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.



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.”