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If you were to ask us, funny memes and jokes are an inseparable part of humor today as social media is to the internet. Whether it’s your favorite TV show or something we all can relate to (money, dating, procrastination) - memes are there, ready to crack us up 24/7.
However, there are only a few wellsprings of memes that keep things original and classy. For today’s bunch, we have to thank this funny meme and jokes Instagram page with over 1.1 million followers, which shares relatable and diverse laughs on pretty much everything. Without further ado, go have some giggles, pandas!

In today's digital era, where information travels at warp speed, and Apple's new luxurious VR goggles (only for $3500!) just beg to be made fun of, a curious cultural phenomenon has captured our collective imagination, transcending language, age, and class — funny memes and jokes for adults. These seemingly innocuous images, videos, or text snippets, infused with wit and humor, have woven their way into the very fabric of existence, not only online but in real life as well.

In a recent post, Adam Downer, the editor of “Know Your Meme,” explained to Bored Panda that “The best way for a meme to work is to have it be applicable to a wide array of situations, and it needs to be able to transcend its original context. Oftentimes, you'll see people clamoring over a 'new meme' that is really just jokes about one pop culture reference.”

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    Shrek meme about password frustration, highlighting humorous and relatable tech issues.

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    Chihuahua Mama
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't even get how that happens! Also, websites need to let me choose whatever password I want rather than their 14 requirements for the password, including a symbol, a chinese character and one of the spice girls...

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    The power of funny jokes and memes, then, lies in their versatility. They act as cultural mirrors, reflecting society's quirks, foibles, and prevailing trends. By poking fun at our collective obsessions, they offer a sense of camaraderie and validation.

    Just think of all the times you have seen a memed-out Elon Musk (who appears not to mind it) or some clunky technology that was just begging to be made fun of. Surprisingly, we have come to a point when there's no point in counting just how many funny memes and jokes we are blessed with every day.

    #3

    Funny snowman mailbox with stick arms, open mouth, and angry eyes in a snowy neighborhood setting.

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    The Doom Song
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brilliant! I wish it snowed here so I could do stuff like tgis

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    According to the BBC, the term “meme” was introduced by renowned evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in 1976. Drawing inspiration from the Greek word “mimeme” (which sounds a bit like Trump's brain-child “confefe”), Dawkins sought to elucidate the concept of discrete cultural units that replicate and spread among individuals, much like genes. In the act of linguistic creativity, he shortened "mimeme" to “meme,” which conveniently rhymed with “cream.” Dawkins proposed that these funny memes and jokes for adults encompassed melodies, ideas, catchphrases, or fragments of information that leap from one mind to another through imitation, facilitating their transmission.

    #6

    A humorous meme showing a sleepy woman in a nightgown, resembling a classical painting, with a funny caption about waking up at 4 am.

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    Sue Denham
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, yeah. And the hour or so before that when you're debating: if I get up and go to the bathroom will it wake me up more than staying in bed with the need to go?

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    Funny meme showing tunnels captioned "My nose every night," highlighting humorous imagery.

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    Researchers at Meta, for example, showed just how fast funny memes and jokes on Instagram can spread and evolve. They found more than 121,000 different variants of one particular meme posted across more than 1 million status updates. Come to think of it, it's not so crazy to hear something like this in today's day and age. But we're talking about the age of “doge” and other classical memes that paved the way for a whole new appreciation of this internet phenomenon.

    #9

    Funny meme of an iceberg showing "Music I play for friends" vs. "My entire playlist of songs I actually like."

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    ThatCapybara
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My entire alternate personality is hidden in my playlist fr

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    In essence, though, the fascination with funny jokes and memes can be attributed to their ability to entertain, connect, and provoke thought. Not only do they offer a form of cultural shorthand that binds us together, but they also offer a unique way for self-expression—something that is evident in the popularity of meme hubs like today‘s meme sponsor.

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    #13

    Man holding baby by window, family members looking in, capturing a funny meme moment.

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    #14

    A cat snuggled in bed under blankets, humorously enjoying a lazy day off.

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    Esme Weatherwax
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once when we had a sunny day in England I laid in the garden reading a book all day - it felt like a 2 week holiday

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    #15

    Grumpy child making a funny face in a field, expressing annoyance at morning cheerfulness.

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    #16

    UNO's funny meme exchange on stacking cards to tickle your funny bone.

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    The Doom Song
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So we've all been playing it wrong then?

    Pink Princess
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. We have. But everyone is still going to keep putting +4s on +4s

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    Leanna Krys
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks for the cards but we'll take it from here

    David
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    By definition a game is whatever set of rules the players all agree on. UNO is just mad they didn't think of progressive draw twos / draw fours and the rest of the world did. :)

    QuirkyKittyGirl
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about making the person who put down the +4 draw 4 by playing a "reverse" card?

    ThatCapybara
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    U-no thanks, imma do a plus 6

    StrangePenguin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the only rule of uno is that you make get anybody else to believe the wrong way is the right way

    Santrikea
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rules are meant to be broken!! Heck, I've had to pick up 12 cards before....more than once!! It really doesn't matter what the specific rules are. As long as everyone has fun, that's all that matters❤️

    Lesbian Sloth (she/her)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you really want to be that cruel, play Uno flip, where you can stack +5

    Johnnynatfan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    haha this made me laugh out loud

    JustAnotherPanda (she/them)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the photoshop in this one, I see a comma instead of a period for the likes

    Nitka Tsar
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? Do you mean the 32,4K? I‘m not sure how many countries do what, but I do know the US writes , instead of . and vice versa. This picture must have been taken in Europe though, I think. The first comment has 9907 likes and the second one 32400. They just shortened it to 32,4K. In Europe you would write a halve as 0,5 with a comma, not a period. And if you have 1000 you can write it as 1.000 with a period, not a comma. I know it‘s reversed in the US and I‘m sure it has led to many misunderstandings. What it is not though, is photoshopped.

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    Fiat Panda 🇮🇹
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s the end of the world as we know it :(

    Marc
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We always play "house rules"

    I’m a sadist
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *flashbacks to Felix and chan’s legendary uno game*

    Auntsara
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell that to the uno app game

    Cobrin Millett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    +4s on +4s i can understand but +2s on +4s is just wrong

    FOR REAL
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One time I was playing with my cousins and my littlest cousin had to draw like 20 something cards. lol

    Claire Armstrong
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the fact that he's arguing with the game creators lol! Also I have no idea how or even what Uno is!

    Shelley DuVal
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but.. but... if I play a +4 and the next person counters this by adding another +4, and the person after has to pick up 8 cards, it makes the game sooooooooooo much more fun!

    Anonymous
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Progressive Uno. Best way to play it. But pity the poor person that ends up having to draw after a draw 4 makes two laps of the table.

    Nitka Tsar
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The +4 on a +4 does not even make sense. The +4 is always a color wish card so you need to put down the color they wished. You can‘t put another wish card on a wish card! (Yes I‘m German, yes we love following rules)

    devotedtodreams
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    +4 on a +4 is the way we've always played it - awesome way to really sabotage someone, sucks when you're on the receiving end XD

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    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So no more +16 card hot potato?

    Tam StaR
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    4's on 4's. 2's on 2's and stacking is allowed. That's how you play to make enemies and it's the only way I know how to play.

    Audra Sisler
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh snap!!!!! Yeah I've been totally playing it wrong 😆😆🤣 whoopsie daisy

    JUSTsoyouKNOW..
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    QuirkyKittyGirl..that's a good one.

    JUSTsoyouKNOW..
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought putting a +4 was for the next person to pick up then they put it down for their turn for the next person, I had no idea you put another +4 on top of a +4 and the next person has to pick up 8. Is this correct? I LOVE uno. Do tell.

    The voice of reason
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For some this is wild Uno. Keep it going till no one can play and that person gets slammed.

    jacquelin carrabus
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We play +4 on +4 has to take a shot...by the end of the game we are laughing and falling off of chairs.

    Duncan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We call that B*tch UNO. So much more fun.

    axle f
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ....helps to read the rules, really..

    Rae Ramirez
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you play in the app the wild version you can absolutely play a +4 on a +4 usually I’m the one that gets doomed

    Vihra Stancheva
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's how we have been playing forever!

    Dash Junior
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do not know what is going on here, and I think that it is best that I do not get involved.

    Valek Fermiga
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For all those people ( including me ) who have never once played UNO - the answer is " Unicorn Flavored Smarties " I read that in a fortune cookie, so must be true....

    Vintage Books
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The app version lets you stack draw 2 and 4 cards!

    Firefly1617
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still doing it :D. Last game I played I had to pick up 20 ;-;

    Cathy Hinz
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We make our own rules. +4 on a +4 means the next person draws 8. Thems the rules in my house.

    Lylac Moonchild
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We call that ✨spicy uno✨ Includes: 1.Everyone silent when a seven is played until another seven is played 2. Can stack multiple draw cards 3. Can stack multiples of the same number different color if one of the original is in the stack AND it is your turn 4. Can play an identical card even if it is not your turn 5. when a nine is played everyone must smack the table. Last person to smack draws a card

    BeepBoop is Lonely (she/they)
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Y'all the rules depends on house rules! No one reads Uno's instructions book. Wherever you are, you follow house rules. If y'all are at my house, no stacks (putting +'s on top of each other, whoever can't put one down pulls all of those cards). But if you're in my friend's house, stacks all the way man.

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    #17

    A cat wrapped in a pink blanket, with a funny meme caption about procrastination, representing funny jokes and humor.

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    ThatCapybara
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We should make this acceptable. Like, in Dutch, there’s a word that means: hang around, relax and do nothing, and that is an acceptable plan for your day ✨

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    #19

    Two-panel meme comparing a young man's job application to his older, regal, successful self, invoking humor.

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    Chewie Baron
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically he was 4 years old when he applied for the job. As his mother was always the heir presumptive. When George VI died, he was immediately 1st in line.

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    #20

    Funny meme about marriage pressures with Cleopatra-like character saying, "Men don’t deserve me."

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    #21

    Dog amusingly checks if passengers enjoy the music while riding in a car, illustrating a funny meme.

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    David Wambold
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who let the dogs out? Who, who, who, who, who?

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    #22

    Funny meme showing confusing call options: "End & Accept," "Decline," and "Hold & Accept."

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    ThatCapybara
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you accidentally hang up on your mum 😬

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    #23

    A funny meme featuring a worried-looking cat with the text "Literally nothing: *happens* My anxiety: Oh no."

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    Sue Denham
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My anxiety: Wait for it. Wait for it . . .. Any minute now . . ."

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    #25

    Funny meme of a potato resembling a sleepy face, humorously captioned about feeling tired before the alarm clock rings.

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    Sue Denham
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Took me a little while to realise that, no, that's not a seal.

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    #27

    Funny meme of an animated character with a caption about the pre-broke stage of life.

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    Chihuahua Mama
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had a little extra money at the end of last month, so of course my "check engine" light came on 😭

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    #28

    Funny meme comparing a vibrant Tweety ice cream at 3:07 A.M. to a melted, tired version at 1:12 P.M.

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    #29

    Funny meme with a green puppet saying "Oh I love trash" in response to dating history.

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

    I just burst out laughing in the middle of class 🥲 (it’s math so)

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    #30

    Funny meme showing a character's calm and mischievous expressions, titled "When you first meet me VS when you get to know me".

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    #31

    Funny meme of Flounder in water, looking disheveled, with a humorous caption about surviving an oil spill.

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    ThatCapybara
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s REAL FROM THE MOVIE? 💀

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    #33

    A humorous meme with two people looking bored, capturing an awkward first and last hangout scenario.

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    ThatCapybara
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you have to hang out with your parent’s friend’s kid:

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    #34

    Visitors mimicking art in museum; funny jokes and memes theme.

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    David Wambold
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Het the gang together. We're going to see "The Last Supper".

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    #35

    Group of people labeled as "depression," "anxiety," "stress," and "me" at a party. Funny memes highlight social emotions.

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    ThatCapybara
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then they’re like: you don’t LOOK depressed

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    #36

    Man awkwardly staring at a crying woman; funny meme about not knowing how to help a friend in distress.

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    Sue Denham
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also: after 45 minutes you're still trying to appear supportive but you're actually compiling your grocery shopping list in your head.

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    #38

    Woman humorously pretending to study a restaurant menu she already googled, capturing the essence of funny memes.

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    David Wambold
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll have the Lobster Thermidor. Extra Thermidor.

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    #39

    Funny meme of a creature looking displeased, captioned about choosing iced coffee over water.

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    #40

    Cartoon doctor examining a child's ears with a humorous caption about believing lies, illustrating a funny meme.

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    ChexmyLicks/egg
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    b-but they r making me feel loved *cries like a hyena*

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    #42

    Classic-Funny-Memes-Jokes

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

    Like, I can say stuff but ur not listening, so yay

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    #46

    Classic-Funny-Memes-Jokes

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    Lukas (he/him, it/its)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've got toes, but I don't have any toddler ants... at least, I hope not.

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    #47

    Classic-Funny-Memes-Jokes

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    The Doom Song
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The look on my face when my partner says "wanna go to the pub for a quick drink?"

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