2017 In Review: The 20 Best "What In Tarnation" Memes

Cowboy hats completely took over the internet early this year after a photo of a Shiba Inu with the text "what in tarnation" went completely viral. People quickly began photoshopping the western headgear on everything imaginable, incorporating applicable words that rhyme with the original caption. While there are now hundreds of examples of this meme, we tip our hats to these especially delightful images. 

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