The world can be surprising sometimes. Most things in life and on the internet are predictable. Memes are pretty much all the same, especially the templates, and surprises aren't experienced often. So when something is surprising, it's kind of a nice change. Sometimes, a post will appear to be going one way and end in a totally different way. It can be so surprising that it can require a second look or read to comprehend. The content is just that shocking.

The "Vault Boy's "Hold up" meme is a reaction image used to react to shocking posts. It originates from Fallout, of course, and pretty perfectly describes the emotion some of these posts create. Reddit's /r/HolUp is a subreddit full of surprising and shocking posts and memes. These are all things no one saw coming, but they're somehow better, or more disturbing than anything imaginable. Here are 26 posts and images where people said "hold up" as a response.