Hint: It’s more than me.
$170 million a year.
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$14 million a month.
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$3.2 million a week.
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This Is How Much Money Taylor Swift Makes A Day
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Here's How A Lizard Drinking Beer Became A Beloved Meme
Every Friday, Australia's fast-growing Twitter community eagerly anticipates a visit from a scaled, shingleback lizard, yearning for a drop of Cooper's pale ale.
It's like Santa Claus on Christmas, except the lizard pops up on Twitter every Friday, and the only gift it brings is the knowledge that another long work week has reached its end.
"I can't remember the place where I got the pic in the first place... I can confirm that I did not take the picture of the thirsty fella," the Friday Lizard's keeper and original tweeter, Alex McClintock, told BuzzFeed News.
"I was just pretty thirsty on a Friday, so I think I tweeted the pic, which I must have seen somewhere on the net, and named the guy Friday Lizard."
BuzzFeed News tracked the origins of the lizard picture to a 2013 Reddit thread discussing the heat. "It's so hot Down Under even the lizards need an ice cold beer," reads the caption.
Reddit user misplacedcanuck took the original photo in 2003 during a trip to the South Australian outback. "I didn't even know it was made into a meme until you brought it to my attention," they said.
McClintock says he began tweeting the Friday Lizard semi-regularly in 2014. At first it only struck a chord with a small circle of Twitter users.
The growth of the meme has former prime minister Tony Abbott to thank (as do many Australian memes from the last few years).
In early February 2015, the then-prime minister was photographed wearing a particularly wild pair of sunglasses. The image became an iconic part of Australia's dank political discourse for the next year.
It was then that Tal Waterhouse, a social media editor from Perth, Photoshopped the glasses onto the lizard.
From there, McClintock and Waterhouse worked together – at first once a month, then gradually more often – to spice up the Friday Lizard's aesthetic, making it more topical and more worldly.
"It was initially a gag I'd done and then revisited a couple of weeks later to add an onion to," Waterhouse told BuzzFeed News. "I'd occasionally chip in with a contribution if there was something particularly relevant I thought would get a laugh, but it was very open to contributions from Lizard fans."
Soon, Australia had a Friday Lizard featuring the infamous onion Tony Abbott chomped into, as well as a lizard embellished with Woolworths' ill-fated "fresh in our memories" Anzac Day advertising campaign.
The Friday Lizard began adopting other relevant memes from the week, and became a barometer of the week's biggest Australian memes (there's a timeline of Friday Lizard memes here).
As the Friday Lizard's reputation grew, so too did its retweets and likes. What was once a niche meme shared by a few people became something that picked up dozens, and eventually hundreds, of retweets.
The Friday Lizard also became a multimedia spectacle – see Waterhouse's most recent masterpiece taking on the famous Planet Earth 2 footage of an iguana escaping a swarm of snakes.
Soon, the Friday Lizard wasn't just for Australia. A July tweet from McClintock, which featured the original Friday Lizard with the caption "if you see this image you have been visited by the Friday lizard, a sick Friday will come to you but ONLY if you RT," picked up more than 3,000 retweets.
"There are a few dedicated international fans who share the lizard each week," said McClintock. "Maybe they like the excuse to have a cheeky bev?"
For Waterhouse, the Friday Lizard has never been about growth. "People like the lizard and share it if they do," he said. "At it's core though it's just some simple fun amongst wonderful people on Twitter."
So while 2016 may be hurtling into a dumpster fire of hatred, at least know that in 2017, things are only looking up for the Friday Lizard.
"People need a drink more than ever these days," said McClintock. "If they need to look at a picture of a blue tongue lizard drinking a Cooper's pale ale before they crack into God's own delicious amber nectar, then who am I to argue."
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This Family Dog Is Now A Straight-Up Llama
“The scariest llama I’ve ever seen.”
Most dog owners are familiar with their pets looking ugly AF post-haircut. Abby, the dog of the Neel family, is no exception. Here she is in her ~natural~ form.
Mackenzie Neel
Mackenzie Neel, the daughter of the family, told BuzzFeed News that she pulled up from school only to see this — her mom removing all of Abbie's fur.
Mackenzie Neel
Because Abby has been itchy, Mackenzie's mom shaved her.
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The Cast Of "Saturday Night Live" Does The Mannequin Challenge
In honor of Wiig’s hosting the show this weekend, naturally.
To mark the occasion of Kristen Wiig hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, the cast and crew came together for the internet's latest craze: the mannequin challenge.
In it, we see Leslie Jones taking a selfie,
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the Weekend Update desk,
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host (and former cast member) Kristen Wiig,
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Someone Found Footage Of The Making Of Those Disney Channel Wand IDs And They Are Incredible
I’ll only be watching these videos for the rest of 2016 and probably most of 2017.
Remember during the "commercials" on Disney Channel when your fav Disney stars would intro themselves and then use their magic Disney wand to air draw some giant Mickey mouse ears?
Yah, of course you do, it was a cornerstone of our youth.
Disney
And after the 175th time of having her do it, this was her response:
Disney
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This Weird Food Test Will Tell Us Your Age And Location
These foods should not exist.
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19 Totally Real Conversations Obama And Biden Have Had Since The Election
*aggressively wears friendship bracelet*
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Design Nerds NEED To See The Artwork For The New Harry Potter Film
Fantastic prints and where to find them.
Minalima is the team behind the gorgeous graphic design for all eight Harry Potter films, and now for the new Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them franchise.
For the new film, out on Friday, they've combined their magical stylings with Art Deco influences and the resulting artwork is GORGEOUS.
Minalima
I MEAN.
Buy the limited edition magical speakeasy print here.
Minalima
It's so magical.
Get Newt's map here.
Minalima
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How Old Were These Actors When They Played Teens?
Um, you don’t look like a sophomore.
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24 Jokes Only "American Horror Story: Roanoke" Fans Will Understand
“Maaaaatttttt!” Warning: contains spoilers.
This perfect summary of AHS logic.
This visual representation of Evan Peters' screen time.
This summary of Matt and Shelby.
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How Normal Are Your Body Hair Opinions?
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19 Magical "Fantastic Beasts" Products You'll Want To Buy Immediately
They’re simply fantastic.
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This fantastic Newt Scamander button:
Get this from FandomB on Etsy for $2.15.
FandomB / Via etsy.com
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15 Handsome Men Who Will Redefine Your Idea of Grandpas in 2016
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14 Beautiful Haikus About, Uh, Current Events
Just some poems about some things that have been going on lately.
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Watch 100 Years Of French Beauty In Under 2 Minutes
Merci beau coup!
The women of France are known for having great style. And it's no wonder — they've been killing it in the beauty game for a hundred years. The latest video from WatchCut shows the transformation French women have made over the last century.
Thanks to rationing during WWI, resources were in short supply, and as a result, many women adopted a more casual style.
In the '20s, Paris became a huge cultural center for writers and artists, and women adopted the looks of French silent film stars like Renée Adorée.
In the '30s, France was hard hit by the Depression, and women began fighting for the right to vote. Short hair remained in vogue.
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29 Instagram-Worthy Places To Travel
Grab your passport and a selfie stick.
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Sólheimajökull Glacier in Iceland
"The views were vast and incredible. It was pretty amazing to look over the side into crevasses that are hundreds of feet deep."
—Michelle Sullivan, Facebook
Michelle Sullivan
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
—Kaitlin Burton, k4a2a5c790
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This Cosmic Test Will Reveal How Old You Really Are
Your answer is hidden amongst the stars.
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23 Things Everyone Who's In Love With "Westworld" Will Appreciate
These violent delights have violent ends. (Contains spoilers if you haven’t seen Season 1, Episode 7.)
When we fully understood how technologically advanced the show is.
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This cosplay that doesn't look like anything to me.
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This pup who just wants to be free (from being put in dresses and photographed).
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When ~that thing~ happened.
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23 Things Anybody Who Identifies As A Total Fucking Loser Will Understand
La-hoo, sa-her.
This wild night out:
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This comparison:
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This prank gone wrong:
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This martyr:
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