Some memes last only for a short period of time — like the Avengers: Infinity War disintegration meme — since they’re tied to a current event or in this case, movie. Then there are some that refuse to die and continue to be revived by the internet. Enter wonderfully weird the “Is this a pigeon?” meme.
The first use of the “Is this a pigeon” meme came from Tumblr back in 2011, reports the tireless meme detectives at Know Your Meme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/is-this-a-pigeon#fn13). The screenshot came from Season 1, Episode 3 of The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird. In the show, Yuutarou Katori, an android, mistakenly thinks a butterfly is a pigeon. It was originally thought that this was a translation error, but the line was translated properly and shows the naivete of the character.
The meme lasted for a few years, but then faded away around 2014. Then in early 2018, the pigeon meme started up again and shows no sign of stopping.
Here are the 50 best “Is this a pigeon” memes.
50 . No, It’s Superman.
49. Such Madness
48. Start Praising
47. For the Castlevania Fans
46. The Joy of Memes
45. Steamed Hams
44. You Monster
43. Your Mother Is Just Watching Our for You
43. Parents Will Relate to This
42. Don’t Catch Me Slippin’
41. Millennials
40. We’ve All Been There
39. Totally Real People
37. It’s Controversial and Funny
36. For Pizza Novices
35. A Very Special Meme
34. How Do They Know?
33. So Fancy
32. It Happens in Every Episode
31. Netflix Gets It
30. So Meta
29. Life on Twitter
28. Keep Looking to the Stars
27. What a Waste
26. That’s a Clone Trooper
25. After Every Update
24. I Love the 80s
23. Love and Support
22. He’s a Genius
21. If You Don’t, They’ll Tell You
20. Current Email Situation
19. I Was Going to Eat That!
18. They Were Cheating
17. Even More Meta
16. It’s Not Dead Yet
15. He’s Mr. Worldwide
14. It’s in Their DNA
13. We All Love Bob Ross
12. How to Start Your Day
11. Those Poor Kids
10. Still Going
9. And a Fever
8. Cats Never Learn
6. Always a Good Pupper
5. Poor Doggy
4. Sugar Baby
3. Retail Therapy
2. Please Educate Yourself
1. Is This the Best Cosplay?
