Joe Biden memes were, like Joe Biden himself, a healing salve in dark times. Through the tumultuous twilight of Barack Obama’s presidency, when his fell antecedent had been assured but not yet assumed the office, we could hold onto our internal image of Joe Biden as the hard-partying, hell-raising, endlessly enthusiastic foil to his straitlaced friend Barack. It helped that the two were openly affectionate toward each other, lending the meme a sort of triple whammy of being comedically versatile, emotionally comforting, and lightly based on reality. Is that the recipe for a perfect meme? It might be. We didn’t know how good we had it.