MEMRI TV memes are based on screenshots from broadcasts by the Middle East Media Research Institute, which translates Middle Eastern media into English. The format became an internet sensation on boards like 4chan and Reddit due to the often aggressive, highly dramatic, and unintentionally hilarious nature of the subtitles. Iconic phrases like 'He is even worse than a Jew, he is—may Allah forgive me for uttering this word—an Albanian' or 'Eat shit, I will talk about Saddam' have become legendary tropes. Users typically use the template to mock extreme opinions or to add a layer of absurdly intense dialogue to everyday situations, maintaining the specific aesthetic of news broadcast subtitles.