Man takes viral Bernie Sanders meme to next level – by getting photo of the Senator and his mittens TATTOOED on his arm
A MAN has taken the viral Bernie Sanders meme to the next level by getting the US Senator and his mittens tattooed on his arm.
If you've been on any form of social media since US President Joe Biden's inauguration, you've probably spotted a Bernie Sanders meme.
The hilarious memes stem from a photo of the American politician sat down and wrapped up warm.
The 79-year-old Vermont senator donned a warm, light-brown jacket and oversized mittens as he sat through Biden's inauguration ceremony on Wednesday.
We rounded up some of the best memes that have spawned from the laid back image so far.
But one man took the viral sensation to the next level by getting the photo of the politician tattooed on his arm.
The snap of the tattoo on Instagram, which has been liked by nearly 10,000 fans, was shared by Samazon at the Cooperhead Tattoo Parlor in Denver.
"A certain gentleman in some cool mittens that I saw on the internet," the caption said.
"Got a weird empty space you wanna fill, put a Bern on it."
One Instagram user wrote: "My jaw literally dropped, this is so amazing," before requesting their own Sanders tattoo.
Another person added: ";Holy smokes this is epic."
But not everyone was impressed with the inking.
"Tattoos used to have meaning. Now it's just about being cool," another person commented.
"This tat says nothing of politics, it was done because of the meme. Honestly, very corny."
Sanders' mittens and laid-back "grandpa" style has spawned a wave of memes and even a Vogue feature story.
The mittens - which were various shades of brown with zig-zag-like pattern - on his Inauguration Day wardrobe.
Sanders later commented about his mittens to CBS' Gayle King.
He the news host: "In Vermont, we know something about the cold. And we’re not so concerned about good fashion. We want to keep warm."
Twitter users had a field day with Bernie's choice of clothing and how he was positioned during Biden's big day.
Sanders was pictured during The Last Supper, alongside Jesus and his apostles, on top of former VP Mike Pence's head - where a , sitting on chairs above a Britain's Got Talent contestant, and in the boxing ring during an iconic Muhammad Ali fight.
The Vermont senator was also photoshopped sitting on an orange couch with the cast of Friends.
Alongside the photo, the read: "That one FRIEND who's always cold..."
The same Twitter user shared another meme, instead with Sanders sitting next to Forrest Gump on a bench.
"Mama said they was magic mittens," the tweet read - referring to a famous line in the movie when Gump said: "My mama says they were magic shoes. They could take me anywhere."
Now, an easy online tool has even been created which lets you create your own Bernie meme with just one click.
You can place Bernie and his adorable mittens anywhere in the world using the .
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It works by using Google Maps’ Street View.
It was made by .
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Nick tweeted: "I made a website where you can put bernie in places using google maps street view. Enjoy!"
