Meme of the moment - Be Like Bill

Unless you have been living under a rock without your  smartphone clawed in your hand, you will have seen at least one Be Like Bill mention on Social Media. Be Like Bill is a passive aggressive stick man doling out internet etiquette one meme at a time.

#BelikeBill pic.twitter.com/NxGhVqgqxl

— Be like Bill (@belikebilI) January 16, 2016

Bill is highly relatable and therefore shareable.  There are things people do on social media, which sometimes irks us.   Bill allows us to say what we want without the blame - see, totes passive aggressive!  "oh, that wasn't about you...you food posting crazy person".....(Seriously though, post your food people, if it makes you happy).

Bill isn't infallible, as these next two show. Which is it Bill? Are you the grammar police or no?

#BeLikeBill pic.twitter.com/Osdj1N7O7g

— Be like Bill (@belikebilI) January 22, 2016

#BeLikeBill pic.twitter.com/dZOffv8V8c

— Be like Bill (@belikebilI) January 28, 2016

If Bill isn't your style, there is also his gal pal Jill and both have their own social media pages.

“@BeLikeJill: #belikejill pic.twitter.com/bQTAnWm3Wy”@kev_rawding

— Jill rawding (@jrawding19) January 20, 2016

I do get a little twitchy whenever I read what a real woman or a real man is supposed to be like.  However, I do like wine.  So rock on Jill.

Because of the format of the stick man and font it is easy to manipulate for anyone's use.  Here, the Police have embraced the meme to share some safety messages:

#BeLikeBill #AustraliaDay have a great one guys 👍🏻🚔🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/xoFjMLFWdN

— WA Police (@WA_Police) January 26, 2016

Rain is forecast for the next few days - if you're out on the roads please #BeLikeBill pic.twitter.com/AK551STcMf

— Police Scotland (@policescotland) January 21, 2016

Then there have been a few companies using Bill to promote their products:

Be smart like Bill,switch to @sprint @marceloclaure @ch117622 #BeLikeBill @Kpalet5 @sprintNEarea @kunletel @b_rez1 pic.twitter.com/eH9m4xeaQu

— SprintBowie (@sprintbowie) January 24, 2016

Lease your next car. Be smart. Be like Bill. #BelikeBill @belikebilI #carlesing https://t.co/s3zygA79lb pic.twitter.com/BD8pDMYsf4

— ContractHire&Leasing (@ContractHire) January 19, 2016

The absolutely best one I have seen though, has to be from Streets Ice Cream!  #winningatcontent

Check out the video on their Facebook at the below link:

Be Like Buffalo Bill

There are also apps and quizzes available online to allow you to create your own version of the meme (though be careful with these as some do pose a security threat to your computer - you can read about that here). 

Ultimately though, the tide has already turned on Bill, so you might see a bit more of this going forward (I swear, stick people just make us mad!):

Be like Uma. Kill Bill. pic.twitter.com/TlMysHLsUi

— Bo_JAH (@mcbojah) January 21, 2016

Be like Uma .. don't be bill .. #BelikeBill pic.twitter.com/2oRj9PYfMU

— Verified ;) (@nattym1979) January 19, 2016

And best of all, this Batman meme (that gets around too), when Bill or Robin just needs a high five to the face:

Be like Batman. ;-) #BeLikeBill pic.twitter.com/Z4lBrvXey1

— Ken Kaminesky (@KenKaminesky) January 28, 2016

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