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Chandler Bing says more dumb things before 9 a.m. than most people do all day. Are all of them haha funny? No. But we still love the guy and would never question his sense of humor.

You could describe 'Bad Science Jokes' in pretty much the same words. This fun online project posts more corny puns and ridiculous photos than most meme pages, and it's exactly why we follow it — the content is so bad, it's actually good.

We at Bored Panda covered 'Bad Science Jokes' a few months ago, but during that time Melissa Miller, the woman running the show, has been keeping herself real busy so we just had to make an update!

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Just like last time, we managed to get in touch with Melissa and she was kind enough to have a little chat with us about 'Bad Science Jokes.'

When asked which subjects do her fans seem to be interested in the most, she told Bored Panda that "my followers really seem to like anything animal-themed. Another one that always excites is astronomy. Astronomy is one of my favorites to meme about, too. There's a lot more than 'Uranus is gassy' but that one never fails to get a laugh!"

There's a somewhat common misconception that running a meme page is as simple as reposting the stuff you find on Reddit. While that might be true for some generic conceptless Trashtagram, 'Bad Science Jokes' is an entirely different case. There's a reason why it has hundreds of thousands of followers, and that's mindful content curation.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"oh my god cloudia did you see that loser's clothes today!? humans are so disgusting!"

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"I've been running 'Bad Science Jokes' for almost a decade now," Melissa said.

"A few things I look for are popularity of the subject and meme template, asking if I laughed (I'm easily entertained so I better laugh at it!), and seeing if it's been over-posted or over-used. I try to not post the same stuff that every other science or meme page is posting. I like being the trailblazer of the science meme world."

"I have some groups around the web that I use to help find or create content," she explained. "My group 'Unappreciated Puns' on Facebook and 'BadScienceJokes: the Group', also on Facebook. There, people help me find great puns or even send me memes!"

But sometimes the stars align and it can be as easy as seeing a picture and thinking to yourself, 'Yup, that'll do.'

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"In lieu of flowers, send Brenda more life" lmao - I'm using that when my time comes.

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Find Some Time Today To Look At A Good View

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're digesting, is my theory. Not that I've gotten close enough to ask. Tho' this guy looks to be in a zoo and is probably bored out of his skull, and dreaming of tourists-on-a-stick.

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Georgia Hebert
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeahhhh, they're just not telling us he grazed through a weed patch. ;)

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BetweenTheCracks
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol, this! Bears eat things like mushrooms and berries, and I'd be willing to bet that some of those foods hit them a certain way. Duuuuuude...

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Nixxy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bears are actually incredibly intelligent, and one of the only animals with a developed language (I’m pretty sure, please correct me if I’m wrong) and a sense of curiosity!

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you happen to know about the Smart Bear Problem? If not, let me tell you: in regions where there are a lot of bears, for example parts of Northern America, manufacturers have the problem of devising a locking mechanism for garbage bins that is complex enough so that smart bears can't open it, but simple enough so that really dumb people can still operate it. So... yes, the spread seems to overlap ;)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's called evolution. Eventually, some animals that don't happen to be hungry actually observe things they can't eat and think about them. Maybe their great great great grandchildren will become artists.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Although it's a nice poetic though, evolution does not work that way. Evolution is a bit more pragmatical, and it doesn't have a specific purpose. In humans a sense of aestetics and the notion of beauty is a side effect.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are bears so incredibly huggable, but you can't hug the bear or they will maul your face off? Such a huge injustice.

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Kirk Mckeever
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When a bear has an Existential Crisis and nobody knows.........

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Analyn Lahr
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It certainly looks like it's contemplating its life choices.

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Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Huh, all this time I thought they were just chilling to conserve energy and had the good taste to choose a beautiful spot to do it in.

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Victor
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They don't have jobs. They have time to appreciate the world around them. Though if they had any sense they'd realise humans are destroying the world around them and they would tear us all to pieces, one by one.

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fuggnuggins
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No way. They're gonna expend years of their life an hour or so at a time collecting and discussing pointless bits of information with peers and random people for no reason but to prove how socially viable they are.

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Persephone
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would question my life too if some idiot said this... They are smelling the air for their next best meal and calculating wind direction you ignoramus... This is part of animal behavior, not your baby doll/Instagram "aesthetics". Ugh.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

je le savais, eux aussi ont des "craquages internes"

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Liam Tranum
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He’s letting himself alone with his thought LOOK AT HIS FACE! It says it all!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well and why not? Just because most of us think they are dumb, doesn't mean they cannot appreciate beauty

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Kim Crook
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The bear is simply chilling before dinner ! A bears life !

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DC
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, why wouldn't they not find beautiful stuff beatiful? They also get horny in a way pretty similar to humans, so ...

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Now that 'Bad Science Jokes' has become so successful, Melissa said that at the same time she feels both more and less pressure working on it.

"I have literally been on a fancy dinner date and yelled, 'Wait, I didn't post on 'Bad Science Jokes' today!' I take it very seriously. Some days, like anyone, I get burnt out and will not post as frequently. I usually will allude to my followers what happened by captioning a post [something along the lines of], 'Be sure to take a break today!' or 'You're more than a selfie at a crazy angle.' We all get caught up in the online world and our online personas. We all need to make efforts to get out of the cycle, if for nothing more than our own sanity."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least they've future proofed it for their own lifetime by omitting the ice caps...

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"'Bad Science Jokes' may just be a meme page but to me, it is so much more than that," Melissa added. "I have been able to start my own business (Digi-Buzz) through the help of 'Bad Science Jokes.' I have heard of people making friends by sending screenshots of my memes in group chats or in school. I heard of someone asking someone to prom with the 'Bad Science Jokes' book!"

"I don't know if other meme pages can say the same, but I have been blessed with a community of people who really enjoy the content and want more. They have been able to bring 'Bad Science Jokes' into their lives even off their phones and computers. It has been an amazing ride, and I hope this ride continues for a long time."

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Good Night, Friends. Try To Sleep Correctly

Good Night, Friends. Try To Sleep Correctly

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Read this guys wiki page....he never had it easy either...some story..hats off sir!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

at least it's not like birds. Birders have this habit of naming birds anything other than what they look like. People: see bird with red head and triangular beak.Normal person: "Let's call it the red-headed finch." Birder: "Let's call it the lesser pied brown-backed finch".

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I relate to all of this except for the fact that i'm bad in theory and even worse in real life

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I might be wrong, but I believe that sound doesn't multiply this way. Loud sounds add on a logarithmic scale. If the level of noise is doubled, only 3 dB is added.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry to be such a geek, but in 2020 there was around 62,000 registered vessels in the world trading fleet, which represents around 2 billion tons. A 1mm rise in sea level requires 10-power of 12 per km squared. So the effect of taking every ship out of the water would be irrelevant. HOWEVER- global shipping accounts for around 940 million tons of C02 annually, which represents around 2.5% of global C02 emissions. Shipping also contributes to climate change through emissions of clack carbon from burning fuel oil. To put that in perspective- shipping accounts for more C02 and carbon pollution than global aviation...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and then you eventually form an emotional connection with the people in those hallucinations and cry when they're killed off

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And yet when a student tells her their dog ate their homework, she won't believe them

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"Killing People? That Is... That Is My Least Favorite Thing To Do" - Carl

"Killing People? That Is... That Is My Least Favorite Thing To Do" - Carl

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I Love These Memes

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Creative Writing Prompt. Tell A Short Story, In The Comments, Of A Crimescene With Both Koala Prints And Human Prints

Creative Writing Prompt. Tell A Short Story, In The Comments, Of A Crimescene With Both Koala Prints And Human Prints

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Or, you have a suspicious charge of $1,499.99 on your Amazon account. Please call us immediately and provide your bank number and all your personal info so we can resolve this.

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I'm Onto You.also You Neil Armstrong. Aka A. Lien

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Take It.i Don't Want It Anymore

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I give this a hundred upvotes b/c someone knew what it was.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Clearly we give our rats cocaine before taking them to a jazz club. It would be cruel otherwise.

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"Anatidaephobia is the irrational fear that somewhere, a duck or goose is watching you."

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Off Topic But I'd Love To Hear Stories Of Weird Sh*t You Did Or Someone Else Did To You That You Can Never Forget

Off Topic But I'd Love To Hear Stories Of Weird Sh*t You Did Or Someone Else Did To You That You Can Never Forget

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want my body donated to science, but specifically to a body farm. It’s where they study decomposition and can help with forensics and archaeology

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That Human Is Set To Vibrate

That Human Is Set To Vibrate

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I'm Going To Bed At 8pm Because My Patience Is On Negative Right Now And I'm Running On Fumes

I'm Going To Bed At 8pm Because My Patience Is On Negative Right Now And I'm Running On Fumes

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Fake It Till You Make It

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Well here’s the problem, you’re never going to get 4K through a 1990’s AV cable, you need HDMI for that.”

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What Was The Funniest Thing You Saw On The Walls Of Your School?ill Start. #birdville High Had A Sign At The Water Fountains In 2013 That Said "#thirsty?" Which Did Not Mean What The Student Council Thought It Meant. Lol

What Was The Funniest Thing You Saw On The Walls Of Your School?ill Start. #birdville High Had A Sign At The Water Fountains In 2013 That Said "#thirsty?" Which Did Not Mean What The Student Council Thought It Meant. Lol

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A biology exam from Trump would be: "How come I have big hands but a small mushroom? "

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The Metric System Has Failed Us

The Metric System Has Failed Us

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With Or Without The Internet, Cat Memes Will Live On #facebookdown

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Never Let Anyone Make Your Dreams Into A Joke. Unless They Want To Be A Comedian And You're Cool With It I Guess

Never Let Anyone Make Your Dreams Into A Joke. Unless They Want To Be A Comedian And You're Cool With It I Guess

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Early Birds

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That may be correct, but the second mouse will get the cheese

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It's Electrifying To Meet You

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Lol It's The Butt Planet

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"We wish you much success and happiness in your career at Taco Bell." ~ The Harvard Admissions Dept.

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Don't Believe You're A Weed. You Are A Cornstalk. You Can Do Great, And Corny, Things

Don't Believe You're A Weed. You Are A Cornstalk. You Can Do Great, And Corny, Things

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One year I got a random cornstalk in my gutter. I live inside city limits, so IDK how the heck it got there. I halfway hated taking it down, after its incredible journey and effort to grow.

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A Handful Of Memes For Your Viewing Pleasure

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I'm. Gonna Go Right On This

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Joke

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Neigh Way Jose

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Well Even When We Meet Again It Will Still Be Divisible But Yah

Well Even When We Meet Again It Will Still Be Divisible But Yah

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I Promise I Won't Hand You Over To The Government For Scientific Experiments

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Brothers

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If my dreams are any indication, he is having a way more exciting/adventurous life than I do. An he lives in a bigger apartment too!

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I Will Chloro-Fill This Office With Positive Energy That You And Your Team Will Appreciate

I Will Chloro-Fill This Office With Positive Energy That You And Your Team Will Appreciate

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember once going for an interview, the boss didn't bother asking questions (he had read my CV) and told me to come in next day for my Uniform. There once were times like that.

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With This In Mind I'd Still Suggest You Donate Blood If You Can

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good old paracetamol here, don't think anyone refers to it as a specific brand, I'm struggling to even think of a brand name. I usually just buy the 30p packets of the shops own one since they're all the same

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A Scheme To Promote His Book

A Scheme To Promote His Book

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My Pupils

My Pupils

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I Know You Don't Want To But Use Free Time On The Weekends To Prepare For The Week Ahead

I Know You Don't Want To But Use Free Time On The Weekends To Prepare For The Week Ahead

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Please Don't Do This - Have To Specify Since Ig And Fb Say I'm Being H@rmful If I Don't. So Just Don't. K Thanks

Please Don't Do This - Have To Specify Since Ig And Fb Say I'm Being H@rmful If I Don't. So Just Don't. K Thanks

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to do this for science class: show the kids how HCL and NaOH are vicious. Mix in 1:1 ratio. Drink.

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Never Gonna Give You Up Never Gonna Let You Down

Never Gonna Give You Up Never Gonna Let You Down

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