Plush shark meme sweeping the internet

There’s no rhyme or reason as to what is going to become an internet sensation.

For the last few days, Blahaj the Shark has been the click du jour on social media. IKEA’s giant plush toy has been showing up in memes on Twitter and Instagram. At the heart of the #PlushShark phenomena is the stuffed shark shark showing up in every day places. While this might sound rather banal, you’ve got to give credit for some of the creativity that has been shown.

Check out some of the best so far:

 

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Accurate depiction of me while gaming. I’m now making plans to buy this shark lmao. Soooo many uses for it. #ikeashark #babysharkdoodoodoodoodooodoo

A post shared by Dawn He (@teleutestar) on Nov 7, 2018 at 2:05am PST

 

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Perfect spot to hang out and whatever… Hallowbirthday whatever!! #geek #nerd #awesome #ikeashark #sharksofikea #stuffedsharksofinstagram #whatevershark #whatever #blahaj

A post shared by @ tdoc536 on Nov 7, 2018 at 6:20am PST

 

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Me doing anything 🦈💫🧡 • • • • • #ikeashark

A post shared by ♡ Kelli ♡ (@pikachu_perfect) on Nov 6, 2018 at 10:05am PST

 

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Я времени зря не теряю и занимаюсь только взрослыми важными делами. #дальшехэштеги #акулаизикеи #блохэй #sharkofikea #ikeashark #whatevershark #sharkstagram #blahaj #35mm #35мм #35mmphoto #фотографспб #фотографбарнаул #photo_by_bekker

A post shared by Ирен (@fallen_bekker) on Nov 6, 2018 at 6:49am PST

 

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So tell me about yourself. #ikeashark

A post shared by Heather Beckley (@knitnbee) on Nov 5, 2018 at 10:58am PST

 

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Is it just me in the whole world who don’t need life jacket in a plain?! Don’t you think a parachut would be much more useful? . . . . . #ikeashark #акулаизикеи #blahaj #bloheytheshark #blåhajikea #parachute #aircraft #inthesky #takeoff #самолёт #парашют #ikeashark #ikeasharkindia

A post shared by Rufus (@ikea.shark.india) on Nov 4, 2018 at 10:51am PST

 

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Готовится ко сну #юська #акулаизикеи #ikeashark

A post shared by 𝔼𝕝𝕚𝕫𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕥𝕒 (@l.x.x.x.a.x.x.x.x.x) on Oct 30, 2018 at 12:46pm PDT

 

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Try Internet surfers they said. It will be fun they said. 👀🦈 ____________ #blåhaj #blahaj #ikea #ikeashark #акулаизикеи

A post shared by 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞 | 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 (@katiekhomme) on Nov 7, 2018 at 5:59am PST

 

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A shark watching an anime😂 Actually I bought it last year(or beginning of the year?) why the plush shark suddenly became popular recently🤔 等等我忘記換回中文了（？？） 總之這鯊魚材質雖然普通但夾著睡覺很不賴x #plushshark #ikea #ikeashark

A post shared by Kanaku (@kanaku825) on Nov 5, 2018 at 7:59am PST

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