If you watched last night’s semi-finals, and more appropriately, the moments in the ready room beforehand, you know that Chad le Clos (RSA) and Michael Phelps had a bit of an interesting situation play out.
Le Clos shadow boxed, shook himself out and eye balled Phelps from the ready room, behind the blocks, and even after the semi-final was over.
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But it was the facial expressions that Phelps made that has taken social media and the internet by storm over the past 24 hours.
Here are our 5 favorite #PhelpsFace memes from Twitter so far:
1. Would the real slim shady please stand up?
When you’re the real Slim Shady but someone else stood up. pic.twitter.com/CtQTu7FXEa
— B®endan (@ChiBDM) August 9, 2016
2. There’s an axe murderer on the loose.
@cjzero @accordingtobri pic.twitter.com/ZJZS3E06xU
— hehateme2012 (@hehateme2012) August 9, 2016
3. NHL star Jonathan Toews got in on the fun with a comparison of his own grumpy face, along with a shot of grumpy cat.
We know how you feel. #PhelpsFacepic.twitter.com/wJZ1NTRw6W
— Jonathan Toews (@JonathanToews) August 9, 2016
4. Data problems.
When you forget to turn on the wifi while trying to stream #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/fpSjrpIILc
— Kofie Y. (@KofieYeboah) August 9, 2016
5. When you have to swim against a TMNT.
When you’re about to swim against someone dressed like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle #PhelpsFacepic.twitter.com/kUdjpEyVWA
— Todd Blake (@Rev_Todd) August 9, 2016
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