The story behind the Dumpster Fire GIF that embodied the year 2016 Now we can put this tired meme to bed. ... Toys “R” Us animated its iconic giraffe using AI—and people are upset.

It's not just "popular online," LAFD. Mother Jones called it "the meme of the year." THE MEME OF THE YEAR. The phrase originated not with this actual fire, but was possibly first used by sports ...

In 2008, a user at Urban Dictionary defined the “dumpster fire.” The figurative one, that is: 1. A complete disaster. 2. Something very difficult that nobody wants to deal with.

PHILADELPHIA (CNN) -- You've seen it hundreds of times in your social media feeds. A never-ending GIF of a dumpster, on fire, in reference to some ongoing, seemingly chronic calamity: a sport team ...

A friend emails: I’m curious. The term “dumpster fire” has been thrown around a lot throughout this campaign, particularly as an unflattering description of the Trump campaign. Before this ...

Mother Jones hailed the dumpster fire as the “meme of 2016.” New York Magazine’s Jonathan Chait has published several columns detailing the most recent dumpster-fire-isms of the Trump campaign.

In 2008, a user at Urban Dictionary defined the “dumpster fire.” The figurative one, that is: 1. A complete disaster. 2. Something very difficult that nobody wants to deal with. “It’s a ...