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In case you took the Super Bowl halftime show featuring Justin Timberlake to use the bathroom so you could release all the nachos, pizza and wings you ate during the first half, chances are you missed the awkward kid in the crowd who managed to take a selfie with Timberlake himself. But guess what? The majority of America didn’t miss that moment and of course they were quick to meme the hell out of him.
The kid, who according to St. Paul Pioneer Press, is 13-year-old Ryan McKenna apparently was filming a video when the pop star got near him. And that’s when McKenna switched over to camera mode.
When your friend go dancing with strangers at the club and u just don’t know what to do #selfiekid pic.twitter.com/MzH4237Z1y
— Triyoncé (@tribranchvo) February 5, 2018
“I just thought to myself, ‘I’ll never get this opportunity again in my whole life,” McKenna said. “I just went for it.”
And well, the internet went for it as they quickly made some memes. Check out the most hilarious ones below:
— Jamie McCarty (@JamieMcCarty) February 5, 2018
What #selfiekid was really doing pic.twitter.com/zemd7k1XIZ
— flamin hot cheetos (@baylorfit) February 5, 2018
#SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/h2myKvtJVz
— This Is Us (@NBCThisisUs) February 5, 2018
— OliverBaxxter (@OliverBaxxter) February 5, 2018
Who’s more iconic: selfie kid or left shark? #HalftimeShow pic.twitter.com/Jz4dtcRctN
— Collin Clements (@PopeClementsIV) February 5, 2018
— ian (@GALDYTRON) February 5, 2018
#SelfieKid pic.twitter.com/Ji9ikykdHo
— Dylan C (@DAcouder_99) February 5, 2018
We were all shouting at the screen knowing he would become a meme #SuperBowl #SuperBowlLII #SuperBowl2018 #meme pic.twitter.com/vbw0RZrbId
— Kosta (@FluffyGoId) February 5, 2018
Incredible. And don’t worry, folks, he got that coveted selfie:
AND HERE IT IS.#SelfieKid with @jtimberlake!#HalftimeSelfie#SuperBowlSelfie#SuperBowl #PepsiHalftime pic.twitter.com/Edww4CSSm7
— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 5, 2018
