An Introduction to Minion Memes

Here are some typical examples of minion memes:
Minions, the children's cartoon characters, are especially popular with middle-aged women. They like to make the minions say funny, kooky things that they can relate to. I'm not sure what the minion adds to these pictures, but a definite rhetorical choice is being made by including them.
Twitter “parody” accounts capitalizing on the popularity of the minion brand, such as @tinyminions and @typicalminions, racked up hundreds of thousands of followers peddling minion-themed content…
before moving on to more “adult” themes:
Also, here's this. Sorry.
And here's an article I love that explains the whole minion meme phenomenon far better than I ever could:
http://www.theawl.com/2015/06/screaming-cornpops-who-are-tearing-apart-society