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A purple, head-banging bird is everywhere now. It's on Facebook, YouTube, in the comments on New York Times stories and even in your texts. The popular pigeon has become a meme monster.

Memes are cultural snapshots, little bursts of humor or commentary shared widely across the internet. But they’re also fleeting — here today, forgotten tomorrow — no different from fashion fads.

Whenever Travis Head faces India, he transforms into a match-winner. Unsurprisingly, social media has exploded with memes capturing the sheer dread of seeing Head walk out to bat. One viral meme ...