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Yesterday, Ever Given, the ship blocking the Suez Canal, was finally dislodged.
After nearly a week of disrupting almost $10 billion in global trade daily, that should come as a welcome relief to people around the world.
Of course, that also means we must say farewell to the memes – oh, all the beautiful memes – but before we do, let’s have a final round-up.
I insist on revisiting this whenever the opportunity arises:
What is happing in #SuezCanal today explained.#Egypt
pic.twitter.com/T06bFDGQ7q— Zaina Erhaim (@ZainaErhaim) March 24, 2021
It also means an end to the real-time trackers watching the plight of the Ever Given unfold, but perhaps they can turn their attention to the incredibly heroic rescues going on off the coast of Mozambique.
Right, memes, and lots of them.
To start, some via The Independent:
Meanwhile, on the #SuezCanal pic.twitter.com/EWZ0bcH9p6
— Max Gallien (@MaxGallien) March 23, 2021
Breaking: Mourinho signs Evergreen. pic.twitter.com/XBSN3mVO5z
— Gary Lineker
(@GaryLineker) March 24, 2021
FTW! (see full image) pic.twitter.com/GMWQLH6aMz
— Harry Turtledove (@HNTurtledove) March 26, 2021
The Will Young stans are out of control. pic.twitter.com/BchqbmDIFL
— Michael Fry (@BigDirtyFry) March 24, 2021
— Ross Sayers (@Sayers33) March 25, 2021
Idk who came up with this, but I am SO here for this deeply sociological meme pic.twitter.com/rdu44hEyvK
— Dr. Laura Mauldin (@mauldin_laura) March 26, 2021
Hey, Cape Town even gets a mention:
theyre actually doing it! ever given has been there so long that theyre actually going around the cape of good hope like 1700s scurvy patients oh my god pic.twitter.com/WjElTVfg1q
— Aria Callaghan (@AriaCallaghan) March 25, 2021
Farewell, old friend:
I hope they keep in touch #Suez #EVERGIVEN pic.twitter.com/hYiWs0qDQG
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) March 29, 2021
Fear not, we have more – these were compiled by Teen Vogue:
— Jamie Jones (@JamieDMJ) March 25, 2021
“And I couldn’t help but wonder…was the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal or was the Suez Canal blocking the Ever Given?” pic.twitter.com/vorn2FpRk7
— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) March 27, 2021
BREAKING: The boat blocking the Suez Canal has fallen down the stairs at the Met Gala pic.twitter.com/mPBtVgfdXL
— Hieronymus Goat (@cursegoat) March 25, 2021
Having failed miserably with the cat, they’ve now decided to give the dog a go! #Suez #SuezCrisis #SuezBlocked #SuezCanal #EverGreen #EverGiven pic.twitter.com/6krmFdXScW
— Bernie Blackburn (@bernieblac) March 25, 2021
Via BuzzFeed, there were many who struggled to see the upside of the boat being freed:
PLEASE THAT’S MY EMOTIONAL SUPPORT VESSEL PUT IT BACK PLEASE I’M BEGGING YOU pic.twitter.com/yivAAqemAH
— ⤫ (@alyx_fierro) March 29, 2021
PUT IT BACK AND ADD ANOTHER SHIP! pic.twitter.com/t0pLFQWe1L
— Joshua Seth (@joshuaseth) March 29, 2021
some people aren’t brave enough to stand by their convictions, but I’m going to say it: put the boat back now.
— ℳikhail Klimentov (@LeaderGrev) March 29, 2021
OK, that is quite enough.
There’s a game, too, if you want to embody the part of the bulldozer trying to dislodge the Ever Given, which you can play here.
It was fun (and disastrous to international trade) while it lasted.
[sources:independent&teenvogue&buzzfeed]
