During the chaos of the Montgomery Melee, the viral waterfront battle that resulted in four arrest warrants, the discovery of competitive swimming’s latest protégé and several important lessons about messing with the elderly, one man found a secret weapon for keeping violent boaters at bay — a white folding chair.
the guy w the chair is so funny like omfg pic.twitter.com/GqvJCOGP8P
— nai (@taeilznn) August 7, 2023
Though the fighter, largely known by his unofficial moniker of “chair guy,” may have entered the brawl relatively late in the game, his impact has been very much felt … and not just by those he smacked.
From tourists snapping selfies with the makeshift weapon to the seat’s museum moment, here are some of the best folding chair memes from the Montgomery Melee, because as @PrestonMitchum so aptly put it, “tomorrow isn’t promised. Swing that folding chair today.”
Tomorrow isn’t promised.
— Preston Mitchum (@PrestonMitchum) August 7, 2023
Swing that folding chair today.
Somebody send me oxygen pls pic.twitter.com/s83y36se2Y
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) August 7, 2023
A lot of meme-able moments from the Alabama brawl, but this one, with the guy in a red shirt just smiling gently for the camera while chair guy is serving justice in the background is . pic.twitter.com/NI2N1xVmnk
— Xeth, Chuck's Vacuum Cleaner (@ChuckVacuumBeth) August 8, 2023
On July 7, 1911 this man changed the course of history with the invention of the folding chair/personal defense device.
— James Harvin (@_jamesharvin) August 8, 2023
Thank you for your contribution to society!#riverboatbrawl #riverboat pic.twitter.com/dOYY9qa1P0
Folding chair sales bout to skyrocket. pic.twitter.com/jMyffy6PkM
— TriThreadsTexan (@TriTexan) August 8, 2023
Y'all the chair has a wife. https://t.co/Ecu7SxEvbj pic.twitter.com/dLNWMDRujG
— Samantha B. (@samanthabaisden) August 8, 2023
Not them posing with the chair lol #Montgomery #Alabama pic.twitter.com/UuNbYdSE93
— (@GossipInformer) August 7, 2023
This Montgomery , Alabama Brawl got blacks in other states preparing themselves for the next brawl pic.twitter.com/xybldO0PxC
— Moon the Light (@MoonlightOceann) August 7, 2023
I, for one, believe more violent racists should be hit upside their head w a folding chair
— Bad Gyal ♀️ (@HeavC4) August 7, 2023
No one:
— Gay and Tired (@GayChemist) August 8, 2023
2012 Buzzfeed: Take this quiz to find out what type of folding chair you should use to beat racists with in Montgomery Alabama.
Alright now, y’all done took the Montgomery shit way too far now lmaoo pic.twitter.com/2mz7P6d3Iv
— Orlando Valentino (@OVeezyy) August 8, 2023
The Montgomery Alabama Riverboat Memes will live forever. #MontgomeryAlabama #riverboatbrawl pic.twitter.com/QRUnd7G5oZ
— King Ike (@KINGIKEFORLIFE) August 8, 2023
Wow, that was fast!
— Karen Thee Russell (@Karen_Russell) August 7, 2023
The National Museum of African American History already got the "Battle of Montgomery" chair on display. pic.twitter.com/RxlmlYW33q
Who did this??? #chair #montgomerybrawl #Barbie pic.twitter.com/QfHenpNPN6
— Petty Auntie™ is Not Playing w/ Fools (@AmbitDiva) August 8, 2023
Send this chair to the @NMAAHC right now: pic.twitter.com/yOEMA5TPFE
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 7, 2023
— Cyril Figgis | | (@CFiggisCPA) August 7, 2023
Walmart, we know what y’all doing pic.twitter.com/dD1PpzK9Nk
— Chef Anthony Thomas (@ChefAnthonyDC) August 7, 2023
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