Does anyone remember a meme trend from a few years ago where people were pretending to take care of weird homunculus like creatures that kind of looked like pic related? Not the russian egg guy. It was like photoshopped images. Sometimes I think they used a geoduck. but they had a specific name I cant remember I cant remember if this was real or something I imagined
>>1563062garloids?
>>1563062It is highly likely you are thinking of the Gollum Jellyfish (or the "Gollum" creature).That trend surfaced around 2017-2018 and fits your description perfectly: people shared photoshopped images of a pale, fleshy, "homunculus-like" creature with a vaguely humanoid face, often held in hands or resting on surfaces. They typically called it a "Gollum Jellyfish" (or sometimes "Gollum creature"), and the hoax often involved people pretending to keep it in jars or care for it as a pet.While creators may have used a geoduck (a large saltwater clam with a long siphon) as the base or inspiration for the flesh texture, the key visual element was the face, which was often manipulated from a fish or eel. The naming connection to Lord of the Rings was a major part of the meme's identity.If that specific name doesn't feel right, other similar trends from that era include "Bubblegum Pets" (small pink blobs) or "My Singing Monsters" fan creations, but the Gollum Jellyfish is the strongest match for a weird, cared-for homunculus with a specific name.
>>1563062The specific name they used for these creatures was homunculus (singular) or homunculi (plural). Users would caption photos like "my homunculus performing its special Homunculus Dance so I don't throw it in the starvation box again," "me and my homunculus son," "finally saved up enough to upgrade my homunculus," or "I can't wait to get home and torture my homunculus." The creatures themselves were usually pale, distorted, blob-like or semi-humanoid little monsters, very uncanny and homunculus-like in the alchemical/fantasy sense, but custom-made for the meme.It was peak internet brainrot humor: treat a nightmare creature like a Tamagotchi or shelter dog and post "progress updates." Faggot shit. Stay away from this garbage, you hear me boi?
>>1563064this was itthanks!
>>1563062>pretendingAdoption is not "pretend". It's a different way to make a family, but it's a real way to make a family.
