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Arguably the strangest and most unanticipated response to тАЬFriends: The ReunionтАЭ has been TwitterтАЩs response to Matt LeBlanc тАФ specifically, the manner in which he sat with his arms crossed.
One Twitter user remarked that LeBlanc resembled тАЬyour uncle at a wedding buying you too many beers and getting your name mixed up with your siblings while rolling his eyes lovingly at your aunt drunkenly flailing to тАШDancing Queen.’тАЭ
Matt LeBlanc is your uncle at a wedding buying you too many beers and getting your name mixed up with your siblings while rolling his eyes lovingly at your aunt drunkenly flailing to Dancing Queen pic.twitter.com/RjxxIIX5RI
тАФ Gav (@miracleofsound) May 29, 2021
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That eventually morphed from regular old uncle to Irish uncle, and the memes came fast and furious as Irish Twitter users adopted the former тАЬFriendsтАЭ star as IrelandтАЩs favourite uncle.
“And sure, haven’t you a big job in Dublin?” #mattleblanc pic.twitter.com/SIy1xti1vV
тАФ David T Corry (@DCorry1) May 29, 2021
Cmere to me what is it youтАЩre studying now? Oh law right right very good ah jesus sure iтАЩll know who to ring so the next time i get myself into a bit of trouble!! pic.twitter.com/i0Nb8R6mzg
тАФ sophie ?? (@lyonsteafan) May 29, 2021
You might throw on another pint there Tommy when you’re ready pic.twitter.com/NtvG26oSsW
тАФ Conor Gallagher (@ConorGallaghe_r) May 29, 2021
тАШAnd you paid for them jeans like that ya did, with all them holes already in them?тАЩ pic.twitter.com/mpKFmuevfM
тАФ spochad├│ir (@spochadoir) May 29, 2021
Siri, please show me a picture of a Irish bachelor who says Minerals instead of soft drink, Eye Talian instead of Italian, has strong opinions about the hurling, wonтАЩt eat Lasagne without coleslaw and would be mighty craic at a wedding #mattleblanc pic.twitter.com/LmB788RCBQ
тАФ BiggerthanDavebutsmallerthanBigDave Dave (@LittleBigDaithi) May 29, 2021
Who wore it best, #mattleblanc or my Dad??!! ?? pic.twitter.com/KAzHyA1waH
тАФ Triona Wynne (@TeeCunningham) May 29, 2021
Looking forward to the Monday Club nights returning some day.. ?#mattleblanc pic.twitter.com/zPYIs8GbO4
тАФ Mr Quinlan ?? (@QuinlansBar) May 30, 2021
A couple of Friends celebrating Shane LowryтАЩs Open Win @boarsheaddublin #MattLeBlanc pic.twitter.com/chNPD2rIj6
тАФ R├│n├бn Hourican (@ronanhourican) May 30, 2021
Matt LeBlanc looks like the Dad on Christmas that is happy to see you open your gifts even though he doesnтАЩt know what any of them are cos your Mum got them all pic.twitter.com/h0lM3CEqPi
тАФ Gem ? (@gemmlarh) May 29, 2021
Engineering? And c’mere to me now would there be many other girls doing that or is it just you? pic.twitter.com/SrorTYushp
тАФ MJ #Free-Palestine (@goth__peach) May 29, 2021
You’re joking! Sure I was only talking to him on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/9Fb9uEqUZq
тАФ Jamie (@FCTwenteBenson) May 29, 2021
Even the Dublin Airport and Irish тАЬBridgertonтАЭ star Nicola Coughlan got swept up in the meme spree.
Jaysus, I have to get up at 4am to collect the daughter from up above @DublinAirport. (Secretly, heтАЩs more excited than the time he was on the Just a Minute Quiz.) #mattleblanc pic.twitter.com/xFcdtHmrrz
тАФ Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) May 29, 2021
Matt LeBlanc is Irish, I donтАЩt want to see any other nation trying to claim him, heтАЩs from Tullamore, he drinks milk with his dinner
тАФ Nicola Coughlan (@nicolacoughlan) May 30, 2021
As many Twitter users pointed out, the memes were both hilarious and unabashedly affectionate.
Matt LeBlanc tearfully: But IтАЩm an Actor! I live in Los Angeles!
The People of Ireland: No. Your name is Paudie. You live in Roscommon. You love Pints and GAA and youтАЩre everyoneтАЩs uncle now.
тАФ Conor ?? (@Erne_Kid) May 29, 2021
In years to come Matt LeBlanc will be utterly perplexed at the role he played in the reunification of Ireland.
тАФ Sheamus #FreePalestine?? (@CIndoctrinator) May 29, 2021
I just hope @Matt_LeBlanc sees the love on Irish Twitter for him these last 24 hours. Hilarious, but so warm too.
тАФ Philip O’Connor (@philipoconnor) May 29, 2021
Never has a childhood of growing up in rural Ireland better prepared me for something more than itтАЩs prepared me for this Matt LeBlanc being your uncle meme
тАФ spochad├│ir (@spochadoir) May 29, 2021
Me every time I open the app and see a new Matt LeBlanc tweet pic.twitter.com/8bIxitvMPz
тАФ Ross Sayers (@Sayers33) May 30, 2021
