NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian inadvertently spawned Australia’s hottest new meme when she posted a photo of her self watching a tiny TV ahead of Wednesday night’s State of Origin footy gave between NSW and Queensland.
Everything about the photo was supremely cursed. The tiny TV in the distance, the unopened Coke Zero in the Premier’s hand, her awkward posture, the fact she’s bloody standing up despite being in a lounge room and, of course, the fact she posted the photo claiming to be watching the game a full four hours before it was even scheduled to begin.
The NSW state politics energy could not be stronger. Behold:
Getting ready for Game 1. Go the @NSWBlues ! pic.twitter.com/Y3BuTlFjIj
— Gladys Berejiklian (@GladysB) June 9, 2021
Within literal minutes, Aussies began working overtime to churn out memes upon memes about the NSW Premier and her extremely awkward and not-at-all-staged footy-watching setup.
First up we had the usual meme formats. These are truly classics.
— Feenicks (@feenicks) June 9, 2021
gladys berejiklian watches jason derulo fall down the stairs at game 1 of state of origin (2021) pic.twitter.com/ZRSubkqQqD
— jackson langford (@jacksonlangford) June 9, 2021
https://twitter.com/_wkelly_/status/1402523252438704131
https://twitter.com/BenjaminMillar/status/1402523537710059520
Berejiklian holding a Coke Zero also gave off major ‘Kendall Jenner achieving world peace with a Pepsi’ vibes.
— Jason Calleja (@Calleja84) June 9, 2021
— Dean Lawry (@DeanLawry) June 9, 2021
Others noted that her awkward posture (who the hell watches the footy at home standing up?!) looked just like a mid-2000s video game character.
https://twitter.com/willcucko/status/1402521070301630470
https://t.co/qZSpeIXH6i pic.twitter.com/70iOZugEt2
— TOM (@tomwalkerisgood) June 9, 2021
Some people couldn’t help but make movie references. Berejiklian turning her back to the camera felt like deleted scene from The Blair Witch Project or something.
Getting ready for ???????????????????????????? ???? ????????????????. Go the @NSWBlues! pic.twitter.com/mBs9yIVpmn
— Jay K. Cagatay (@jayktweets) June 9, 2021
having a great time watching the game https://t.co/xD4s3kJPBP pic.twitter.com/OobybddkfS
— thomas violence (@thomas_violence) June 9, 2021
There were also plenty of music references to be made.
1000 gladyses pic.twitter.com/E40y7ihnPn
— Zac Crellin (@zacrellin) June 9, 2021
Yeah but what were the results pic.twitter.com/LZLNbc28hw
— Samuel Leighton-Dore (@SamLeightonDore) June 9, 2021
Eventually people just started inserting the NSW Premier into every topical situation imaginable, such as when the Ever Given blocked the world’s shipping traffic in the Suez Canal.
Just checking in on the Suez. pic.twitter.com/qPS6F3oJBD
— ᗰIᑕᕼᗩEᒪ (@micwoodward) June 9, 2021
…or when the ABC showed an uncensored dong on national TV…
— Anthony DC (@ADenehey) June 9, 2021
…or those weird and lowkey aggressive toothpaste ads.
This woman is a dentist, so we can’t show you her face on television. https://t.co/GYuthImKb7
— Helen Davidson (@heldavidson) June 9, 2021
Some people focused on Berejiklian’s cooked TV setup and decided to pay tribute to titans of the genre, such as Michael Scott and, uhh, former PM Malcolm Turnbull.
https://twitter.com/jemmawight/status/1402535377202601985
— Benjamin Millar (@BenjaminMillar) June 9, 2021
But perhaps the funniest post was the one that started it all. You truly can’t outdo the sheer cursedness of this official pic.
https://twitter.com/bencjenkins/status/1402608748699344896
Last year Gladys Berejiklian didn’t have a great time during Sate of Origin.
Let’s hope – memes aside – her viewing experience was more pleasant this year.
