A friend I know loves turning his friends' photos into memes. He'll browse through the Facebook photo albums of his buddies and select very unfortunate, candid derp faces to use, add some text, then unleash it onto his unsuspecting friends. That's pretty much how memes are born. But truth be told, not all memes go viral or make it big. Although
memes are real easy to make, it is the strength of the meme and how we mortal folks can relate to it that ensures its popularity (or notoriety, depends on how you view this I guess) on the Internet. Many of the memes you have grown to love now are photographs of
real-life people with real-life stories which almost always are not as depicted in the meme. If you have ever wondered about who Overly Attached Girlfriend, Ridiculously Photogenic Guy and Sheltering Suburban Mom are in real life, this is the post to read. Here are the
true stories behind 10 popular memes you love. Recommended Reading: 10 Viral Stories That Turned Out To Be Hoaxes Scumbag Steve
It's not hard to see why this meme was christened Scumbag Steve. Posted one fine day on Reddit, the photo alone seem to generate hate from the
Redditors (maybe it's the hat; maybe it's the fur). The photo is often accompanied with text on
jerk-like behaviour, hence the term scumbag. The photo was actually taken by his mother when he was in rap group Beantown Mafia, and it was posted on his Myspace account back in 2006.
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