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Barack Obama Appropriately Made His Own Meme to Wish Joe Biden Happy Birthday

It’s Joe Biden’s seventy-fifth birthday, and Barack Obama just celebrated it by creating his own version of those iconic Obama-Biden friendship memes.

The former president of the United States uploaded a picture of himself to Twitter giving a televised speech while the former VP grins and points at the audience in the background with this stellar caption:

“ME: Joe, about halfway through the speech, I’m gonna wish you a happy birth–
BIDEN: IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!
ME: Joe.”

Obama’s tweet continued: “Happy birthday to @JoeBiden, my brother and the best vice president anybody could have.”

(Cue tears.)

https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/932685522820042754

By now you know the former POTUS and VPOTUS have been the stars of many, many online memes commemorating their endearing relationship, contrasting Obama’s cool presidential poise with Biden’s kooky vibes.

Biden himself is a fan, telling NBC News earlier this year that he’s still not over the Internet’s creativity, and even has favorites. “A couple of ones I liked were ones where I was trying on Ray Bans and he’s lying on the couch and I turn around and I said, ‘Which ones do you like?’ And he looks at me and says, ‘Joe, Joe, come on, focus here,'” he said in the interview. He’s also quite partial to the ones of him pranking Trump. #Same.

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Patty Jenkins' Paycheck for Directing 'Wonder Woman 2' Is Appropriately Huge

PHOTO: Clay Enos/©Warner Bros./courtesy Everett Collection

Wonder Woman was one of the most popular films of the summer, raking in a whopping $816 million worldwide—and counting. (The film is still showing in theaters.) With a box-office score this good, it’s no surprise Warner Bros. quickly announced there’d be a Wonder Woman sequel coming in 2019. At the time WB originally revealed this news, Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) was attached to the project, but the first film’s director, Patty Jenkins, was not. The reason, you ask? Money.

Given the astronomical success of Wonder Woman, Jenkins held out for a better deal to direct the second installment—as she should’ve. After all, she was instrumental to the success of Wonder Woman, and she wanted her compensation for round two to match what male directors receive for similar sequels—again, as it should.

And now it reportedly does. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jenkins and Warner Bros. finally settled on a number she’s happy with. The publication reports Jenkins will receive between $7 million and $9 million in directing and writing fees, not to mention substantial backend. Somewhere in Themyscira, Wonder Woman is screaming, “YAAAS.” (Please take a moment to envision that in your head. You’re welcome.)

Unfortunately, the road to this agreement was a rocky one. THR writes Warner Bros. and Jenkins’ negotiations were “lengthy” and “tough,” which is unfortunate. Why do women have to jump through so many hoops to receive equal pay? That should be guaranteed across the board. Hopefully someday it will.

Jenkins’ deal will certainly help move the dial forward—in Hollywood, at least. It makes Jenkins the highest-paid female filmmaker in history. Wonder Woman‘s success sent an important message to studio executives: that women are more than capable of helming successful, big-budget projects. Frankly, it’s frustrating this even needed proving in the first place.

Everyone, no matter what profession you’re in, can learn something from Jenkins’ negotiations. It’s important to not only know your worth, but to fight for it. With or without a lasso.

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