‘Heart rate’ meme has Twitter users confessing what makes their pulse race
This new meme, written solely with punctuation, will let you express all of your emotions.
If you’re a regular on Twitter, you’ll know that jokes and memes crafted from punctuation marks have taken off in recent years, and the latest to trend on the platform is a heart rate monitor intended to express your most intense feelings.
The “heart monitor” meme involves using dashes and slashes to illustrate the times your pulse has gone from normal to ultra-fast – or even flatlined – whether it’s through love or anxiety.
Here are a few of the very best heart-stopping memes, which might remind you of the times your own pulse has skipped a beat.
1. The punctuation meme began to illustrate life’s most anxiety-provoking situations…
normal heart rate:
— homerton Z☄️ (@_zenab_x) April 8, 2019
⠀ /\⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /\
__ / \ __/\__ / \ _
\/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ \/
when you open the exam paper and can’t even answer the 1st question:
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2. It quickly became so popular Twitter itself joined in.
Normal heart rate:
— Twitter (@Twitter) April 8, 2019
⠀ /\⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /\
__ / \ __/\__ / \ _
\/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ \/
When your crush slides into your DMs:
⠀/\⠀ /\⠀ /\
_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_
⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/
3. It can be used to remind people of modern emergencies.
normal heart rate:
— you’re so relate (@youresorelate) April 9, 2019
⠀ /\⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /\
__ / \ __/\__ / \ _
\/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ \/
when you cant feel your phone in your pocket:
⠀/\⠀ /\⠀ /\
_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_
⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/
4. Caffeine lovers, this meme is for you.
A normal persons heart rate:
— 𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 ♡ | ethan check pinned (@OFFWHITEETHAN) April 9, 2019
⠀ /\⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /\
__ / \ __/\__ / \ _
\/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ \/
Mine cause i’m addicted to iced coffee:
⠀/\⠀ /\⠀ /\
_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_
⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/
5. The moment you realise you’ve forgotten your chores.
Normal heart rate:
— Señor Vicente (@vincizzle) April 9, 2019
⠀ /\⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /\
__ / \ __/\__ / \ _
\/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ \/
When my mom’s in the driveway
and I haven’t taken the chicken out the freezer yet:
⠀/\⠀ /\⠀ /\
_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_
⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/
6. No good ever comes from ‘needing to talk’.
normal heart rate:
— 𝔍𝔲𝔫𝔞𝔦𝔡 (@ItsJustJunaid) April 8, 2019
⠀ /\⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /\
__ / \ __/\__ / \ _
\/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ \/
When she says "We need to talk":
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7. The standard reaction to a flying cockroach.
Normal heart rate:
— Tj🌊 (@Trilljay_23) April 9, 2019
⠀ /\⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /\
__ / \ __/\__ / \ _
\/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ \/
When theres a cockroach:
⠀/\⠀ /\⠀ /\
_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_
⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/
When theres a flying cockroach :
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8. Lastly, this comment about viral memes is a little too on-the-nose.
normal heart rate:
— Late 🔜 nowhere (@LttG_tv) April 9, 2019
⠀ /\⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /\
__ / \ __/\__ / \ _
\/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ \/
When you watch a meme go from new to overused in one day:
⠀/\⠀ /\⠀ /\
_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_
⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/
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