Memes are weird, heck, some people can’t even pronounce the word correctly.
Most memes are tweaked and grow like wildfire on the internet. Earlier this week, YouTuber, podcaster and super fan Clay Imoo became a meme.
Imoo was part of a Tuesday night feature on CTV News Vancouver talking about what it has been like to be a Canucks fan throughout the pandemic and how he leaned on his Twitter community to fill the void that is left from him not being in Rogers arena this season.
https://twitter.com/CanuckClay/status/1387246215453052933?s=20
The highlight of the video was Imoo’s slow thumbs up that blew up on Twitter with the Canucks fans community.
“Given how much I vlog, how much I post, how much content I create, and how many silly things I do and say (sometimes unintentionally), I’m truly surprised it’s taken me this long to become a meme,” said Imoo in a tweet to his followers. “After my family first saw the clip on tv, they ragged on me for the next hour”
Lots of people went the route of screenshotting Imoo’s smile with and without the thumbs up and attached it to good and bad news surrounding the team.
clearly travis doesn't watch my videos 🙁 #Canucks https://t.co/09OuFw1MT4 pic.twitter.com/UWyUYMP3kz
— Parker 🏒 (@ParkersPucks) April 28, 2021
On Tuesday night, it was mostly Canucks fans and some media members getting involved in the fun. As the night passed along and Wednesday morning came, some of the bigger hockey accounts hopped on with their best attempt at the “Good Guy Clay” meme.
The Canucks’ minor league affiliate, the Utica Comets jumped all over it as they have been killing it this season with their social media presence.
When you wake up to a home Gameday pic.twitter.com/9zCK0TVomZ
— Utica Comets (@UticaComets) April 28, 2021
The biggest post had to come from CBC’s iconic show Hockey Night in Canada. They picked fun at the meme with a joke about receiving emails.
"Hope this email finds you well"
How the email finds me: pic.twitter.com/FGt17X966b
— Hockey Night in Canada (@hockeynight) April 28, 2021
Imoo has been a long-time supporter of the Canucks and loves the fact that people are having fun even if it’s at his expense. He swears that the video is not slowed down and chuckled saying “it’s my pleasure, I love the memes.”
You either make the memes or live long enough to become one.
On Tuesday night, Clay Imoo became the meme.
Be sure to check out Clay’s YouTube channel where he posts daily videos to his over 6,000 subscribers and does live streams for Vancouver Canucks games where he interacts with his viewers. He has also recently launched a video podcast called Canucks after dark with his co-host ParkersPucks over on their podcast’s Youtube channel.