25 Funny and Relatable Memes Created by Users Who Are Cracking Up Over a Photo of a 101-Year-Old Grandma Throwing a Small Lobster That Can't Be Harvested

A 101-year-old grandma from Maine, Virginia Oliver, didn’t just show up for a photo, she absolutely stole the whole internet’s attention. The image shows her on a fishing boat doing what she’s been doing since she was a kid, measuring and sorting lobsters like it’s no big deal.

Then the complicated part kicked in. The Boston Globe ran the picture, and when Zack Budryk shared it on Twitter, people noticed the wild, perfectly timed moment, where Oliver appears to be throwing a small lobster that, yep, can’t be harvested. Suddenly, it wasn’t just a work photo, it was a whole meme universe.

From “Grandma is Worthy of Mjölnir” to “Freedom!!!” for the lobster, the internet turned Virginia’s day on the boat into a nonstop comedy storyline.

This Picture Started It All.

Are you curious about the story behind this photo? The grandma in this picture is Virginia Oliver, who hails from Maine. She works on a fishing boat, where she measures and sorts lobsters.

This has been her job since she was just a child. The picture first appeared in an article published by The Boston Globe.

The article featured Oliver and her work on the fishing boat. The internet discovered this image, and you can already guess what happened next.

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Grandma is Worthy of Mjölnir.

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Testing Those Yoyos

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Billionaire's Wrong Priorities

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Gee, Thanks Delta!

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What If It Was the Opposite?

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Things You Ignore

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Well, Actually

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A Student from Kamar-Taj

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101-Year-Old Ariel: Goodbye, Sebastian!

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"Freedom!!!" Says the Lobster.

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What You Give Up When You're Adulting.

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Also, if you love family drama, this feud over Grandma’s secret apple pie recipe is the next stop.

What You Do vs. What You Need to Do

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"I Regret Nothing."

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People Suddenly Appearing in Your Life Because They Need You to Be Their Downline.

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Throw the Bad Vibes Away.

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Work of Art

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That Was Genius.

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They're Friends, or So He Thought.

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She Can't Beat Grandma, Though.

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Unacceptable Lobster

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Friends Are Laughing, but They're Not in the Frame.

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Sweet Victory

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We Can Relate.

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When You're Too Lazy to Cook.

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Tomatoes Make Your Sandwich Soggy, So Time to Toss Them Out!

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That’s when the thread started treating Virginia Oliver like a cinematic character, not a real person measuring real lobsters.

Right after Zack Budryk posted it, people leaned into the “can’t be harvested” detail and made it the punchline for every caption.

The best part is how the memes kept matching her energy, like “101-Year-Old Ariel: Goodbye, Sebastian!” and “She Can’t Beat Grandma, Though.”

Even the captions that go off the rails, like “People Suddenly Appearing in Your Life Because They Need You to Be Their Downline,” still feel weirdly perfect for that photo moment.

Members and other online users were drawn to the picture. The moment it was shared, it quickly turned into a meme because of everything happening in the image.

The person who shared this photo on Twitter was a user named Zack Budryk. That's where it took off and became known as the lobster woman.

People started posting funny memes in the thread. From everyday life scenarios to popular franchises that fit the picture, it suddenly became a source of entertainment.

The lobster woman meme didn’t just go viral, it turned a workday decision into a full-on legend.

Want more lobster chaos? Check out the Redditor who picked a pet lobster over their partner.