Memes, in general, are meant to be unexpected, that's the whole point of a joke. As soon as someone expects or predicts the ending of a joke, it isn't as funny anymore. There are degrees of predictability, though. Sometimes, some memes are kind of predictable; someone might be able to guess the pattern of a meme and what the joke is and figure out what's going on. Other times, though, things are totally unexpected, they catch everyone off guard and might even need a second or third read to fully grasp. They start off going one way and end up the complete opposite. These kinds of posts are always amusing.

These unexpected memes are the kinds of memes that trigger someone to say 'hold up', while shaking their heads a bit. They are truly shocking pieces of media to be seen and pop up out of nowhere. There are several memes that have arisen from these sorts of situations, such as Vault Boy's 'hold up', amongst others.

Here are 27 shocking and surprising memes and posts that no one could have ever come up with themselves. Enjoy these for a kind of alarming time.