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Art has always been a way to express how it felt to exist at a certain time, capturing its essence, struggles, and triumphs. While it’s hard to imagine, artists of the past share a lot more in common with present-day folks, making these masterpieces relevant even after hundreds of years. 

Luckily for us, their relatability makes them great material for something the modern human enjoys weirdly too much. That’s right, memes! The Instagram account ‘ClassicReelsMemes’ has an impressive collection of them, making it the perfect place for some laughs and culture. Scroll down to find the best classical art memes that even Da Vinci would approve of.

#1

Humorous classical art meme with two women, one asking about things blown to make a wish.

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weatherwitch
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Don Flynn
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, this one made me laugh so hard my abs hurt

Don Flynn
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My abs hurt from laughing at this one! 😂🤣😂

TheGoodBoi
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No! You blow dande-…oh…heheh

Doofnuts
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Laughed out loud, wife's looking at me, not explaining.

Paul Brown
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! I'm surprised Bored Panda allowed this.

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    #2

    Classical art meme with a girl in a green dress on fire, surrounded by two surprised cats, humorously captioned.

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    Chihuahua Mama
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And she lived miserably ever after, which wasn't very long"

    Daya Meyer
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. This one is called 'the lighter' and the girl has been warned about not to use it. She got curious while her parents were out and did catch fire, burnt to ashes (except her shoes). Disturbing, yes, but every story or fairy tale is some sort of education. If you do it wrong or you are a bad person, you will be punished one day is the lesson for the children. And then a guy called Walt Disney came along.

    SparkDragon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that the story of Pauline and the matches?

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    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL. So many of the originals were so dark.

    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter goes to a German school and we were quite surprised that the kids are read the real versions of the fairy tales at a rather young age! Incidentally, a great accompaniment to these fairy tales for kids aged 7+ is The Night I Fell Into A Fairytale by Ben Miller. Can only recommend it!

    My O My
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even small children can tell that the fairytailes are not the real life. And they just imagine it their own way when you read or tell the tale. The amount of laughing abd screaming when the wolf swallows grandma whole is hillarious! Obviously it's impossible to just gulp up someone without chewing.. aaah *goes searching for the fairytale book*

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    martymcmatrix
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    »Doch weh! Die Flamme faßt das Kleid, Die Schürze brennt; es leuchtet weit. Es brennt die Hand, es brennt das Haar, Es brennt das ganze Kind sogar.« The »Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders«, the internationally valid diagnostic catalog of psychiatry, claims the following criteria for pathological pyromania: • deliberate and premeditated setting of fire in several instances • great tension and excitement before the act • obsessed interest in fire and everything to do with it • joy or relief during the arson • arsons were not committed for financial reasons, revenge, etc.

    Rizzo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had the original as a child. I don't know where it went. It was probably handed down to some other kid in our family without my knowledge or consent. I guess it wasn't mine to begin with but more like a family heirloom.

    Bored Retsuko
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yes, I had that book as a kid, f'ing scary 🥺

    Sylvia Weiss
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is no classical fairy tale an has nothing to do with Brothers Grimm. It´s a story from the book "Der Struwwelpeter". The intention of those stories was to warn and to frighten children to do the descripted things - like playing with fire. The book is from 1844....

    Bantam_Wyvern (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are the cats yelling in terror or using her as a human sacrifice? Or is she perhaps the demon they were trying to summon?

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    #3

    A classical art meme shows a woman crossing off a to-do list item, humorously admitting she hasn’t completed it.

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    Casey Payne
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes making a decision is an accomplishment.

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

    Plus, sometimes if you procrastinate long enough, you can cross something off because you can't do it anymore.

    Tostones
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to look up the artist because of how amazing that envelope is. Albert Edelfelt, Finnish.

    Ashlie Dearest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I decided to do a few things from my bucket list, this year.

    iBlank
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    first item on to-do list: check off everything else on to-do list

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

    Just admit you're never doing it, cross it off, and move on.

    Isabella
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me at work sometimes! Hahaha

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    The process that people go through to craft these amazing classical art memes is called remixing. During it, they take a piece of art from its original context and create a newer piece of media. Initially, remixing was only used for music or sound manipulation, but now it can be employed to produce a new version of anything. 

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    Even the classical artists themselves are guilty of doing this. Embracing remixing often drives innovation and pushes the boundaries of creative expression. One of the most renowned artists, Pablo Picasso, has famously said, “Good artists copy; great artists steal.” He frequently borrowed from African, Iberian, and other artistic traditions, redoing them and creating his own groundbreaking style.

    #4

    Classical art meme with a humorous dialogue between a painter and a dressed model in a modern room.

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    Sue Denham
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks pretty unimpressed.

    Casey Payne
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She should. It's been hours and he hasn't painted a damn thing. "This is the worst Tinder date. So far, this month. Wait, what day is it? Okay, yeah, this month. Only 29 days more. When I said I wanted a freak, I meant in bed."

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    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On Whose Line, Drew called a teenage girl down to be in a sketch with Colin and Ryan. The sketch had Colin painting the subject in the nude. Drew apologized, but they went ahead and did the sketch. The girl sat on a stool, and Colin was pretending to paint her. Ryan was the first to speak. He said, "Colin, put on your pants!" So Colin mimed putting pants on, and all was well. Drew promised the girl's mother that next time, he'd read the card before choosing an audience member. I thought Ryan did well. It fixed the issue, the girl still got to participate, and the only one embarrassed was Drew

    kelsischloe1986
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well that's a bit of a change up there Innit?

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

    i bet shes happy with her painting

    B Jones
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is he tanner from the waist down, must spend a lot of time pantsless

    Wes Ouzts
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, it is so COLD in a Paris loft!

    Wicked-Wheelchair-Woman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair he never actually said which one of them would be nude. Specifics.

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    #5

    Classical art meme with a demon sitting by a bed, humorously captioned about finding common ground with a soul.

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    Kristal
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hahaha and the wife is still blissfully sleeping

    Tabitha
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or just laying there pretending to sleep and enjoying listening to her husband try to b******t his way out of going to hell, and Old Scratch seeing right through it, just like she can.

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    Ashlie Dearest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We now know who wears the pants in that house. lol

    Bantam_Wyvern (she/her)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, I practically live in Hėll too, let’s be friends!

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guy: “What about the weather? It’s dreadfully cold..” Demon: “I know! It’s much warmer in hell.” Guy: “And darker I’m sure. These sunny days are depressing..”

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

    At first sight, I thought the devil was smoking a cigarette. Ha ha.

    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm starting to think Jonny bot here isn't an actual person but a pathetic simulated troll.

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    #6

    Classical art meme with humorous text about babies, making a coffee break more enjoyable.

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    BM Khalid Hasan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    Apatheist Account2
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically, a whole religion is based on illegitimacy.

    The Doom Song
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd like to hear Mary explain tbat

    Major Harris
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "joseph, you are NOT the father!"

    Angelshark
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Well they don't come from the bottom of a beer can, JOE."

    Wicked-Wheelchair-Woman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "When a man and a woman love each other very much...."

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    God: “Well they do all come from me. Right? ;P”…You know, I do like this story. Like the woman (saint I think? Idk) that got penetrated by a bunch of angels with golden arrows! Hmm golden arrows huh? Might get downvoted but I had to hold back my chuckles when’s I was a teen…

    Couragetcd
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Joseph must be rich with all that salt back then.

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    But in order to create a classical art meme that people will find amusing and relatable, the creator has to be literate in art, its history, and meme culture. Therefore, creating and sharing them acts as a way to learn more about art history and the meaning behind each painting.

    English and Great Books professor Christine Cornell says, “I think it’s a fun thing to try out at least. Yeah, and it maybe introduces some people to art they might not have run into otherwise, so that’s always good.”

    #7

    Classical art meme shows two people pretending to be dead as a man approaches a window, humorously enhancing a coffee break.

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    Casey Payne
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is there a transistor radio in the picture?

    Kel_how
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did a reverse search of the image and it's actually two paintings photoshopped together. It's The Death of Chatterton by Henry Wallis and Sweets to the Sweet by Edmund Blaire Leighton. I'm assuming the editor added the transistor radio...to be funny?

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    Bill Hankel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His arm appears unusually long.

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plot twist: Weird Guy: “Ah. My Snow White :).”

    Rebecca McManus
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love that painting of Thomas Chatterton

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    #8

    A humorous classical art meme featuring a doctor-patient conversation about a rare disease.

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    Evan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    plague inc. be like

    Arnold Larkins
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The "SamRules Virus" has spread across the world!

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    Dawn Harris
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love this 😂🤣😆😅😁🥴

    Cristi nah
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    -You have the Pimperton Syndrome -... And... Is it grave, doctor? -We still don't know, Mr. Pimperton

    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Can I name it after my ex?"

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    #9

    Classical art meme featuring a couple holding hands, with humorous text about fantasy and sleep desires.

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    Pigeonvonbirb
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better yet, sleep the whole day, AND it's raining.

    SuperChicken
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be really good. It's getting warm here, where we live. We need rain.

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    Giraffy Window
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THAT right there is the 11th Doctor.

    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds amazing! But there exists Rosie the cat...so :(

    Ross “Sarcastic Dad”
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I looked forward to the day my kids were old enough that they didn't wake me up at 6am every Sat/Sun. When it finally happened, I forgot I had cats. They did not give a s**t that the kids were sleeping in.

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    Wicked-Wheelchair-Woman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having the cable guy say he'll be there between 12:00 and 4:00 and he shows up at 12:08.

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    In fact, for many people, classical art memes are the only gateway to the artistic world, as classical art is often viewed as “highbrow” and “high-class, which makes it unwelcoming and unattainable for some. The paintings also tend to be ambiguous and require research to be dissected, which can scare off those who don’t really have time to do that.

    #10

    Classical art meme showing a woman in an orange dress, with text about playing "nap roulette."

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    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bummer when they turn out to be extra long and you wake up an hour or two before bedtime.

    Full of Giggles
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was my favorite game before I had kids.

    similarly
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bet it's going to be your favorite game again when they leave home. Now my kids are grown up, I take a LOT of naps.

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    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only take naps when I'm ill and it's fun.

    Cristi nah
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you wake up from a siesta and don't know if its two hours after or three years

    Hannah Taylor
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been there, done that. 3 1/2 hours.

    Couragetcd
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw this painting explained on a YouTube channel called art deco. I don't remember anything about it, but I know it was interesting at the time.

    Lester the Space Duck
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I take a nap at all, I can't fall asleep at night no matter what I do.

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    1 year ago

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    and how is this funny? procrastinating is not healthy

    Karina
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It actually is, depending on what it is you procrastinate. But If you had procrastinated coming here until your attitude improved, this whole post would be healthier.

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    #11

    Classical art meme of a woman in a dress, head in hand, humorously lamenting going out when plans aren't canceled.

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    Pigeonvonbirb
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then you just sit on your bed contemplating life and reviewing all the plausible excuses you haven't used yet

    clairebear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's best to lay the groundwork here and claim to have some sort of condition or affliction that "flairs up" from time to time. Do your research, nothing disfiguring or life-threatening, you need something just enough that mildly debilitates you but serious enough to stop you going out. Then you can get out of stuff by saying you are having a flair-up. I humbly suggest IBS, or if you are female, female troubles.

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    Agent Smith
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes but introverts just need to learn to say no, first up.

    Ashlie Dearest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes I worry about it so much, I either end up with a migraine, or an anxiety attack.

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    #12

    "Classical art meme comparing medieval scene to an ice cream sandwich, adding humor to your coffee break."

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    clairebear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hope they have improved the recipe.

    Pamela Christie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obvious connection: I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ice cream.

    Brian Droste
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Early form of acupuncture,. They just hadn't finance the technique yet.

    matt hoop
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't look at this delicious ice cream bar the same way again lol

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    That said, some see taking original masterpieces and adding humorous text to them as devaluing them. Francesca Testa from the online art platform Cartellino in a way defends memes by saying, “After so much research and attempts to understand art history, it's safe to say that what these memes brought is no depreciation.

    Medieval and Renaissance art is indeed considered priceless today, but just because they've been used as tools for injecting humor into the tragic everyday lives of angsty millennials or trivial adventures of young individuals doesn't mean they devalue the art pieces used. They simply start a conversation that transcends time.”

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    #13

    Classical art meme showing a woman with a hammer and a man lying down, with humorous text about headaches.

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    Pigeonvonbirb
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Will cure mine though! Hold still

    Forrest Hobbs
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For those who might not recognise the scene, it's Jael killing Sisera. https://biblehub.com/judges/4-21.htm

    Ash
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ah, my favorite bible story. "Her hand reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman's hammer."

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    Lester the Space Duck
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it _will_ cure it, just probably not in the way he hoped.

    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think this is what "physician, heal thyself " is supposed to mean.

    GrowingThruConcrete
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats what the jerk gets for running off leaving his army stuck in the mud

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    #14

    Classical art meme showing women dancing with a goat-headed figure, humorously captioned about bathroom trips.

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    Sue Denham
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shhhh. Don't reveal our secrets.

    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me: "Can I use the words dr.ug or kn.ob in their proper contexts?" BP: "ABOSLUTELY NOT!" Me: "Okay. What about a bunch of fully nude, underage girls performing a satanic ritual?" BP: "Oh yeah, that's totally fine". LOL

    Chewie Baron
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @John Bababuie, regarding your comment on your profile saying banning you is unconstitutional, Bored Panda is not an American website. So go fück yourself.

    M O'Connell
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even if it were a US website, the first amendment grants you protection against the government restricting your speech, not against any private entity doing so.

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    Pigeonvonbirb
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good god John is bloody irritating p**s off man

    John Bababuie again again
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im truly sorry. I'm bipolar and can't stop myself in some moments

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    Bantam_Wyvern (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve said this many times about many things, and I believe I’m starting to give up on hoping maybe some of it is just satire

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    Evan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the boys is so much worse in the toilet

    Couragetcd
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just lucky guesswork by male minds. We typically keep our clothes on for the loo meet ups. Otherwise the fastest dressers would nab the cutest shoes no matter which they came in with.

    Jess Smith
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm missing out, that looks fun.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The artist is apparently Aleksandra Waliszewska (born 1976 in Warsaw). https://www.facebook.com/Signorformica/posts/aleksandra-waliszewska-born-1976-in-warsaw/1107348416128144/ and https://www.facebook.com/MacabreArts/photos/a.830534060298722/2633739956644781/

    Forrest Hobbs
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More on the artist's art here: https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/aleksandra-waliszewska/ and here: https://waliszewska.artmuseum.pl/en/wystawa

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    #15

    Classical art meme of a cat with a jetpack and humorous caption about being late feeding it.

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    Jrog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A posthumous (XVII century) illustration for Franz Helm's "Feuerwerkbuch" from the XIV century. Helm was a proposer of some unorthodox techniques for siege warfare, some of them involving strapping incendiary devices to animals. It is dubious if he reported those as mere curiosities, possibly riding the popularity of the story of Olga of Kiev using pigeons to burn a castle in revenge, or if someone actually experimented with the concept.

    Dr Soong
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very interesting, Jrog. Thankyou. 🙂

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    Evan
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    someone needa ban this mf bruh how many downvotes is this?

    me myself and i (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m not sure if John understands jokes… and this isn’t even not feeding the cat, this is being five minutes late so

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    John Haley
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The original 300 year old Nyan cat meme.

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

    I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe!

    John Bababuie again
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    1 year ago

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    not feeding your pets should be illegal

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    In fact, Cornell argues that these memes are the same as any art being repurposed into a collage or something broken being created into a new artwork. “There’s nothing wrong with repurposing things as well. It’s like sampling in music, there’s no reason artists shouldn’t do that,” she said. “And I think art works that way all the time so it kind of makes sense that they get used this way.”

    #16

    Classical art meme showing a child asking an elderly woman about glasses, with a humorous response about bottles.

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    The Doom Song
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thus is the kinda Grandma I wanna hang with!

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

    Saw this, immediately thought of Nanny Ogg (with a smile, of course).

    Charlotte
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shout out to the immortal Terry Pratchett!

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    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like my beloved grandma of blessed memory!

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

    My grandma and my sister showed up suddenly after a poker night, and there were shot glasses with some amounts of a liquor. Grandma pours them all in one glass, shoots it down and say "Rock N Rye... Haven't had that for years. Go Grandma!

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    #17

    A humorous classical art meme featuring a dancing skeleton surrounded by people.

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    Illifred
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you go to Wacken Open Air and can't afford all these ridiculously expensive snacks.

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

    The wading pool at Wacken Open Air

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

    I just hear AC/DC "Highway to hell."

    Alicia M
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We're all going to hell, but we'll be the best ones there. J/K. I'm an atheist.

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    #18

    Classical art meme of a woman and man during a break, humorously contemplating not returning to work.

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    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks like she wishes she had swiped left

    I'm.Just.A.Girl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is literally me right now I am due back in 20 minutes 😒

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

    Why does she kinda look like Maggie Smith?

    me myself and i (she/her)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me looking at my overdue homework, wondering if it’s really worth the trouble, knowing that I have to do it anyway

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

    Find other employment, one that has you wanting to get up, and go to work.

    We also shouldn’t forget that being proficient in history, art, and modern culture in order to create a successful art meme isn’t an easy task, considering that we have decades and centuries' worth of digital and physical media. For this reason, some people are starting to see memes as a form of art. And if we take the definition of art, we can see that memes do fall into its definition.

    #19

    A funny classical art meme with a woman offering fruit and a man looking surprised, adding humor to your coffee break.

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    Casey Payne
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not asking. If you are going to be like that, at least be a gentleman about it and escort her to the door.

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

    Typical: She wanted to be asked. He made it a command. This is why men and women can never be friends.

    Lisa Lilla
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And take you big giant head with you.

    #20

    Classical art meme featuring Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf discussing body shaming.

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

    It's called menopause, Red. It'll happen to you too one day!

    Gen X Feral
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly! And nobody talks about it because it's so heinous

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    martymcmatrix
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When your grandma identifies as a »furry«...🙋🏽

    Tom Hardeveld
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "What big eyes you've got, and what big ears you've got, and what big..." "Listen brat, are you just going to stand there telling me how big I'm getting or are you going to hand me that basket!"

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    #21

    Classical art meme of a woman staring blankly with text about a brain crash from hearing something stupid.

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    Rusty
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, every time Trümp opens his mandibles?

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

    they: "So the earth is actually flat..." Me:

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

    A visit to a chiropractor may also be required. 🤔

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

    When people post pics of their animals wearing ridiculous outfits.

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

    Or that IS the person who has jello for brains.

    MED71
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just watched a new movie and I felt brain cells dying. Don't remember what it was! 🤪

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

    I used to do this! That was before I became desensitized to stupidity. Now I just faint.

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    As a result, internet memes are frequently compared to pop art or street art because of their high accessibility. Artist and writer An Xiao Mina explains, “Memes are the street art of the social web, and like street art, they are varied, expressive, and complex.”

    #22

    Classical art meme of a woman in bed humorously confronting a demon about being late.

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

    How dare you! I'm not special anymore!

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

    Better get tested... Just sayin'

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

    God, I hate sleep paralysis. When you are in twilight and can't move but your finishing dream says you have to move, AAAaargh!

    John Bababuie again
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    1 year ago

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    not funny. this is making fun of people with real problems

    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like being negative on EVERY SINGLE POST. OP doesn't have a problem here, you should seek help.

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    #23

    Classical art meme with a devil whispering "Put the alphabet into math" to a bewildered figure, creating a humorous scene.

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

    Whose arm is coming out of the robe? Not sure if want to ask where the other one is.

    Analyn Lahr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like he's about to be reaching for something under the clothes. Just realized that's not the devil's arm. My mind lives in the gutter.

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

    to who ever did that F***K YOU SCUM SUCKER

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

    Actually algebra is easy—to an extent.

    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I found it easy to forget.

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    Rizzo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does this refer to gematria?

    Wicked-Wheelchair-Woman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew that came from the Devil! That's called 'Evil Math'

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    #24

    Classical art meme featuring a couple in historical attire, with humorous text about existential despair.

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    me myself and i (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saw a meme earlier that said “I would die for you” “then perish”

    Ash
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's the obama tumblr meme! https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/then-perish

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    Amanda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does it look like he is trying to mansplain her book

    digitalin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, it looks like Merida's dress from Brave!

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    In 2022, the memes were taken offline by Freeze_Magazine, who showcased them in an exhibition in the Barbican. Combining elements of art, art history, and internet culture, the display named ‘Hope You See Me as a Friend’ already reworked memes that initially were used to revise other things. 

    #25

    Classical art meme with two figures, one asking to hang out and the other making a generic excuse.

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    Sue Denham
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Yeah.Saves time and effort."

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

    Generic reply that shows that i have no sense of humour. (there, i saved you some time John)

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

    I'm stealing this. The excuse, I mean, not the meme.

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

    Why make up a real sounding excuse when you know that nobody believes it anyway. I might have to use this next time I'm needing an excuse. Lol!

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

    I lost my pocketknife. Because one excuse is as good as another.

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

    Must start using that in real life!

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    #26

    A funny classical art meme of a person awkwardly lying in bed, struggling to find a comfortable sleeping position.

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    Bored Retsuko
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Needs to be reported. Which I just did because this one went too far! WTF!

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    The Original Bruno
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, "classical" art with the electric lamp and the 70s movies references.

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

    Or "anyone trying to get comfortable on the traditional German square pillow".

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

    I hate when those (inner?) Demons won't leave me alone!

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

    Sleeping next to a gnome never helps, I find

    John Bababuie again
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    1 year ago

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    lakota wolf looks like this, sadly

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

    Babes what r u on about 😍 instead of commenting random s**t on here 😋how about 🤔 you stick Ur Baba Jaga nose somewhere else ❤️😱

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    #27

    Classical art meme of a woman holding melons, surrounded by fruits and vegetables, with a humorous caption above.

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

    I looked up the painting and found this in the Tate Britain's description: "The abundance of ripe melons surrounding the cookmaid echo her voluptuous cleavage." No s**t, Sherlock!

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

    Looks healthy. The food! I swear I meant the food. ;)

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

    The OG onlyfans seemed quite fruitful

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

    Phwoaar look at those melons! And that cabbage is fabulous too, I think it's a Duncan

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

    well, those are all squash (except for the cabbage).

    MED71
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would buy, love melons. 😊

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    #28

    Classical art meme showing a humorous 'holy shot' autocorrect joke with a biblical scene.

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

    Is that what I think it is? OMG! It IS! A pan-galactic gargle-blaster!

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

    Don't drink it! It could be pee! lol

    John Bababuie again
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    #29

    Classical art meme with a couple; man says he loves her 10 times more, woman calculates it as zero.

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    Kristal
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, off topic but ... that dress is gorgeous

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

    "I really should scold the servants about this filthy rug."

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    #30

    Classical art meme with a guillotine, captioned "Not a cellphone in sight, just people living in the moment."

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    Jack Burton
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you are now Place de la Concorde in Paris and just imagine these things really happens that's so weird

    Kiss Army
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least one guy there is not "living" in the moment!

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

    Imagine that the brain in this head most probably realised that it was looking at the crowd. There seems to be some real disturbing evidence of the brain not immediately shutting down after being separated from the body, but staying conscious for a couple of seconds.

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

    The last execution by guillotine happened in 1977

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

    Isn't it amazing the way fresh air and sunshine can change your perspective?

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

    (In the VCR era) THIS is what happens if you don't rewind before returning your rentals!)

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    1 year ago

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    #31

    Classical art meme: woman writing at a desk with humorous caption about daily routine.

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

    Think I'll reply with this tomorrow when a customer asks me how I'm doing

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

    Love it when she was using Old English LOL.

    #32

    Classical art meme with a mother humorously talking to her daughter in a rustic kitchen setting.

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

    Mr Bababuie seems to have misidentified the oldest joke. List here: https://www.businessinsider.com/historians-10-oldest-jokes-in-history-1900bc-2019-7?op=1#1-a-fart-joke-sumeria-1900-bc-10

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

    I think they meany Bababooey, from those things kids say a lot these days : TheY cAll mE BabAbooEy

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    Cooking Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's emotional damage right there

    John Bababuie again
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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    John are you a joke, because you aren't a very funny one if you are.

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    #33

    Classical art meme featuring skeletons gardening humorously in a medieval-style painting.

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

    No shortage of fertilizer ...

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

    Well, I mean, Death is part of nature

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

    "I wear nature inside my empty vessel".

    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He only waters poisonous and carnivorous plants.

    #34

    Classical art meme depicting group chat scenario with a person observing silently.

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

    Homer Simpson did it better /j

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

    It's me...Hi...I'm the lurker...It's me...

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

    Isn’t that John Bababui?

    Ducki (She/Her) 明明
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is me but i also post random memes at 1 am

    Ashlie Dearest
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most people on my "friends" list on Facebook, and they are all family!

    #35

    Classical art meme of a stern baby in a brown outfit, humorously captioned.

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

    When you accidentally give birth to a Bank Manager.

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

    It's like somebody's grandpa said, "Imagine me as a baby".

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

    Genuinely beautiful babies are the exception rather than the rule, though everyone thinks theirs is the most beautiful baby ever born. I’m not saying they won’t grow up to be gorgeous, because a good sized chunk of them actually do (even though it seems counterintuitive for it to happen, I have witnessed it myself countless times, like they grow into their mismatched features or something ), I’m just saying that as babies they were not.

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

    While that may or may not be true, this picture is not actually of a baby.

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    Xenia Harley
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a 50 year old man. At least 50.

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

    This is what that baby looked like in that one episode of Seinfeld.

    Lester the Space Duck
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This kid's gonna grow up to be in the Mafia.

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    #36

    Classical art meme depicting close interactions, humorously highlighting lack of personal space awareness.

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

    wow, the unsubtle racism in the images... they're both semitic for folks sake!

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

    Yeah, I noticed that in the demon too. Long hooked nose vs normal dudes. Then again a bunch of these are from medieval Europe.

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    clairebear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is Judas always portrayed like this? Does anyone know?

    Catlady6000
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He kissed Jesus to signal the Romans who to arrest. He was paid thirty pieces of silver to turn Jesus in. In today's money, he sent his friend and savior to death for less than $350

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    New Everywhere
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These images are hilarious Jesus is like "I'm about to slap this b***h"

    robin aldrich
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please back off.Just a little, please...for DAD'S sake!

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

    It cracks me up every time on Supernatural. Lucifer: Oh My Dad!

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    XenoMurph
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If someone did that to me, it would absolutely kill me.

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

    Hey, I know a music video just like that! https://youtu.be/LB5YkmjalDg?si=nglFvXyRQCzXph6t

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    #37

    Funny classical art meme depicting a knighted waiter, with text about a mom saying "gracias" in a Japanese restaurant.

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

    She's making the japanese waiter a British Knight with a Spanish sword?

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

    Omg, that reminds me of the time I was a at a sushi place with my cousins. One cousin had recently come back from studying in Japan and he tried talking Japanese to the server and she was like "I don't speak Japanese. I'm Korean."

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

    my teacher does something similar, tries and fails abysmally at pronouncing spanish, it brings me so much pain

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

    lol, more like chinese/ korean waiter at Japanese restaurant

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    #38

    Classical art meme of a woman and child labeled "Me" and "Potatoes in literally any form."

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    Stardust she/her
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ignoring the meme, this painting just reminds me of my childhood and the comfort I felt

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

    The first time I noticed my neck getting flabby, I suddenly remembered sitting on my Nan's lap looking up under her chin an thinking how it looked like a nice snuggly soft eiderdown. Yes this painting does it for me too.

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    #39

    Classical art meme showing two men fighting humorously labeled as doctors before anesthesia.

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    Chihuahua Mama
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coincidentally, I just saw a documentary on the history of surgery and how limited the surgeries they could actually do before anaesthesia were. Abdominal surgeries couldn't be done because no amount of restraints could keep someone from writhing in pain. They probably would've died from infection anyway

    Deborah B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mastectomies were performed without anesthesia. There's a first-person account by F***y Burney, in a letter to her sister, recounting hers in 1912.

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    Rosemary
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When my mom was in high school (early 1940's), she had a friend who worked for the town doctor. She kept a cotton ball in her shoe in case she needed to administer ether to a patient. She was 15 years old.

    Ervin Conn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I took a tour of Massachusetts General Hospital where it was invented. There was a tower there that was just like the one in the Frankenstein movies where they crank the monster up out of the building. They did that before anesthesia was invented so less people could hear the screams. Morbid stuff. Great hospital.

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

    Now you know why they didn't live as long as we do now.

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    #40

    Classical art meme featuring a humorous interaction between two figures, adding humor to a famous scene.

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    Peter Trudell Jr
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "now you can see!" (poke) "Now you can't!" (heal) "Now you can see!" (poke) "Now you can't!"

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

    *Has an epiphany that God may be telling dad jokes using us as material.

    Pamela Christie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that a sty in your eye, or are you just glad to see me?

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

    I don't care who you think you are, don't poke me!

    John Bababuie again
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    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read your bio. After this account gets banned, what is your next one going to be named?

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    #41

    Classical art meme showing a couple napping together as a date, adding humor to daily coffee breaks.

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

    Pretty sure the apartment had a carbon monoxide problem ...

    Pandora
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More likely it's because, "Netflix and chill" hadn't been invented yet. 🤔

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    Maisey Myles
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the guy tells his buddies, “yeah, I slept with her”

    Paul Gerrard
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like he doesnt wish to wake her. So he rolls to the side to let one rip.

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    #42

    Classical art meme depicting a man walking a half-dog amid economic humor.

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    iBlank
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel bad for the poor sap walking the other half

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

    If you think this is bad, you should see the half the other guy got!

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

    And you still have to walk it twice a day but you don't have to clean up after it.

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

    They eat just as much as a whole dog, but they need fewer walks.

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

    but not the half I have to clean up after? I'm there!

    #43

    Classical art meme showing a person in bed with a mythical creature, humorously captioned about the end of the weekend.

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    Wicked-Wheelchair-Woman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Goodnight Dad!" "I KNEW she was sleeping with that Satan guy!"

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

    Look at his knee. He also looks made of wood. When his dogs are barking, they really are

    #44

    Classical art meme featuring a humorous conversation between a couple on a vintage sofa.

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    Tabitha
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only if he calls his wife “Mother”. There’s something very Oedipal about that, don’t you think?

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    The Original Bruno
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So we're just putting all the Henny Youngman wanna-be humor on random images?

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    #45

    Classical art meme with humorous text about creation and feeling cute, enhancing a coffee break.

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    Ashlie Dearest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I no more believe in God, then I do the tooth fairy 😂

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

    God was really old by the time he got around to making humans and senility was starting to set in.

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

    "I am infinite, eternal and immortal. I had to do something to entertain myself. Watching all of you bumble around like you do is way too funny."

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    #46

    Classical art meme depicting a woman asking a child what she'll be when she grows up, with humorous text overlay.

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    Cassidy Moore
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me reading these memes on my corporate computer

    Ken Beattie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hyper-realistic painting is my favourite "style".

    John Bababuie again
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    1 year ago

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    shut the f**k up. if you do s**t, you can do s**t

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

    You’re the one who needs to shut the f**k up. Your assholery is completely unnecessary.

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    #47

    Classical art meme with devils reading a book, humorous text about memes causing trouble.

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    Chihuahua Mama
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd still be laughing at them in hell

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

    the funny part is imagining a demon in hell saying "heck"

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

    The demon in the middle is tripping 😲

    Chewie Baron
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    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That or someone has poked him in the bum.

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    Casey Payne
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When trolls try to get a reaction out of you, and you refuse to give them the satisfaction.

    Tree P
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the demon with the oohhh face!

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

    The man in the painting reminds me of a young Robin Williams.

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

    Is that Liszt and his Mephisto Waltzes? Or Paganini, the Devil’s violinist

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

    The demon on the lower right looks like Rodney Dangerfield.

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    #48

    Classical art meme showing a person overwhelmed by beams from a figure holding a dog labeled "Stranger with a dog."

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    Evan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bro im tryin to imagine this as an art peice

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

    It's not. I'ls a collage of thre unrelated images. The dog and even the woman are added into it. And even the underlying art of Jesus with the red white and blue (which has nothing to do with America... or France ... or that island just N of France) is late 20th c at the earliest. The tricolor rays from the heart of Jesus is from a 20th c Polish saint who was initially suppressed because of a bad translation which made her seem heretical, so she only really became famous in the West after the Polish pope, John Paul II (Karol Woityla) recognized the mistranslation. Then they started making paintings based on her visions.

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    Cristi nah
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is Jesus transforming the woman in French?

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

    Meanwhile, cat owners get unreasonably angry when I try to pet their outdoor cats. Which is funnier when the kitty rubs against me, very pleased with my attention.

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

    That's the famous piece from the Temple of Tithes

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

    Where is the dog's body? Seriously guys! What's he done to that poor dog?!

    Pigeonvonbirb
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like to think positively and pretend it's not just a head, and it's body is hidden in the folds of the robe/sleeve:)

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    John Bababuie again
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    1 year ago

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    don't pet random dogs. it can be dangerous

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    #49

    Elderly monk in classical art meme humorously reflecting on selfies and soul beauty.

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    keyboardtek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The pics were all over exposed from the bright light reflected off his head.

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

    After 27 selfies, I found the off button.

    Lester the Space Duck
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After 27 selfies, my camera would have broken itself!

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

    After 27 selfies I realized that's actually what I look like. Damn.

    #50

    Classical art meme with a man asking, "Do you have Onlyfans?" and a woman replying, "I have Onlyproblems."

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

    What, no comment from Johnny boy?

    me myself and i (she/her)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think John Bababuie has been blocked from commenting for a while. Good riddance. I was annoyed but it went worse when he started insulting other pandas. Lakota, if you’re reading this, you’re worth sooo much more than what John says about you. Pay John no mind.

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    Kristal
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg, I thought the yellow of her shirt was her skin at first and I'm like "what kind of fantasy rp armor is that?"

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

    Only problems and more problems. And that one spider watching me from the corner of the room. I suppose he classifies as a problem too

    Lester the Space Duck
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have ceiling fans, floor fans, desk fans....

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    #53

    Classical-Art-Paintings-Memes-Jokes

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    Kristal
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, resigned to the fact that I won't find a serious romantic relationship until after I'm done with my PhD. *checks calendar* yup, 4 more years ...

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

    Well he looks sort of nice... haha 🫣

    #54

    Classical-Art-Paintings-Memes-Jokes

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    me myself and i (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aww. This kind of makes me think death is comforting the woman in the painting, like saying it’s not her time, all will pass soon. If anyone here feels like her, you’re amazing and I’m here if you wanna talk ❤️. Have a lovely day!

    #56

    Classical-Art-Paintings-Memes-Jokes

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    Tabitha
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least if you’re exhausted you can sleep.

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

    It's medically true though. Depression studies show it depletes the body's energy like crazy and the pain area of the brain is affected like a physical pain.

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

    That's the same person from the other picture. Maybe they really are dead, not just acting it

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

    This one's a famous painting of a guy who committed suicide! the image above was a composite, which is why there was a radio in the picture lol

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    #57

    Classical-Art-Paintings-Memes-Jokes

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    Pigeonvonbirb
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, goodbye then! *skips away cutely*

    #58

    Classical-Art-Paintings-Memes-Jokes

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    M O'Connell
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Off topic, but what is she gleaning in the top picture? Carrots?

    #59

    Classical-Art-Paintings-Memes-Jokes

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

    "Sit on my face and tell me that you love me. I'll sit on your face and tell you, I love you, too I love to hear you oralise. When I'm between your thighs. You blow me away." *sing*

    #60

    Classical-Art-Paintings-Memes-Jokes

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    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess you have to a child of a delusional parent to develop self-reflection, just to not be like your parent.

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