If you've driven in your state for any amount of time, you may not think about your billboards anymore. The scenery as you drive has become nothing more than background noise as you commute to work, or drive on the highway to visit another city.
But I'm sure if you think about it, you know the weird signs and landscape that define your state.
driving through southern Arizona is like: π΅| || | _______________ π΅| π || | | ostrichβ¦ https://t.co/RotKol6TH0β Kynzie (@Kynzie)1549912615.0
The new meme taking Twitter by storm is mocking/celebrating that very idea.
The tweets use emojis and a little ASCII art to depict cars driving down a road, with billboards and signs that represent their state.
Some are pretty darn realistic.
Driving in Austin be like: |ππ | ππ|| _________________ |ππ | ππ|| | THE | |ππ | ππ||β¦ https://t.co/dauT0cMj9Jβ The Daily Texan (@The Daily Texan)1550092308.0
Driving In Benton be like | || | ________________ | π || | | PREPARE TO | |β¦ https://t.co/zgUUmBnI4hβ Connor Matthews (@Connor Matthews)1549920413.0
Driving through Illinois like π½| π³|| |π½π½π½ π½| || π³ |π½π½π½π½ π½| || |π½π½ π½|β¦ https://t.co/zpbP3pM9t4β Nathan Fisher (@Nathan Fisher)1549939557.0
Driving through Arizona is like... π΅| || |π΅ π¦| π || | π¦ π΅| || π | π π¦| || π | π΅ π΅| || | βοΈβ MT (@MT)1550032148.0
It is unknown where the meme originated, but people have taken to it. It's surprisingly relatable and alien at the same time.
When you see a state you recognize it's really fun. And states you don't recognize make you wonder if they're joking.
These have to be taking a few liberties.
*driving in Florida be like: π | || | ______________ | π || | | Your wife iβ¦ https://t.co/FKjGdnkYp8β David (@David)1549953761.0
driving through kansas be like: πΎ| || | _________________ πΎ| π || | | ABORTION ISβ¦ https://t.co/bFo1B0yzb3β rixanne (@rixanne)1549906431.0
Driving at SFA be like: βοΈ / π \ β πΏ π³/ π \π³β¦ https://t.co/x1bc9am4EQβ π³π°ππΎπ½πΈππΌ (@π³π°ππΎπ½πΈππΌ)1550081982.0
Driving to Duluth is like: π² | || | ______________ | π || | | WOULD U | π²β¦ https://t.co/UNowd6xKBdβ Lactose Queen (@Lactose Queen)1549901767.0
Sometimes it's a tourist trap that everyone knows about. Other times it's those religious scaremongering signs. Whatever it is, your state's billboards have an identity all their own.
Even when you exaggerate, it's really easy for people familiar with the area to tell which billboard you're talking about.
Though, these have to be way off base, right? Right?
Driving in CT be like π²|ππ || | _______________ |ππ || | | YOUR | π³|ππ |β¦ https://t.co/OVJ46y7Icfβ Lydia Oh (@Lydia Oh)1550066985.0
Driving in LA be like: |ππ | ππ|| _________________ |ππ | ππ|| | LOL YOUβRE | |ππ | ππ|| | GONNA Dβ¦ https://t.co/Chb5ZUBSUPβ urdadssidepiece π§π» (@urdadssidepiece π§π»)1549996596.0
Driving through Alaska be like: π²| || | π€ π π π π| π || | π€ π π π π| || | π€β¦ https://t.co/C37HXjGwBNβ iβm a pusher (@iβm a pusher)1550027145.0
Driving through the Valley of Ashes in 1922 with Mr. Gatsby be like π| | | π¨|π| | ______________ π¨|β¦ https://t.co/WnzMJ9yrO1β Mega Maximus (@Mega Maximus)1549928518.0
We'll see how long this meme lasts. Feel free to jump on Twitter and join in the fun. In the meantime, I feel like going for a drive.