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Great Britain was connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a land bridge known as Doggerland (haha). However, modern humans have inhabited it for around 30,000 years! And a lot were quite memorable. Like the Queen who raised Corgis, the Prime Minister who delivered epic speeches, or the half-blood wizard who found the philosopher’s stone. To get a better understanding of this colorful bunch and their current problems, check out the memes we found on the subreddit r/GreatBritishMemes.

#1

What A Classic😂

Social media post about chaotic British memes featuring a fan selling Oasis concert tickets on wedding day.

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London Paris
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3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IVE GOT FOUR F***ING ADS BLOCKING 70% OF THE SCREEN: F*** YOU BORED PANDA.

WindySwede
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3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Take my hand in the meantime when you've had enough. You'll find me on the end of the runway, babe" - Bag it up.

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olaff 422
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3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love that the woman hating stand up of the 90s is still going strong. "Take my wife. Please." Ahuhuh.

Forrest Hobbs
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3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

olaff 422: you're off by about about 60 years. That's a joke from the 1930s, not the 1990s. http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2012/06/comedy-classics-henny-youngman-take-my.html

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Subaru645
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3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He’s trying to Matrix that bullet…

Abel
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3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It reads like a hard math problem!

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3 months ago

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Oasis is c**p lol ,let’s hope the bride said F off we done to him !

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    #2

    The Real Queen

    Large crowd at a concert with a band singing to raise money in a chaotic British meme referencing UK culture.

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    Harlsen Chesterton
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Live Aid was a total catastrophe. The idea was simple "people are starving to death, give them food". The trouble was that they had no plan to distribute this food or what impact it would have in the population. Sadly, as could be predicted, the corrupt Ethiopian government used the food to force huge numbers of civilians from particular ethnic groups onto barren land in return for (some of) the food. Those who moved were then wholly dependent on food aid and were completely at the mercy of a hostile government who had total control over whether they ate or starved. The descendants of these people are still there today living under the most deprived conditions imaginable. While their intentions were good, Ethiopia and millions of people are far worse off now due to Live Aid.

    rullyman
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone downvoted you, but you are right And telling the true history. That kind of aid does not help long term. Stability is needed, education (especially of women), not allowing corporations to steal natural resources from under people

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    winterwidow87
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Freddie identified as bisexual, people need to respect that.

    KatSaidWhat
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Freddie was a repressed gay until he was brave enough to admit it to himself and the rest of the world - which opened the doors for a lot of others. I know he wasn't the first, and he won't be the last but his influence in almost everything he did was amazing. (Almost - he had some flaws like us mere mortals)

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    Chilli
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    he was bi, not gay

    BrunoVI
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    3 months ago

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    How is that political? Isn't that just simply decent? Political would've been pointing out that the famine was created by the socialist government rounding up all the seed crop... and then stealing all the food and money raised by Live AId.

    BM85
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The entire event was political. And the gay immigrant is the reason people tuned in, and he still is the first person people think of when you mention Live Aid.

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    Miriam Insidecor
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    3 months ago

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    Live Aid was political.

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    #3

    Amazing

    A British meme about handling unsociable people by pretending to leave or just arriving home.

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    LinkTheHylian
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or just don't answer the door unless you've ordered food.

    Abel
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I Ignore them unless it is a previwed visit.

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    Lotekguy
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My doormat reads "If you weren't invited or making a delivery, you're facing the wrong way".

    Bored Retsuko
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need this. Preferably the German language version please!

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    Sue Denham
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have an unexpected visitor vetting device I call a "window".

    Crystalwitch60
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also have one , it’s called a big black ( panther black ) rottie x cane corso 😂😂( the staffie never barks ) but she does 😂n she’s loud , very friendly but it makes people think twice hehe , having always had big dogs ,they are a great deterrent 😋

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    Apatheist Account2
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is an update to a very old comment about keeping a hat by the door - just that people don't wear hats as much these days.

    Annabelle
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Slight correction: UNSOCIABLE people who plan to open the door.

    J. Maxx
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why I have a Ring Doorbell.

    All's Gravy
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Irish Nana genuinely used to do this all her life (1898-1997)

    Phil Green
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Viz was a mine of useful help!

    Chewie Baron
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love Viz Top Tips!

    Mike F
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I talk through the door camera.

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    #4

    P**s Poor Behaviour That

    Tweet about a chaotic and funny pub toilet incident, reflecting typical British humor and relatable UK meme culture.

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    Lotekguy
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really really really hope this is true.

    Auntriarch
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is going to keep me smiling all day

    Hugo
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I've heard of an MRI scanner causing a gun to fire (though why even a US citizen would want to wear his gun in the scanner is beyond me), but do hand dryers have a similar effect? Is there a scientific explanation?

    Chilli
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Some IDIOT is using a HAND DRYER in a PUBLIC BATHROOM"

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    #5

    Bet He’s Feeling Deflated

    British meme about a customer complaining about tyre pressure machine costs and inflation humor in the UK.

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    UKDeek
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the joke fell flat...

    HelyerT
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe he wasn’t having a good year

    Mel in Georgia
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He aired on the side of humor.

    Billo66
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a very demanding job. I switched over to the muffler shop but it was no better. I was always exhausted.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The prices have blown up out of all proportion!

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of those jokes that keeps going round and round.

    Hugo
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and a shocking 427 p.p.m. carbon dioxide

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    #6

    LOL

    Two men in a music studio having a chaotic British meme conversation about casting choices in a life movie.

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    LinkTheHylian
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always so quick with the funny quips. RIP Ozzy.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, well, Lenny Henry wouldn't do 'cos he's from Dudley, not yer actual Brummagen. (if you don't catch my meaning, Google can help. I hold Lenny Henry in deep, deep respect.).

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    Maim
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would see that movie.

    Abel
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    3 months ago

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    Or Nicholas Cage.

    #7

    Lord Sugar-Tax

    British meme about a school lunch ketchup squirt scheme making money, showcasing chaotic British humor.

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    Mel in Georgia
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Find a need and fill it! The essence of entrepreneurialism.

    Abel
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Entrepeneuralism? It sounds like a weird mental issue! 😵‍💫

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    Multa Nocte
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    CrystalWitch - is this you?

    Auntriarch
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My middle nephew used to buy reduced to clear sandwiches and sell them to his schoolmates

    belle Twinkle
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Entrepreneurialism. What a wonderful word, Mel in Georgia!

    Crystalwitch60
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He’s gonna go far that lad 😂

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    #9

    The UK Right Now

    Comic strip showing a chaotic discussion about stopping children from watching adult content with humorous British meme style.

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    Nimitz
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You ALL have the ability to set parental settings on devices and purchase blocking software for household computers, but instead, you try to regulate everyone else, and destroy the lifelines of many artists. Because you're f*****g lazy. If I'm doing the speed limit and your dumbfuq kid darts out in front of my car, it's not my fault when they get flattened. Teach your kids, or f**k off. Stop trying to control everyone else.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nimitz: actually, my child actively wants to avoid p**n, having heard so much about it. The recent UK on-line safety regulation is widely misrepresented by big tech firms who can't bear the idea of actually having to abide by the law and take responsibility for their behaviour...

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    Harlsen Chesterton
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The real answer is that you can't. When I was a kid adult movies were illegal but every child in school had owned or borrowed VHS copies of copies. P**n exists and those that want to watch it will always find a way.

    WindySwede
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly! There needs to be education and such. Bans just move where its at?

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    Abel
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am 43 and when I was 10 s*x was something very interesting. Now, well, I only remember I have a p***s when I am in the bathroom and in the shower. D***s are weird.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm the same age but I've got the opposite number (member? lol) than you and I feel the same way about it. I only really remember that I've got mine when I'm on the rag, and then it's just frustrating, because it's like really? 43 years old and I'm STILL having periods? Can we STOP with this nonsense, please? XD But I do remember being a pre-teen and trying to peer between the rolling-static bars on the adult channels to see what was going on XD

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    Je L
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But how do you make parents do some parenting, easier said than done. All my sons friends have zero limitations on their devices, they've been allowed to lie about their ages to set up social media and they can freely show my son all the things restricted on his devices.

    Oh!
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can teach my children the dangers of smoking and make sure there are no tobacco products in my house, but stores are still required by law to check for ID and not sell to minors. Wanting to legally prevent children from accessing something doesn't necessarily mean a parent isn't taking any responsibility.

    Cougar Allen
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I wuz yer age all we had fer secks educamation wuz pornographic cave paintings — and we wuz greatful to have them! You kids don't know how lucky you are....

    Billo66
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they grouped them all into their own domain, for instance. www.whatever.xxx or .p**n or something like that you could block the whole domain more easily at least.

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    #10

    Unfortunately, True

    Classroom scene with kids and teacher delivering chaotic British meme about England’s capital and offshore bank accounts.

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    Nimitz
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing how the UK rejected conservative Tory rule, only for the massive Labour majority to turn entirely conservative. As a Canadian I don't understand how you people aren't rioting and having general strikes.

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    #11

    Well Played

    White Range Rover Sport parked next to four identical white lawn chairs in a humorous British meme setting.

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    Tim Gearing
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Less likely to get stolen than the car, or have they fixed that now?

    DaisyGirl
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Australia white is most popular as helps reduce the oven heat one's car becomes in summer

    Anony Mouse
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeh, Nah. Too many of us are just boring, lack imagination or don’t want to be different 🙄 🚙

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    nottheactualphoto
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you didn't have one built to order? Just bought one off the pipe rack?

    #12

    😆😂

    Medical form dropdown showing languages including Old English, highlighting chaotic British memes understood by people from the U.K.

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    Orion Red
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    look for whoever has leeches.

    J. Maxx
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or leprosy, or the pox, or syphilis, or gout, or...

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    Abel
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You look pretty good for a 900 years old!"

    NJ P
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or Ancient Egyptian

    BrunoVI
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see your problem. You've got Mormons.

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    Lotekguy
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People who own a TARDIS.

    Mrx Mrx
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Old English: "Þa on morgen gehyrdon þæt þæs cyninges þægnas þe him beæftan wæron þæt se cyning ofslægen wæs. Ða ridon hie þyder ond his ealdorman osric ond wiferð his þegn ond þa men þe he him bæftan ær læfde ond þone æþeling on þære byrig metton þær se cyning ofslægen læg." Middle English: "Whilom, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duc that highte Theseus; Of Atthenes he was lord and governour, And in his tyme swich a conquerour That gretter was ther noon under the sonne."

    Chewie Baron
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wiltshire and Norfolk.

    Hugo
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're nowt compared to Glasgow and Geordie.

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    #13

    Returned The Favour

    British meme text about a humorous Evri delivery driver interaction during hot weather in chaotic British memes style.

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    Cee Cee
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Evri - the worst delivery company in my experience. Tried to fool us by changing the name from Hermes but no still shite.

    Rick Murray
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. I asked a friend in the UK to send me some cake mix. Evri were *slightly* cheaper than ParcelForce and they were like "no probs, we'll send that". It was held up at LHR for nearly four weeks having failed customs because no, they won't send that. They only returned it after a lot of hassling from both myself and the sender. And when it came back, it was sent to a completely different house the other side of town. The guy who got it was capable of reading the label and passed it back. Refund? You must be joking. Those b@stards are liars and thieves. It was then sent by ParcelForce who quite happily shipped it over in three days. I then had to pay a €8 in import duties on a clearly marked *GIFT* because they're thieves over here too. So f*ck Brexit a little for complicating this situation, and f*ck Evri in every way imaginable for, well, existing. 🤬

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    Robert T
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had an Evri delivery last week, which I waited for with some trepidation. It took several days before I got a notification they had actually collected it and it was at their depot. It then took the weekend off. I then got a notification it was out for delivery on Monday. Never saw the sneaky begger, but as it was a small package they managed to put it through my letterbox instead of running away with it. Incidently they used to be known as Hermes/MyHermes, and you can imagine what that got nicknamed - just add a 'p'! ;-)

    Jude Corrigan
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know Evri are terrible but our Evri lady is very nice.

    belle Twinkle
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd hand it to him, if Evri ever delivered to my house.

    Miki
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    Prіck

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    #14

    /Top Bloke

    A man in a pub resembling the portrait on a five-pound note, part of chaotic British memes about UK humor.

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    Michael Largey
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In this pub I can promise you nothing but blood, sweat, and beers.

    Rick Murray
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good grief, is that what I fiver looks like these days? [I was last in the UK in 2002; if I remember they were sort of green, blue, and pinkish and had an ancient steam locomotive or something]

    Hugo
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In English it's normal to put a space between words.

    Robert Millar
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the expression Donald tries to emulate. Y'know, intelligent, concerned, but Don can only manage "straining on the kazi".

    #15

    Looks Good To Me 🤷‍♀️

    British food meme showing traditional dishes with brown meat, potatoes, peas, Yorkshire pudding, and an Indian curry plate.

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    Nimitz
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mock it, but those all taste amazing.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just want to note the comment "an Indian dish" as if that phrase could come close to encompassing the range of cuisines in a subcontinent containing something over 1 billion people - three times that of the US - with a far, far greater diversity of culture that exists in the US. Oh! No! I used the trigger words "diversity" and "culture"! Now I'm going to be shot by a MAGA cult member! 😁

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's proper food that is. Just needs an English breakfast added. And a beans on toast.

    Tim Gearing
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone do fried bread anymore? I remember that as a kid when I lived in the UK.

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    nottheactualphoto
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love brown meat. I love potatoes. They go great together. Sign me up.

    Mrx Mrx
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Is British food really that bad?" "If prepared correctly then yes."

    Michael Largey
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife had a stroke when we were in Belfast. When I went to the hospital cafeteria to get something to eat, I not only could not recognize what food they were serving, I actually could not recognize it as food. (And I, though an American, was raised on British food.)

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    Space Invader
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What colour would Foxtrot prefer his meat to have? Green meat? Purple meat with spots? Or an iridescent azure blue?

    Gossameringue
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More blood pudding and Weetabix, please.

    UKDeek
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, yes, but we are also missing cheese on toast, beans on toast, toad in the hole, fish and chips and beef wellington to name a few that aren't "brown meat and potatoes"

    OnlyMe
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These all look pretty good to me. Much better than sh1t out of a can, with extra sugar added, no matter what it is. And the disgusting thing that Americans call cheese. Which also comes in a can and is bright yellow. OMG it's inedible.

    Jude Corrigan
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'An Indian Dish'! I will have you know that it is widely accepted that Tikka Masala was invented in Britain.

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    #16

    Public Finances Sorted

    British meme with satirical text about NHS funding and politicians, featuring two people in front of a traditional UK house.

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    Harlsen Chesterton
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Labour can't find the money to properly fund the NHS but reckons we can scrape together £101 million a year for the next hundred years renting land we just gave away for free.

    Nils Skirnir
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Tories destroyed NHS in an attempt to USAize the UK’s healthcare system. Largely at the behest of US venture capital

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    Abel
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Little Britain! 😄

    Cuppa tea?
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, the £350 millions you were paying to EU budget is gone? Where to?

    KatSaidWhat
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And how much money are we still chucking at Maddie?

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    #17

    I Think They Will Find It Is Our Fish

    Two British and French doge memes showing historical rivalry and modern fish dispute, chaotic British memes humor.

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    UKDeek
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This made me chuckle...

    Forrest Hobbs
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    UKDeek: I chuckled too. Then I though: hang on a bit: centuries of vicious warfare, a few decades of "suppose you lot aren't all that bad, mostly" and now we've both got independent nuclear deterrents. Yeah, let's keep having silly arguments over the fish.

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    Abel
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And Spain is out of the frame....

    Forrest Hobbs
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You think Spain's out of it? Nah. They're still in recovery mode. Civil war, Franco, all that. They're doing very well all things considered.Granted, they have a huge problem with immigrant foreigners who refuse to integrate with the local community but most of us proper Brits would be happy for Spain to send them back to the UK where they came from. Well, they're all ancient bigots none of whom will live long, thus freeing up housing for the rest of us. It'd work out, I promise 🤣

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    #18

    UK Online Safety Act Be Like

    Yellow gate standing alone in a British neighborhood, blocking a sidewalk path with houses and a car in the background.

    Historical_Proof1109 Report

    Nimitz
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was born in 1984. I remember regularly finding p**n just tossed out behind random houses. I had a pretty intricate collection by the time I was 14. It was not that hard to find as a kid. When we got the internet my parents bought blocker software and it took me about 30 minutes to find ways around it on our shared household computer, after they went to bed. If you try to block sexually curious teens from something, they WILL find a way to access it. You can't stop them. You can only educate them.

    웅장한 거북이 🇰🇷🇰🇭
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats true. My son is 12 years old and i hope he is not yet interrested in that but eventually he will be. I admit that i am not going into any effort to stop that because like you said, he will find a way. On the other hand i see nothing wrong with it as long as young people are aware that this is not the reality. To me, i think it is wrong that young people have the feeling that they need to hide their curiousity and be ashamed of it. It is difficult, on one side you want your children to have a healthy respect for it but you also do not want to embarass them by talking about everything. I just do believe that a young men better watches some p**n than trying it out with the neighbors daughter at a to young age

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    G A
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just another pointless hurdle in life

    QuincyForrest
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe the residents have a thing against people in wheelchairs? (/snark)

    #19

    Law Needs To Think About The Kids Imo

    Blurred photo through a rain-covered car window showing people outside and a meme about British smoking laws and kids in the rain.

    Gary_Garibaldi Report

    Sparky
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GenX here. Dad smoked cigars and Mum cigarettes, sometimes you couldn't see across the living room, also getting in friends parents car with their parents who smoked cigarettes and a pipe, windows not open either, it's surprising that any of us made it out of our teens...

    Je L
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunatley the effects of passive smoking take a long time to materialise, if it was immediate I think people would take it more seriously, you might be unaffected but theres plenty who have not been so lucky.

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    Gracie Mae
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm going to hell for laughing so hard at that one

    Nimitz
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That being said, as someone who was a severe asthmatic with an even more critically asthmatic sister, parents who smoke in the car or house with kids should jailed. My sister was hospitalized 3 times, and me once because our dumbfuq boomer parents thought it okay to hotbox us at home and in the car. I remember my sister literally turning blue and then I also had an asthma attack because my dad had guys over for poker night. He smacked us around the next day, after we got out of the hospital, and his friends nodded along. Because that's how selfish boomer parents were.

    michael reid
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents were boomers and they weren't selfish.

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    #20

    Learn To Parent

    Screenshot of a social media post about protecting children online, shared in the context of chaotic British memes.

    Haethen_Thegn , RepMaryMiller Report

    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Politicians want to control what you can and cannot see under the guise of "protecting the children". Don't fall for it.

    Undercover
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like those anti LGBTQ-dickks that thrash trans people because "we need to protect women's safe spaces". All while giving a fuckk about women's rights 🤮

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    UKDeek
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Need to call this one out, as the title of the article is "...Great British Memes..." and this is clearly from the US, as we don't have "Representatives" in the UK, and I am suspecting they wouldn't have the Stars and Stripes flag in the background of their profile picture...

    G A
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't have representatives so how is this relevant to UK?

    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We cannot have parents being responsible for their children! Madness! Whatever next? Looking BOTH ways when crossing a road?

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WTF does this have to do with Britain? Also: children use computers in public settings. Where I recently lived, libraries refuse to prevent children using ... and they used the library during school hours so there wasn't any way parents knew or could do anything about it. I know, because I complained about it to the librarians. The librarians uniformly answered that parental controls interfered with the civil liberties of adults. Age requirements could work in libraries.

    Tim Gearing
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The UK is implementing new online age verification laws under the Online Safety Act requiring platforms to verify age of users,particulary for accessing age-restricted content. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/24/what-are-the-new-uk-online-safety-rules-and-how-will-they-be-enforced

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    Dragons Exist
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1. "This is something everyone should agree on", stop trying to control what other people think, I certainly don't agree with it, & 2. it is impossible to prevent kids from getting p**n if they want it

    JK
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wtf has this got to do with British anything?!?!

    Gerry Higgins
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not from the UK. I agree, but this thread is about the UK and this is USA. Okay, I'm done nitpicking now.

    Phil Green
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's so funny that Mary Miller, the far-right Republican representative of Illinois is saying that, when she happily stands by as her president tries to convince everyone (including himself) that he is there to protect children!

    J. Maxx
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watching people have s*x, bad. Watching people k**l, A-okay!

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's this simple: watching people have s*x makes people h0rny. Watching violence in movies doesn't make people rage-filled.

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    #21

    Thanks, Never Would've Thought Of That 👍

    Sign on grass near fence stating the car park is small and advising visitors to leave and try later British memes.

    SunnyIvyBlossom Report

    G A
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saves people hanging around on the off chance and getting in the way

    Blue Bunny of Happiness
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, trying to persuade people not to park like entitled knobwombles

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    Mary Peace
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was gonna start another layer on top.

    Luuta
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You would think it was obvious, but it's also obvious that they obviously needed to spell it out.

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    #22

    Hate This Thing

    Scene from Harry Potter meme showing confusion and a close-up of a bottle cap, representing chaotic British memes humor.

    StrawChime Report

    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not nearly headless, it's definitely annoying.

    Forrest Hobbs
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rick Murray: it's change. Life is all about change. Its not worth getting annoyed about changes which are easy to adapt to, as that one is. Although admittedly, due to a user error on my part, a bottle of tonic water leaked all over my fridge tonight. You need to use the right technique to tear apart the plastic tether construction to make it simple to screw the lid back in place securely. Lesson learned, here at least.

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    Dusty's mom
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nearly headless: less than 5 mm of foam.

    Maples Dad
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not annoying. I find them handy.

    sturmwesen
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    has anyone read headless roach in the last months?

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or J.D. Vance (or whatever he's calling himself this week)

    Robert T
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can sort of understand the reasoning behind putting these on pop bottles, but the barstewards have now put them on the ruddy milk!!!

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

    Annoying, but kitchen scissors will solve it.

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    Abel
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, this s**t will save our future! /s

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    #23

    It's Now An Educational Music Trip

    Vintage blue iPod playing music on a textured carpet, representing chaotic British memes nostalgia from the U.K. culture.

    AngelRipple , devecs Report

    Mel in Georgia
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drove multiple hours with our 10-year-old granddaughter this weekend. Grieved that she couldn't be bothered to look up from her iPad the whole way. Sweet girl, but I fear the need to be attached to "content," be it social media, videos or music during down time will be the ruin of future generations.

    Smeghead Tribble Down Under
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should've chucked it out the window. Followed by the iPad.

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    m0@nlight
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's really sad is the concerts....so busy filming they're missing alot of pleasure. I'm 64 and recently went to a Adam Lambert concert and soooo many people were busy filming that I can tell you they are definitely missing out. What I really Loved was Adam is very interested in his audience and at one point he flashed me a smile and I'll remember this forever. ;-)

    m0@nlight
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh just to add....I'm happy there are so many people filming that I can watch alot of these videos afterwards. Heeheeheehee

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    QuincyForrest
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why, oh the f*ck why, is life considered impossible for an 11yo without artificial mental stimulants?

    J. Maxx
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to love going for "car rides" on Sundays as a kid. We'd drive for hours just looking at the scenery, stop and eat, and turn around and go home. Now, folks act as though that's a punishment.

    Olive Moon
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess I’m a hard a*s. My grandkids, 11 and 9, are not allowed to use devices while I’m driving them around, or while we’re eating out, or at home. That said, I’d probably allow it during a very long drive.

    Janissary35680
    Community Member
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does "no devices" include mobile phones?

    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does "...which can connect to the internet..." include mobile phones? 99% ("I read it on internet statistic") of portable connectible devices are phones.

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    Onleetoogenders
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    3 months ago

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    I never figured out how to work that rubbish thing and gave it away. Waste of d**n $$

    ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Considering what your nick says about you, I assume that's a you-problem, not one of the super complicated handling of ipods. Oh wait, I had one myself, so I actually don't assume but know it.

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    #24

    Welcome To Scotland

    Man teaching baby to play online slot machines on train, a chaotic British meme many from the U.K. might understand

    GreatBritishMemes Report

    LinkTheHylian
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Ya see this, wee man? This is how ya win £30 after betting £290!"

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    #25

    British Pub Experience

    Chaotic British meme showing a creature wearing a flat cap in a pub with multiple pints of beer on the table.

    Dry_Macaron_832 Report

    Owen
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did you find that picture of me?

    Cee Cee
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And woebetide you if you sit on 'his' seat.

    Nimitz
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His name is Morn he will talk your ears off if you let him

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    #26

    We Should Do This In The UK

    Tweet about a mystery bus in Brussels with public transport theme, fitting chaotic British memes and UK humor context.

    GreatBritishMemes , JohnHyphen Report

    Mel in Georgia
    Community Member
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dang it, not true. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-brussels-mystery-bus-368682476199

    Soo Maertz
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so there's no fun mystery bus? really? well that sucks!

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    Apatheist Account2
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    London has a black bus that takes visitors round the haunted (allegedly) spots of London. It's called "Ghost Bus Tours".

    Vivian McBride
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶Roll up for the Mystery Tour!🎶

    Sally Moen
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could go for that. Unfortunately my regular express bus has the same unpredictable characters on it, sometimes smoking f3nt@nyl, sometimes politely sitting with their dog. I roll the dice each and everytime I take that route, early morning or late night, so I guess I'm not ready for the mystery bus

    ttirreg
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Tec is 💩 Tec = the buscompany in wallonie But gues whoes gonna take a ride to god knows where today..

    Robert Millar
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, we have a bus (No. 2) with "I am a tram" on the side.

    Luuta
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The story was invented by paedophiles as a ruse to lure gullible kids onto their Not The 48 r**e bus, but they stopped after most of the users turned out to be octogenarians.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bus company in my city does this. But not intentionally, however.

    Mary Hapenny
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There used to be a train like this in Dublin

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    #27

    Every Brit Today And Yesterday

    Classical painting humorously edited with a fan, highlighting chaotic British memes and relatable UK humor.

    Equivalent-Lie-2516 Report

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always thought, "I can sorta understand not having HVAC air conditioning when it's really only hot a few days a year. But do yourselves a favor and at least get a window unit." But then I found out y'all don't even have ceiling fans?!?!?! Those are great for a whopping portion of the year!

    Don't listen to me
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the UK. We don't have real heat like US. Just a couple of weeks in the summer can get warm. Cooling machinery is not a thing here. Now ways to keep warm & dry the rest of the year is big business.

    Boris Long-Johnson
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you can fit them ceiling fans are a game changer! Way cheaper and environmentally friendly than A/C and useful in the winter on reverse too.

    Cee Cee
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have blackout curtains so in the current series of heatwaves I keep them closed from around 09:30 to 14:00. Keep my windows open too.

    Doug Moyer
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Twas 28C in the apartment last night. May end up turning on the AC if this keeps up. If we had a ceiling fan instead of freestanding units... Haven't used the AC yet this year. (Or the heat...)

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    #28

    This Is Your Captain Speaking...once I Verify My Age

    Pilot pointing at British Airways screen showing age verification error, with tweet about London airport delays, chaotic British memes.

    SaadMirror Report

    Owen
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't verify my age online. I have a beard in my ID, but have since shaved it off. That means the algorithm tells me I'm not actually me.

    Luuta
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If parliament had age verification the two Houses would be empty.

    Moana Manana
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My best friend lost 83kg (183 lbs). At the airport they asked her to step out when she gave her passport because she didn't look anything like in that picture. Took a little convincing but she passed the check...

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

    Good Lord! If I lost 83 kg I'd weigh about minus 13.

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    #29

    Aldi Madness

    Man with facial expression of confusion wearing a hat-umbrella combo in a chaotic British memes style.

    AwesomeSauce1976 Report

    Paul C.
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go to Aldi for Bread and Veg, leave with a leaf blower and an engine for an F35 fighter jet!

    Verena
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It started (in Germany) +/- 40 years ago with 5 Wednesday Specials = 5 non-food items, mostly toys or electronics. The Aldi-PC was famous

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

    I remember Aldi in Munich in the late '70s. Cheap part of town, narrow frontage but the shop went back a long way, so the lights needed to be on all day (yes, they are these days, but that's generally just a waste of electricity as there are skylights in the ceiling). No fruit or veg, no chiller cabinets, so only cans and packets with a long shelf life. The goods were left in their transport cartons and with price labels only on the shelf. No scanner tills in those days, but the checkout staff knew all the prices by heart and could touch-type, so they didn't need to keep their eyes on the keyboard and one hand was free to move things past on the belt; they were very quick and I never caught them making a mistake. Poor people shopped there because it was cheap; rich people found it chic and shopped there too. So the Albrecht brothers made a fortune and opened larger shops on the edge of town with plenty of parking space. Lidl copied the ideas that Aldi pioneered.

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    Gingersnap In Iowa
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was at Aldi's this afternoon and managed not to buy any mad sh!t.

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I managed to avoid the lure of the middle aisle, but I did come out with more watermelon than I'd planned

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    belle Twinkle
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who can go into Aldi and not buy (or at least want to buy) something from the Middle Aisles?

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    #30

    Think Of The Children!

    Meme comparing ease of control from traditional media to social media platforms in chaotic British memes style.

    din0sawr- Report

    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm surprised BP allowed this one here!

    Nimitz
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is literally what is happening in the US and UK. The US voted for it, the people of the UK got swindled by the likes of Starmer's Labour party. They sold out to the right and refuse to do anything to help people below the upper class.

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Newspapers were almost impossible to control. Internet and sm are easy to control. Look at X

    winterwidow87
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All dictatorships controlled the press, it's literally one of the first things dictators did when they got to power: they took away freedom of the press, and the people only got the news the regime wanted them to hear.

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    azubi
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm afraid it's more and more like algorithms programmed by rich people's corporations are feeding rich people's views to the peasants

    Olive Moon
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to wonder how long we have until social media is under complete control. Does anyone know, today, how the population organized during the French Revolution?

    Joe Bloe
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it some kind of tinfoil hat deep state conspiracy BP is peddling??

    Grm Moore
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yea except the ones who invented the stuff the young now use, are the...old.

    Lotekguy
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know about other countries, but in the US newspapers have been tragically easy to neuter or eliminate.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, they were owned by the rich in the first place.

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    #31

    Accurate

    Comparison of England weather from gray and rainy to clear blue sky in chaotic British memes about UK life.

    TarottTease Report

    Gossameringue
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It took me a while to realize that the numbers were times and not years. I was trying to figure out what happened in the 17th and early 18th century to explain the pictures. Not to mention the house seemed a bit out of place for those times...

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

    Well, there was a certain amount of argy-bargy over who should be running things, what with Charles I getting his head chopped off in 1649 and subsequent events.

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    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Note to Americans: The numbers are time of day in 24-hr format (4:40 PM and 5:11 PM), not 'Years'. Shows the quick difference between overcast and sunshine.

    Strahd Ivarius
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And at 17:12 it is raining again...

    Luuta
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the third picture, the tree is on fire and in the fourth it's under water.

    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like the mountain region in North Carolina this summer. Rains most of every day but the sun comes out for a half an hour to mock you.

    Doug Moyer
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's Long Beach, California as well. (Not the snow but the oppressing grey-->brilliant blue...)

    belle Twinkle
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's to emphasise our frequently changing weather.

    J. Maxx
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is August in Connecticut. The other day, the temperature ranged from 80 degrees Fahrenheit during the day to 49 degrees at night. We feel you.

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    #32

    -2 Strangers United By An Egg-

    Tweet about being served half an egg at a restaurant with a photo of a cold noodle dish topped with egg and vegetables, British memes.

    Budget_Cry_6178 , Junferno Report

    Je L
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's amusing that the previous post about UK food attracted posts from the Americans boasting about their diverse and multi cultural options, but as soon as a Brit shares a diverse and multi cultural dish its all about how gross it looks.

    Mel in Georgia
    Community Member
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's an interesting, sweet thought!

    Luuta
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When i see half an egg the first thing i do is look for teeth marks

    Tim Gearing
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’d be more concerned about the over-cooked half egg

    Nimitz
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be more concerned that everything in that bowl looks like it tastes 'clear'

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    KatSaidWhat
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lots of people outing themselves as "never eaten foreign food" - bet you lot are the ones piling your plates with chips at the all inclusive buffet.

    Con O Cuinn
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Egg is overcooked as well. Like how can you trust a restaurant that has literally demonstrated they can't boil an egg?

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    #33

    Please Upload A Form Of ID

    Calculator meme comparing British school kids typing 5318008 in the 90s versus today with a ban message.

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    Dusty's mom
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And here I thought I was clever for writing ShELLOIL on mine.

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    #34

    Meanwhile, In Yorkshire

    Display of colorful mouth operated air fresheners in a UK shop as a humorous response to the disposable vape ban.

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    Nimitz
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ideas that should get you shot in the face.

    Sally Moen
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I couldn't gag more from the marshmallow vape cloud in the back of my throat than a spray shot of lilac air freshener. Worst thing is doing your shopping, or picking out a book in the library, and get hit by a cloud of vape from somebody thinking to sneak one

    G A
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vapers are as annoying as smokers

    KatSaidWhat
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We really aren't. I'm an ex smoker and am disturbed by how I allowed myself, my office and house to smell that bad - never mind the yellow net curtains...

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    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a *very* loose definition of "fresh".

    Zaach
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FFS - what a shite idea

    George Costanza
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Disposable vapes" aren't actually disposable. It's mountains of toxic e-waste.

    KatSaidWhat
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My pods can be recycled and there is a program to send them back for that....

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    QuincyForrest
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Designer should go to prison. For life. No possibility of parole. This is evil personified.

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    #35

    Just Need Another 20

    Man using a £15 fan from Argos attempting to cool down a bedroom engulfed in flames British memes humor humor chaos UK

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    KatSaidWhat
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    £8 dual fan heater/cooler from Amazon... sadly I lent it to my housemate who does not have a radiator in her room in winter and am reluctant to ask for it back.

    웅장한 거북이 🇰🇷🇰🇭
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GA, i do not understand why you got downvoted that hard for your comment, is aircon something evil now that has to be damned?

    Verena
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not as such. But it produces heat by itself, consumes insane amount of electricity and has to be shipped in from far away - by this contributing to the heat. There are smarter, cheaper solutions for the European types of houses, ranging from placing shutters and smart airing to solar powered A/C (but that doesn't solve problem 1 and 3).

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    Manos
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On cool rainy days I run the AC and heat. Makes the house feel dry and cozy.

    G A
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    Buy an air-conditioning unit.

    #36

    Very Accurate

    Tweet about selecting images with traffic lights, featuring British meme humor understood mostly by U.K. audiences.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What annoys me are those ones with fire hydrants and crosswalks. Who do you think we are? One of them kettle dodging, handegg playing, bald eagle bothering barbarians from across the pond?

    Laura Lawson
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And half the time they are so small & blurry that even with my glasses on, I can't make out if that's half a fire hydrant behind a bush or not!

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

    Yes, so annoying. I can work out that crosswalk means zebra crossing, but do these things really prove I'm human?

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    #37

    Sister With An Appetite For An Argument

    Small TV in a cozy living room with British meme text about wanting a bigger tele from the U.K. humor collection.

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    Nimitz
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My poor born in the 80s brain. I'm so old that, once upon a time, we thought a 19" TV was big...

    Philly Bob
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can save a lot of money on a bigger TV by moving your chair closer to the one you already have.

    Robert Millar
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now listen, it's been telly for the last 70 years (for me) and now you're gettin' all technically correct with no warning. Tele. What's goin' on?

    Joanne Hudson
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell her no as she might be over more than she already is.

    Slmd
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to have a super small tv, back maybe 6 years ago, an old thing it was, black, boxy-ish and came with a stand and everything. One day we suddenly got one of the largest tvs on the market... it was so strange seeing half the wall be a screen! it also didn't fit in the corner anymore lol (the space behind was so large, we could have the whole family stand there )

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

    In the early days someone said it would never catch on, because "it will never be possible to make a cathode-ray tube with a diameter greater than six inches".

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    #38

    Greggo Sauce

    Young couple posing with a humorous pregnancy sash in a chaotic British meme about sausage rolls, UK humor style.

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    Paul C.
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sausage roll? I prefer the term a Pork Wellington.

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

    As David Niven discovered, "knocked up" in the USA does not mean woken with a knock on the door.

    #39

    Accurate Depiction Of Reform Voters

    Man angrily typing at computer with meme text about foreigners, EU exit, and immigration in chaotic British memes.

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    G A
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not red faced enough

    Joe Bloe
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Become a foreigner. Hate himself.

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, dàmn right, let's vote Labour. You know exactly what you'll get.

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    #40

    Alan!

    Social media post humor about a woman chasing her toddler named Alan, fitting chaotic British memes theme.

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    Serena Myers
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What am I missing with this one?

    [>.<]/
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The groundhog yelling Alan..... https://youtu.be/xaPepCVepCg?feature=shared

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    Mel in Georgia
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this referencing the prairie dog video? https://youtu.be/XgvR3y5JCXg?si=tuh34RsU4VhtOlm4

    April Pickett
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alan is having a terrific time being the chasee.

    sturmwesen
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if letting a toddler catch you would work too. Like running away from your dog to make them chase you

    belle Twinkle
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one calls their child Alan these days. Do they?

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    #41

    Just Doing My Part To Not Look Like I’d Rob Their Garden Shed. 🤭

    British memes showing awkward smiles used to prove you're not a chav when walking past older people in the U.K.

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    G A
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or how you smile at people from work when you see them out of work

    belle Twinkle
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an old person, who should I give this smile to?

    Nimitz
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was an IT guy. That's the smile I give boomers to celebrate my joy in not having to help them ever again.

    Lorenzo
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whole lotta boomer bashing in here today. I'm 70, born in 1954. I did your job in the 1990s, the only IT guy supporting an office of 25 clueless people when PCs were new. It ain't boomers, it's people. Some are slow and nasty, some aren't.

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    #42

    Love A Heatwave

    Man sweating heavily and smiling awkwardly, illustrating chaotic British memes about enduring a British heatwave.

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    Nimitz
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Canadian, the "insulate Britain" movement was staggering to me. You people complain about how hot the summer is or cold the winter is, but have mostly UNINSULATED HOUSES? I mean... How much more culturally "f**k around and find out" can you be without being from the US?

    Verena
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Houses are made of brick, after 1930 often two brick walls with an air buffer in between. That worked quite well when people were used to wear sweaters in winter inside, knew how to operate shutters and airing houses during summer and cozy central heating did not exist. Nowadays people expect a T-shirt climate inside during roaring winter storms and cannot cope with a week or two of hot nights.

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    #43

    Many A Brit Recently

    Chaotic British meme featuring Simpsons characters discussing online safety act and using a VPN in a pub setting.

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    #44

    Oh No

    British memes featuring Doge comparing the British Empire map with a GOV.UK social media post on internet behavior.

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    Noyfb noyfb
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Britain’s gift to the world: National Independence Day celebrations.

    Owen
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Britain's gift to the world is making people laugh. At us or with us, it doesn't matter.

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    FreeTheUnicorn
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a much better use of government than colonisation and genocide.

    Lorenzo
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sun has set on the British Empire.

    Nimitz
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    3 months ago

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    I'm a Canadian who's paternal grandmother was a survivor of the Residential School program. Also, the other half of my family were Metis and settlers from Quebec. The British have destroyed every part of my family history for no f*****g reason at all other than taxation and advancing Christian hatred. If there were any justice in this world, the Windsor family would be summarily executed and the monarchy abolished forever.

    #45

    Notice

    Purple British meme with a crown graphic and bold text referencing chaotic British memes about the online Safety Act.

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    ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And fսck BP's stupid censoring regime, too.

    I am John
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get why people are so bothered about the online safety act. Its at worst a minor inconvenience, and silly policy. That's it. Just a thing to have a nice whinge about.

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    #46

    Isn't It Possible For Us To Dream

    Screenshot of a chaotic British meme highlighting music heritage and train reliability in the UK’s northern cities.

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

    Liverpool to Manchester was the world's first intercity passenger railway and while it's not fast due to Westminster imposed under-investment, it's still going. Meanwhile: the local Merseyrail network goes down as far as Chester and up as far as Southport - although you'd have to change trains in Liverpool to make that journey. Check it out - it ain't so bad.

    QuincyForrest
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It all worked fairly well prior to the Beeching cuts. Yes, it was all unprofitable and required subsidies, but it was mass transit and you could get d**n near anywhere in the country by rail pretty well within a reasonable time structure. No passenger railroad can exist without subsidy; ticket prices can NOT cover operating costs, but the environmental benefits are worth the subsidy.

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

    Beeching's cuts made sense to Beeching. His idea was that the closed down railways would be replaced by modern bus services - which would provide an acceptable replacement form of public transport at lower cost. When the railways were built, road transport wasn't anything like as well developed as it was in the 1960s. Come the 1960s, the countryside had pretty good roads and buses were also pretty good. The fact that the closed down railways weren't properly replaced by adequate bus services, and most of the new bus services implemented in the countryside have now gone, can't be blamed on Beeching. I can't believe I've just defended bl**dy Dr Beeching, but there you go...

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    #47

    It's Getting There

    Crowded street in the U.K. with multiple police cars and vans, illustrating chaotic British memes humor and local events.

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    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The caption is just a joke. The police presence is due to a large, unauthorised demonstration outside the offices of an arms manufacturer in Govan, Glasgow, last June.

    Nimitz
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So glad the coppers were there to protect the big innocent ARMS MANUFACTURER. Which specific genocide were those pesky protesters complaining about this time?

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    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It took how many rozzers? Do they think his díck was armed and dangerous?

    #48

    Best Flag At Glastonbury So Far

    Flag featuring a chaotic British meme of a man eating with a whisk, hanging on a metal structure against a cloudy sky.

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    #49

    The Future Is Bleak

    British meme with police officer joking about needing a license for an unhealthy chocolate bar held by a person’s hand

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    Tim Gearing
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only way you’re getting my chocolate bar is by taking it from my cold,dead hands!

    Dusty's mom
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I took out a loan for that chocolate!

    Apatheist Account2
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be a licenCe in the UK. S is the verb, C is the noun (same with practice, advice etc).

    michael reid
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't that the chief constable who was sacked for smoking weed?

    KatSaidWhat
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's cadbury's, you can have it. Easily the worst chocolate.

    G A
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope they will just tax it so much you can't afford it

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    #50

    Don't Think This Ones Blowing Over

    Man in a pub holding a pint, winking, with text referencing chaotic British memes and UK humor.

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    Zaach
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What happened to "a pint's a pound the world around"?

    Agfox
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Upvote for Simon Pegg

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    #51

    State Of The UK

    British memes showing a table with grocery items highlighting high food prices and relatable UK shopping humor.

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    Cee Cee
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cheaper to buy and slice onions rather than buying ready sliced. Saves on plastic waste too.

    Barbara Wilcock
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might have been to waitrose or booths

    Tyke
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's Tesco. Even without a tesco card that's not £45

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

    I don't believe I spend more than £20 a week (average) on food. That includes a £1 pizza or sweet & sour chicken meal from the Iceland shop, the nearest I stoop to junk food.

    Joe Bloe
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does he need all that coriander?

    George Costanza
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm confused how you think $45 would somehow buy more junk food than healthy food. Try it and see.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Front and center is a reason to buy whole chickens.

    Paul C.
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless that's gold plated chicken, there ain't no way that cost £45 unless you shop at Fortnum and Masons!

    G A
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The reasons for the obesity and diabetes epidemics

    P R
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perpetuating misinformation about "diabetes"...

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    #52

    If Anybody Ever Says "Well In Britain They", Immediately Show Them This

    Series of British TV licence warnings on public billboards showing database tracking and penalty messages UK memes humor

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    Mel in Georgia
    Community Member
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, I thought having to watch ads on Prime TV while having a Prime membership was exploitative, but having to pay to simply watch TV to fund ... (having trouble understanding the Wiki explanation involving the BBC and ... oh, just read it for yourself https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom ) Meanwhile in the US, federal funds for public broadcasting were just plain eliminated.

    Forrest Hobbs
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mel in Georgia: the TV licence pays for the BBC. All of it. TV, radio, the lot. The Beeb's brilliant: not beholden to any commercial or political interest. Meanwhile, *I* have to pay for commercial TV despite never watching it. All that ad-funded TV? I should get a rebate! Those adverts cost money and that makes the products I buy more expensive. Anyone can opt out of the BBC licence fee, but can I opt out of paying for commercial TV? No - and that's incredibly unfair. The same apples in the US - even if you never watch commercial TV, you have to pay for it.

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    Laura Lawson
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait a second. I live in Australia so I'm not up on my British laws. You need a LICENSE to watch TV?? In your own home!?! Why?! That is insane!

    Forrest Hobbs
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Laura Lawson: on the other hand even if you don't have a TV in Australia, you have to pay to keep the TV operators working. I mean, they're funded by advertising, and you pay for that advertising because they recoup the costs by adding them to the price of products on the shelves. You cannot escape.Now *that* is insane - at least here in the UK you can avoid paying a TV licencing fee if you don't watch the BBC, but we can't escape the commercial TV levy.

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    Harlsen Chesterton
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the relatively old days almost everybody had a TV. Therefore any address that didn't have a TV license was seen as suspicious. There was no need to "detect" anything. If there was previously a license registered at an address and then there wasn't the chances were more in favour of the homeowners just not renewing their license rather than giving up their TV.

    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're assuming that people give their real address when asked. 😉

    Smeghead Tribble Down Under
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There used to be TV licences in Australia. Got rid of that in 1974.

    KnightOwl86
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah a huge % of people don't pay this. It used to just be for watching live tv but now they want you to pay for streaming and even watching youtube. It's ridiculous, we pay enough for streaming services and WiFi as it is.

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

    KnightOwl86: paying for your internet connection has nothing to do with paying for access to streaming services. It seems that what you're saying is basically you're happy to pay for any TV streaming services *except* the service provided by the BBC - which is relatively cheap and very high quality.

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    Huddo's sister
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't remember the details, but one of the first cases we studied in my legal studies class in high school was the one that changed the precedent in Australia so we didn't have to have tv licences. I think it was the early 80s.

    Sparky
    Community Member
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stopped paying for my licence because I didn't watch BBC or terrestrial TV, it now goes towards streaming TV where I can pick and choose what I want. The rules changed somewhen, so that you dont need a licence just because you have a TV but they dont advertise that.

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

    Actually, they do explain what you need a TV licence for very clearly: https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/what-can-i-watch-without-a-tv-licence

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    #53

    🇺🇸🇺🇸

    British meme featuring a king in royal attire sitting on a throne holding a scepter and orb with humorous text.

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    Chilli
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this woke s***s gone too far, now we have a MALE queen? /j

    Cee Cee
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such a w**s. Not a patch on his mother.

    Boris Long-Johnson
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean the woman that paid millions to protect her son from legal action over him being a nonce?

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    #54

    Brits Right Now

    Homer Simpson wearing British and Russian flag shirts, hiding behind a bush with VPN text in a chaotic British meme.

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    Orion Red
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could never get this to work. can switch servers, but the content doesn't change.

    Nimitz
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    3 months ago

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    Ironically this encapsulates the problem. All the liberal VPN customers kept silent while the conservatives wiped out free speech. You could have helped prevent the problem, but instead you looked for an easy personal solution and just let it happen instead. Now all they have to do is eliminate your "easy personal solution" and they have full control of your household. Because, in the end, you people will settle for what they give you, instead of fighting.

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    #55

    The Great British Bargain vs. The Great British Heist

    Man saving 3p on milk at Tesco checkout contrasted with man sitting on millions in cash British memes UK humor.

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    #56

    Tldr - Every Petition Ever

    Batman slapping Robin meme with UK petitions and the public versus UK government rejecting online safety act repeal request.

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    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The petition says the item will be discussed in parliament. It doesn't mention that it'll be discussed with the cleaner then rejected as irrelevant, like they do with pretty much every petition.

    #57

    By The Order Of The United Fookin Kingdom

    Two-part chaotic British meme with characters in suits, emphasizing strict no wanking rules, capturing U.K. humor and culture.

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    Serena Myers
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or maybe wānk isn't known to the censor bot?

    Apatheist Account2
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It isn't...one of a few British words that aren't. What was all the colonialism for??

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    #58

    The Name's Starmer. Kier Starmer

    Man in glasses and tuxedo with British meme parody text featuring a humorous take on a 007 license theme.

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    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, he *is* a w*nker.

    Tim Gearing
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Applies to most politicians, as far as I’m concerned

    Nimitz
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you all gave him a massive majority instead of looking to the progressive socialist candidates. This c**t is fully in line with the conservative ideology of the 2000s, and anyone who wants better healthcare, housing, wages, or rights, can go f**k themselves. The UK was sold and you didn't even get 3 magic f*****g beans

    Lame Llama
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's either him or the Tory. Progressive is not really a preferred word in UK. They don't want progressive, they want you to "not get ahead of yourself."

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    Serena Myers
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Censor bot must be turned off for the night!

    Tim Fawcett
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently his father was a toolmaker......

    Apachebathmat
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He’s the biggest w anchor in the UK right now

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    #59

    But Why

    Chaotic British meme about age verification on apps featuring cartoon animals and a UK flag.

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    #60

    The Fun Police Are Doing Their Usual Thing In Facebook Local Community Groups

    A British meme showing a small dog looking uneasy next to colorful fireworks illustrating loud noise dislike.

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    Verena
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fireworks are not a problem. Stupids throwing bombs (sold as fireworks) in the pasture are. We got that tackled after stupids were confronted with the costs for a vet and disposal of a dead horse. And told that little sis cannot come visit horsey anymore. Stupids got cured. Partially due to running out of money to buy more bang, partially due to upset little sis and a tiny fraction of feeling guilty.

    #61

    Hoo, Boy! Who Could've Seen That Coming?

    Two men in suits at a press event, related to British memes highlighting chaotic UK political moments.

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    Tim Gearing
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait until he’s elected and then see the 180 degree turn.

    AmazingUsername
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well when he inevitably ruins everything he can't risk criticism

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    Miriam Insidecor
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Farage needs an internal hurricane in every orifice.

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    #62

    Want To Change Your Dlss Version, You Must Be A Paedo

    Screenshot of a chaotic British meme showing a tweet about age restrictions on Nvidia app use in the UK.

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    #63

    I'm Ready

    Moisturising lotion, toilet paper, and a UK passport laid out on a beige surface, representing chaotic British memes.

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    Tim Gearing
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the ingredients for a cavity serach?

    Mel in Georgia
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do I even want to know what this means?

    G A
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet another meme about verifying your identity before watching p0rn

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    Chilli
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See, it's funny because it illudes to mas.turbation

    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a second I thought this was for American "restrooms".

    #64

    Worth It With The Discount?

    Screenshot of a UK government webpage offering rod fishing licences with a humorous red starburst promotion.

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    LinkTheHylian
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    David Lammy should be made aware of this.

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

    "Foreign secretary reports ‘oversight’ to Environment Agency after failing to acquire necessary rod licence" More info here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/13/david-lammy-watchdog-illegal-fishing-without-license-jd-vance

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    #65

    So Many Places Like This In The UK

    British memes showing 2000s urban waterfront development with balconies and distinctive quay wharf architecture in the U.K.

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    Owen
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be honest, they're quite nice little places until it inevitably floods. I'd live in one on the top floor if they weren't a million quid.

    G A
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Loads of em in Southampton

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    #66

    We Need More Companies To Do This. God Speed Apple

    SpongeBob meme reflecting chaotic British memes about Apple, Wikipedia, and UK government legal actions.

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    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Last thing the world needs is for Google and Apple to become more powerful

    Admiralu
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The UK government tried to force Apple to give them access to every user’s phone. Apple’s encryption is quite strong. UK government used a secret spy act to try and force them. Apple refused, it became public knowledge and the US government shut that down. Apple protects their users.

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    #67

    If They K**l Wikipedia I Will Start Doing Bad Things

    Cartoon of the grim reaper labeled UK Government knocking on a Wikipedia door with blood trails from other labeled doors, chaotic British meme.

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    Dragons Exist
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank god Wikipedia has refused to do the dumba‍‍ss verification censorship sh‍‍it (at least for now)

    #68

    Won't Someone Please Think Of The Children

    Chaotic British meme showing a person trying to relax with The Beatles while being held by the UK Government character.

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    Mel in Georgia
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand this! (US)