Today is Ash Wednesday and Marvel fans can’t stop thinking about Thanos.
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When they hear the words “Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return” they flashback to the ending of Avengers: Infinity War.
Those fans remember some of the Avengers and other Marvel heroes turning into dust, along with half of all life in the universe, after Thanos snapped his fingers with the Infinity Gauntlet.
Ash Wednesday is the traditional beginning fo the Lent season leading up to Easter Sunday, but it seems to be opening old wounds for Marvel fans. They’re processing their grief the only way they know, through memes and Twitter jokes.
Keep reading to see some of the Avengers: Infinity War and Ash Wednesday mashup memes and quips making their way through social media, and let us know which is your favorite in the comments.
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Thanos Style
Ash Wednesday, Thanos style. pic.twitter.com/5OqwAglKVf
โ Monster Men (@Monstermen13) March 6, 2019
Thanos Appreciation Day
Ash Wednesday AKA Thanos Appreciation Day pic.twitter.com/NBwxREcPDQ
โ Meg Brady (@baconMEGncheez) March 6, 2019
Remember You Are Dust
Ash Wednesday declares our mortality and Godโs grace. Thanos just reminds us how much we need saving in the first place. #AshWednesday #pastorlife #infinitywar #snap pic.twitter.com/eSsuIOTtmO
โ Annemarie H Cook (@BoldLutheran) March 6, 2019
I Don’t Feel So Good
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
โ Kate Lynn Tyler (@Kate_Lynn_Tyler) March 4, 2019
Ash Wednesday has a whole new meaning thanks to Thanos.#AshWednesday #Avengers pic.twitter.com/GePhy2rHZG
Never Forget
ash wednesday is actually to remember the day thanos snapped
โ alf (@yeehawbaby) March 6, 2019
Taking It To The Next Level
#AshWednesday
โ VodkaMelon (@Henry_xtopher) March 6, 2019
Thanos took ash Wednesday to a whole new level
Should Have Aimed For The Head Day
Thor has #ThorsDay#Thanos has Ash Wednesday.#AvengersInfinityWar
โ Reggi (@reggidsouza) May 21, 2018
Marvel’s Missed Opportunity
Ash Wednesday: the day we remember what Thanos did and mourn the loss of our heroes. Marvel really should have released End Game today.
โ Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) March 6, 2019
Thanos’s Favorite
You know what’s Thanos’ favorite holiday?
โ ?Saggy Terroristโ (@reinabeefola) April 29, 2018
Ash Wednesday.#thanosfaves #infinitywar
Out Of The Mouths Of Babes
Explaining Ash Wednesday to my kids, & I quoted the phrase, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.โ My son says, โLike Thanos?โ #InfinityWar
โ Jameson (@KWO_king) August 21, 2018