A guide to #Henrying: when and where to do it, and who to do it with

Author:: Alexander Abnos
Publish date:: Sep 19, 2013

Thierry Henry's understated goal celebration has found more than a few fans on the web.

Thierry Henry has won a World Cup and the Champions League. He's conquered Ligue 1 once (with Monaco), The EPL twice (with Arsenal) and La Liga twice (with Barcelona). He's won more individual awards than I can reasonably account for here.

But he's never been meme-d. At least, not until now. Welcome to #Henrying.

You see, the 36-year-old Red Bulls' striker has had a rough go of it lately. His team may be challenging for top spot in the MLS' Eastern Conference, but Henry hadn't scored in six appearances with the team. That is, until he finally broke through against Houston Dynamo at the start of September:

OK, maybe not the most enthusiastic celebration. But hey, maybe he was conserving energy.

Then one week later, he did the same in the Red Bulls' 2-0 win over Toronto FC.

Twice makes a trend. And with one tweet, KICKTV ushered said trend into meme territory.

https://twitter.com/KICKTV/status/380796248686465024

The best thing about #Henrying? You can do it anywhere.

In Pisa:

https://twitter.com/mishal771/status/380824481163665408

At Stonehenge:

https://twitter.com/THenrying/status/380815715730599936

At the rodeo:

https://twitter.com/mxcchi/status/380820615336185857

At the edge of space:

https://twitter.com/KillaKam/status/380810426478374912

Or even on the Moon:

https://twitter.com/THenrying/status/380816798775377920

But wait, there's more. Not only can #Henrying occur anywhere, but it can also occur at any time. For example, 1945:

https://twitter.com/StewartM23/status/380813418506108928

Or intervening in a fight in 1965:

https://twitter.com/ErikNoManches/status/380823125425799169

Or giving Maradona (another) hand in 1986:

https://twitter.com/samuelj29060/status/380812902078627840

#Henrying can even occur while hanging out with the Rockerfeller Center crew in 1932:

https://twitter.com/nickwenck/status/380777570263785473/

But what's the point of #Henrying if you don't have some interesting company around? I mean, why Henry alone when you can do so with, say, Miley Cyrus:

https://twitter.com/mmilberger/status/380805257028067328

Or Mario Balotelli:

https://twitter.com/mxcchi/status/380803266352648192

Or Waldo (we think … somewhere …):

https://twitter.com/Gooner_J_AFC/status/380824620770672640

Or maybe humans just aren't your style and you'd rather hang out with Simba, future King:

https://twitter.com/KICKTV/status/380799110833397761

Or E.T.:

https://twitter.com/BertLanz/status/380804794710904832

So there you have it. You can find #Henrying at any time, in any place, and with anybody. So why not combine them all? 1994. Jurassic Park. Mo Farah. Boom:

https://twitter.com/BLarsenAFC1886/status/380820704028930048

Seen any other excellent #Henrying works of art we've missed here? post them below. The hashtag doesn't seem to be losing steam.