As time went on, the “why so serious” meme met the early use of “lolspeak”—a simplified form of internet slang that often omits not strictly necessary letters from words and was popular ...

Early marketing campaigns for the movie, which drew heavily on the Joker’s now seminal phrase, “Why so serious?,” were remixed into a series of recognizable meme prototypes, turning the ...

Additionally, he’s been appropriated for newer memes such as the beatboxing “Why So Serious” Jonkler and the “Evil Jonkler Cart” series. The original version of the Jonkler meme appeared ...

You certainly didn’t need to know anything about the "Why So Serious?" marketing campaign — or even know what an ARG was — to enjoy The Dark Knight when it hit theaters on July 18 ...