Internet memes may have been around for a while, but they never seem to go out of style. A noteworthy one can still draw laughs in this day and age of jump-cut videos and shorter attention spans.
Today, we’re looking at the epic.like.bro Instagram page. The name may suggest masculinity, but it features memes for everyone to enjoy. Scroll long enough, and you may find at least one that best relates to you.
But we’ve picked out some of the posts that caught our attention. If you’re having a lethargic day, let this list be your pick-me-up.
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I just had a vision of a game show where the winner gets a job, lol.
Load More Replies...It helps discriminate against races and ages you don't like.
Load More Replies...He should get the job just on ingenuity and improvisational skills alone! LOL
Who else has a cat that wrestles the sheets while you're making up the bed?
As of this posting, the account has 579,000 followers. To live up to its name, it features a lot of humor that “bros” will get a kick out of. As you will see, many of these memes are created from a male perspective but are generally relatable.
Cute? Maybe ....also terrifying at the same time ( I mean it obviously thinks it's terrifying so let it have that)
Load More Replies...The chances of getting sneaked up on by a dog is low but never zero :)
We'll send your compliment on to the family of the deceased
Load More Replies...Tell me you're terrified when your mama says your full name without telling me you run when you hear that middle name.
In the words of Timeless Toni Storm “Chin up, tits out, and watch for the shoe”😁
Memes have existed longer than generally perceived. Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins first coined the term in 1976, mentioning it in his bestseller The Selfish Gene.
Dawkins defined a meme as an idea, style, or behavior that spreads within a culture.
That's how I feel when I come in from outside, it was 122°f today, we're having a heat wave here in Arizona..
Humans aren't mean to live in AZ. That's the problem.
Load More Replies...Agreed. It follows the same logic of splitting it into two numbers.
Load More Replies...Me too. We should form a club! and not turn up to meetings.
Load More Replies...Same all my friends need to be with someone but I am fine
But what exactly makes a meme go viral? Why do some easily garner thousands of shares while others fall by the wayside? Dawkins gave three criteria, which sociologist Dr. Nicki Lisa Cole mentioned in her article for ThoughtCo.
“(1) Copy-fidelity: the possibility that the thing in question can be accurately copied; (2) Fecundity, the speed at which the thing is replicated; (3) Longevity, or staying power.”
According to experts, replicability is a key factor in what makes a meme. As mentioned by Dr. Cole, "Many people, beyond the first person to do it, must be able to do it or recreate it, whether it's a real-life behavior or a digital file."
Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor Limor Shifman shares a similar sentiment.
"A text that just spreads well, and a lot of people see it, is not a meme," Shifman told BBC. "It's viral. But if a lot of people create their own versions then it becomes a group of texts and then it's a meme."
That's me every time and trying not to take sleepers due to immunity concerns.
my mom MADE tomboy me wear dresses up until 7th grade when i asserted my independence & started wearing tennis shoes & tube sock with them--mission accomplished!
Saw at a store they sell just these now by the bag. No more forcing yourself to eat ice cream and cone down to the nub.
omg, I have to find these. I was just saying that I wish you could buy a bag of the just the ends of the ice cream cone! Edit: Good news! Found out they're called Muddy Bites. Bad news, my grocery store doesn't sell them :(
Load More Replies...The chocolate plug in the bottom, which is what is pictured, is specifically designed to stop the cone going soggy and dripping all over your hands.
Load More Replies...These are now sold, as pictured, by the bag. I've had 2 different kinds, One brand is called Just the Fun Parts or it might be Pieces, can't quite recall and the other is Muddy Bites.
If any of you guys live in America go to the dollar tree, I once found a bag of just these at the dollar store and they were so good
Many memes capture the mundaneness of life and can express one’s emotions. Author and sociologist Paolo Gerbaudo explains:
“We can see not just the new ways people do things or the new ways people express themselves in public but also some of the themes, some of the anxieties or desires people have. All of these complex issues are reflected in things like memes.”
Yes, some people really are that shy or anxious when it comes to interacting with anybody. It doesn't make them bad people.
Load More Replies...I wonder do people get less annoyed by being pushed than by being asked to give room?
I used to do this, now I just walk when people are rude and they move XD
Me when my mom and my 3 sisters leave the restaurant table to go to the bathroom
Yes, that is when you become Guardian of the Purses. 😄
Load More Replies...Love that series! So much fun. Makes me want to pull a heist- just for the comrades! Those people were loyal!
Load More Replies...You are supposed to replace yourself as the centerpiece to establish dominance.
Relatability is another factor that makes a successful meme, and this Instagram page is proof of it. According to University of Amsterdam lecturer Idil Gadip, this is what separates viral memes from those that appeal to a niche audience.
“You don’t have to necessarily be embedded in internet subculture to understand what it’s saying. And the final thing I think is, it’s the most basic thing but it’s very hard to replicate, is that it should be fun to look at, and fun to share.”
Pluge is Picture Line Up GEnerator. I'm surprised anyone here remembers it.
Load More Replies...I've met a lot of people like this, they're not looking for advice, they're looking for approval/vindication of what they'll do/did.
... I constantly shift between having money and having time, with occasionally not having either, but never having both. Damned engineering degree, got me ... got me to know lots of interesting stuff.
It's a wonderful thing to being virtually impossible to find yourself being bored, isn't it? My partner and I have multiple degrees in very different fields and so wherever we are something will catch our attention and elicit comment and discussion. You may never be wealthy, in terms of cash, but rich in memories.
Load More Replies...I had the opposite happen. The week before my math exam was the worst week as all my sums went wrong because of so many silly errors. When I came into the exam hall I broke down from the stress so I was made to write the paper in another room. That was when everything clicked and I was able to write my paper smoothly. I didn’t do well with only 45/50 marks but it was good considering the situation at the time
"I didn't do well with only 45/50 marks" Sorry please allow me to hate on your parents for a bit for teaching you that 90% is bad.
Load More Replies...Since memes are such powerful tools in the digital age, they’ve also been used for political communication. According to Shifman, they serve a dual purpose.
“[Memes] unsettle power balances and allow normal people to express their voice, to express their anxieties. On the other hand… memes could also be forces of governments, they’re now used by powerful corporations, they’re also used by extremists of all kinds.”
When I see my sister talking to strangers in a sweet voice when she is a menace at home
Or the continuous cycle of plates, cutlery, pans, et cetera that gets dirty?
I was wondering recently if the actual hell for people who take care of the house would be a house that gets dirty five minutes after you clean it up. Like just when you think you're finally done so you sit down to try and relax for a bit, everything becomes a mess again and you're forced to get up on your tired legs to clean everything all over again. Over and over for all of eternity.
Load More Replies...One example of a timely political meme drew traction in late 2021. Here, the image is meant to downplay Russia’s denial of its plans to launch an attack on Ukraine.
Another meme poked fun at Russia’s neighboring countries, insinuating how much of a headache it must be to live within the region.
It's the only way to live, except mine goes on at 20:30
Load More Replies...Alternatively, you can have a phone that's smart enough not to bother you until you move it on the morning.
Who the hell is scared of horror films. They can never be scarier than a book and your own imagination.
Ultimately, experts agree that memes will remain embedded in internet culture for the foreseeable future because “it’s a very stable way of expressing your individuality and your communality.”
“They’re neutral modes of communication. You can make meaning out of memes depending on what you want to express,” Gadip says.
When I was about 3, I tried the same thing with a croissant. I planted the tip and waited for it to grow. My mom and dad made it for me :)
A next door neighbor kid got a hold of a whistle once and he was driving the block insane with it. The neighbor on the other side convinced him that if he planted it in the yard, he'd have more whistles than he knew what to do with on his "whistle tree" the next spring. Relief at last.
Load More Replies...We'd finally be able to prove our parents wrong when they say " money doesn't grow on trees " Then Victory is ours. Lol
Works in Animal Crossing! Which mostly better than reality anyway!
There actually is a plant known as a Money Tree! Sadly it doesn't actually grow money. False advertising.
Does it really matter if they don't like you?? Be who YOU are,forget about 'em
Oh I consciously have deja vu and like ... deja vu foresight. I have a deja vu moment but don't remember ever doing the particular action or some such. Then, in the future, I get the deja vu feeling while doing the same thing and remember from before when I was wondering about deja vu.
I loved it when the relationship progressed to the point where she knew which drawer had my tshirts and helped herself to nightshirts.
I believe women divide a relationship into three stages: Your stuff and my stuff; Our stuff; and My stuff
Back in the day, had a gray velour long sleeve shirt. Very soft, very warm. Pint-sized gf nabbed it as a sleepshirt. When we broke up, it had vanished. She denied having it. When visiting her years later, it was on top of a pile of folded laundry. No, I did not reclaim it. It did make me smile.
Load More Replies...Me: Girl took my brand new gray hoodie, so I went out and bought another one just like it! Friend: Stupid mortal, now she has TWO gray hoodies! My wife: All ur hoodies and soft T-shirts belong to ME!, I am allowed to warm my cold toes on your butt and all comforters & blankets are mine. It's in the rule book!
My boyfriend just gives me his clothes without me even asking and I could not love him any more for it tbh
My lovely grandmother who makes it her business to know everything about everyone yet somehow she forgot my age and assumed I already took my boards even though I’m yet to reach that point. Months after the board exams took place was when she asked me about my rank which I obviously didn’t get.
Maybe she's just bored with boards and just wants to board a flight to go to the border.
Load More Replies...Change the clothing and here are slavic grandmas on a bench who "know" everything
My parents are like that. They know the names of all the neighbors, that of their children too, where they work, where they go on vacation etc. They have never spoken to these neighbors
Me: oh thank god. I have alexithymia (wait, normal people *don't* just always answer that they're feeling 'normal' or 'okay' or whatever?) & bad sense of what my body wants/needs (there's no short term for that, is there?). I would love it if my mom told the doctor how I feel, her guess is about as good as mine.
Until you're 14 years of age your parents *are* in charge of your medical arrangements. (In Australia at least)
But minors have the right to disclose how they feel, regardless.
Load More Replies..."Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo"
Load More Replies...Women don't talk about this enough. Thank you. It freaks me out. I have 20 odd hot flashes a day, my skin feels red hot all over pretty much 24/7 too. Can't believe this is all normal. It's scary and unpleasant. I feel like I was unprepared for it also. Sorry if this is too much under a joke ✌🏼
Load More Replies...Send us some of that heat! I feel like summer forgot about us in UK this year. It was windy 13°C at 10am today, I had to wear a hat for my bad ears when walking my dog.
I drive a mail truck about 60 hours a week with no ac. Just a tiny fan pushing around hot air. The heat index has been around 100F for two weeks. I keep a cooler with Gatorade (I know I know I need to drink water but I hate water) and when my ice starts melting (it's completely melted in 3 hours) I have a wash rag I keep dipping in the cool melted ice water and I squeeze it over my head constantly. Heat exhaustion is a serious thing. I am in the south, humidity is a killer.
Load More Replies..."AAAAHHH!! CALL A PRIEST! CALL AN EXORCIST!! CALL THE POPE!!!"
Load More Replies...The laast time I let a barber touch my hair I was about 13. He only asked my dad how my hair should be cut without even saying "hi" to me and my dad said to take as little as possible because he knew that's what I wanted. That barber still cut my butt-length hair to just under my shoulders. This was 8 years ago and I don't think I'll ever trust a stranger with my hair again.
My lifesaver of a friend gave me all her math notes back when I was struggling with all the concepts. May god give everyone friends like her
I saved my friend from failing a key high school class by showing her my completed assignments and working through each question. She passed with a D-!
Load More Replies...I hate being one of the first to read a new story, I miss having all the comments to read..
Same here. In some threads the comments are the only thing that keeps me scrolling ^^"
Load More Replies...I hate being one of the first to read a new story, I miss having all the comments to read..
Same here. In some threads the comments are the only thing that keeps me scrolling ^^"
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