Jan 3, 2013 6:30 AM

Gallery: The Animated GIF: Still Looping After All These Years

01
hes-dead
*President Obama gave a solemn address on the night that the raid that killed Osama bin Laden was announced. This GIF represented what the internet thought he should have done.*
02
red-ball-dog
*In this superlative example of the animated GIF, a terrier named Tito flips out over a big red ball.*

03
crazy-frog-brothers
*This GIF of two boys dancing around to the song "Axle F" is also known as "Crazy Frog Brothers."*
04
survivor
*Taken from a 2008 episode of* Survivor*, this expression of fiendish glee at the suffering of others is the definition of schadenfreude.*

05
haters-gonna-hate
*Over the years, the meme Haters Gonna Hate has taken many forms – like that cat that walks around with IDGAF swagger – but this little dude's GIF strut by artist Omar Noory encapsulates the concept utterly and totally. Hate on, haters.*
06
oprah-bees
*Originally pulled from a Conan O'Brien parody, this GIF imagines the least probable but most entertaining Oprah giveaway: BEES.*

07
omg-cat
*A kitten in Japan who injured her jaw (she's fine), OMG Cat catapulted to internet stardom when Justin Bieber parodied her expression as part of an April Fools' Day prank.*
08
dwight-dancing
*Dwight dancing on* The Office *is great. Dwight dancing in an unstoppable GIF loop is positively epic.*

09
muybridge
*The photographs of Eadweard Muybridge were meant to capture motion. Decades later, GIFs enabled his photos to be put* in *motion*.
10
how-lost-should-have-ended
*The producers of* Lost *spun out their show's mystery for six very intense seasons before a finale that left some still wanting more answers. This single GIF expresses most of their (read: our) feelings on the subject in under 10 seconds.*

11
brendan-fraser-clap
*Once upon a time the actor Brendan Fraser made a somewhat awkward clapping motion at an awards show … and it became the go-to GIF response for any manner of random message board posting. Poor guy may never want to cheer again.*
12
dancing-baby
*Remember that viral video of a 3-D baby dancing to Blue Swede's "Hooked on a Feeling" that used to show up in e-mail chains? Here it is in GIF form!*

13
deal-with-it
*The descending sunglasses that signify the "Deal With It" meme have fallen on many a face. Here they fall on one of the most powerful faces in the world.*
14
i-regret-nothing
*"I Regret Nothing" has been a popular internet response for years, but it is best represented by Spinning Disco Chicken – taken from a Domino's Pizza ad.*

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