Here’s how the Area 51 meme all happened and the latest developments ... “I just thought it would be funny and get me some thumbsy uppies on the internet.” It’s gotten 112,000 likes ...

I just thought it would be funny and get me some thumbsy uppies ... Right now, the page is full of memes based on the Area 51 event, joking about how ludicrous an idea it is.

It's Been an Amazing Source of Memes ... would be funny and get me some thumbsy uppies on the internet," user Jackson Barnes writes. "To anyone actually thinking of storming area 51, there isn ...

The memes are funny, like those about rescuing aliens from Area 51, but a lot less fanciful, as they’re talking about an actual oppressive regime, not the possibility of ETs in the desert.

Needless to say, it’s pretty funny. “Mortal Kombat 11 is a blast ... Have you been enjoying the Area 51 memes? How much longer do you believe they are going to last? Sound off in the comment ...

I just thought it would be funny and get me some thumbsy uppies on the internet." So maybe people's excitement about Area 51 is best directed toward looking at the memes — and good thing there's ...

The internet has been invaded by Area 51 memes inspired by a joke Facebook ... I just thought it would be funny and get me some thumbsy uppies on the internet.” So far, 1.5 million people ...

In 2014, four years after Instagram first launched, Alex Martyn started a page that shared funny memes about aliens ... With the buzz of the Area 51 raid, which has attracted more than 3.4 million ...

But what began as his "funny idea for a meme page" has escalated beyond his control. For the US Air Force and the counties of Lincoln and Nye, Area 51 trespassers could be the least of their worries.