff after the jump!

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The Internet's most favoritest, grumpiest cat turned 1 this week.

As you can imagine, it sucked. This is Grumpy Cat after all.

Grumpy Cat Birthday

Despite achieving more in a year than most of us could dream about in a lifetime - fame, fortune, meeting Ian Somerhalder at SXSW - Tardar Saurce remains incorrigible.

One can sympathize here. Birthdays often fail to live up to expectations, even for eternal optimists. People make such a BFD about them, and for what?!

Ooooh, you didn't die in 12 whole months!? Whoop-dee-doo.

Anyway, hopefully year two will eat it slightly less maybe?

Happy birthday, Grumps.

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Welcome, readers, to another edition of THG's Caption Contest!

This afternoon's pic comes to us from SXSW, where The Vampire Diaries heart throb Ian Somerhalder met Reddit darling Grumpy Cat (a.k.a. Tardar Sauce).

Sometimes, a photo really is worth 1,000 words. The question for you all now is: What would be the best caption for it? You tell us below!

Just leave comment(s) below with your best caption(s) for the photo! Go to it! Winner will be announced Wednesday. Best of luck!

UPDATE: Our winner is M. Jacobs. Congratulations!

Ian Somerhalder, Grumpy Cat

Hmm... Blue eyes, fangs & handsome... Those same three things describe me too. Grumpy Cat is not impressed.

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Grumpy Cat is living large these days, even if you won't exactly hear her screaming for joy about it. She's got an endorsement deal with Friskies!

The jet-setting famous feline was flown to Austin, Tex., this week to shoot commercials for the cat food company and appear at the SXSW festival.

Grumpy Cat Picture

Some of Grumpy Cat's many perks?

  • First class plane tickets
  • Endless filet mignon 
  • Her own king-sized bed
  • Five-figure paychecks

Ah, the life of an Internet sensation.

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Is the Harlem Shake so infectious that even Grumpy Cat can't resist?

This would be saying a lot. The incorrigible feline, a.k.a. the web's surliest, least impressed meme of 2012, does not often let us see beneath his gruff exterior.

Until now? In this video posted by Mashable ... will he finally give in?

Guess this dance craze is no Gangnam Style. But really, what is.

NOTE: Watch the original, absurd Harlem Shake video below ...

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From Gangnam Style to the Sloppy Swish, Angelina Jolie leg thrusts to Chris Brown neck tattoos, and grumpy cats to photogenic peeps, 2012 was a great year for memes.

On this Christmas Day, THG looks back at 12 of the best photos, videos, trends and topics that captured the Internet's fascination (and creativity) over the past 12 months.

Here's what was imitated, parodied and shared with a vengeance in 2012:

Stingray Photobomb

12. Stingray Photo Bomb. Best. Photo. Bomb. Ever.

The expression on the face of the aquatic resident of the waters off the Cayman Islands - and the terrified tourists he surprised - really says it all.

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