Dolly Parton has resurrected the distracted boyfriend meme and won the internet
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Just when you thought the distracted boyfriend meme was finally laid to rest, it has once again risen from the ashes thanks to Dolly Parton.
The 72-year-old country singer shared a new version of the meme on Twitter which references her classic song Jolene.
😂 😂 😂 pic.twitter.com/6CWwDMJPcL
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) August 20, 2018
It is not clear who created the meme, but Dolly’s tweet racked up more than 200,000 likes within a matter of hours.
And if that wasn’t enough, she then followed up with another great meme.
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— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) August 20, 2018
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And fans are certainly here for it…
My day improved dramatically after seeing that Dolly Parton discovered memes today. pic.twitter.com/TCCKFE4pxf
— Justin Kirkland (@justinkirkland4) August 20, 2018
People are loving the fact that the veteran songwriter and philanthropist is soaking up the internet culture.
love to see Dolly internet-ing https://t.co/cbi2UObkOu
— Lisa Lucas (@likaluca) August 20, 2018
Not to mention the glorious reference to an evergreen classic.
Best country song of all time https://t.co/XSqLs9cT1C
— Ashley L (@acl295) August 20, 2018
Now is definitely a good time to exist on this planet.
Dolly Parton is tweeting memes. I repeat, the Queen is tweeting memes. What a time to be alive. https://t.co/oi9CiDNk5A
— Austin Huff (@AustinHuff) August 20, 2018
Even bonafide meme haters will appreciate this genius work of art.
reason enough to bring this meme back https://t.co/IbzrXW6S9S
— Elahe Izadi (@ElaheIzadi) August 20, 2018
In fact, is there anyone else that can out-do the distracted boyfriend-Jolene meme combo?
This meme is now officially done. No one is ever going to top this. https://t.co/IU5tDSYGRz
— Amanda Quraishi (@ImTheQ) August 20, 2018
Let’s take a moment to mark this day in our anniversary calendars.
Narrator: On August 20, 2018 at 5:03pm, Dolly Parton won the Internet... https://t.co/qgbNTOmRXx
— Sean Bohan (@seanbohan) August 20, 2018
Because it’s official, the queen of country music is also the queen of the internet.
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