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If You’re Having A Bad Day, These 35 Random Memes Might Be The Thing That Cheers You Up
It's probably impossible to find a person who uses the internet and hasn't chuckled at a meme at least once during their lifetime. And that's normal – memes have become an important part of our culture, or at least internet culture.
Memes can be funny, relatable, heartwarming... There are so many types of them, anyone can find something they like.
Yet, sometimes all we want isn't some specified theme, just a batch of memes to take our minds off other stuff and laugh a bit. That's where today's memes come in – they're random and amusing for sure. So, let's dive into them, shall we?
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If you came to this article, you know what a meme is. But do you know how to define it? Well, Encyclopedia Britannica writes that it is a part of cultural information spread by imitation. Doesn’t reflect how we typically understand it, does it? The New York Times has a tad better definition: a piece of media whose purpose is to deliver a cultural, social, or political idea, usually through humor.
One of the first viral memes happened all the way back in 1996. “Dancing Baby” or “Baby Cha-Cha-Cha,” a 3D animation of a baby dancing, hence the name, became a sensation in the late 1990s. Some say that this exact meme shifted the way internet users started engaging with online content.
Speaking of internet users, Bored Panda got in touch with one of them, named Gerda, who agreed to share some of her thoughts about the topic of memes.
She confessed that while spending time online, she sees memes quite often. It could be because she follows some pages that either create or post memes. Or maybe memes have simply become an irreplaceable part of the internet culture. They tend to reflect current events and pop culture. This makes them a great way of discussing either lighthearted or serious topics in a relatable and captivating way.
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Gerda also said that “Relatable feelings can be communicated through memes in a way that many understand.” After all, some say that humor is a universal language, right?
Serious ideas can be expressed through memes as well. In fact, there have been many times when they have been used as a political tool. The most current major example is Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. When British singer Charli XCX tweeted that “Kamala IS brat,” the Harris campaign’s official Twitter page didn’t wait long before changing their backdrop to symbolize brat green.
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Karl der Große 1 year ago
Wow - you've won carring. Now would be a good time to step out of your car and seek shelter behind a block wall or other heavy object.
For context, “Brat” is a dance and electronic pop album by the mentioned singer. The green color used for the album's cover became its signature color, and the album name became a synonym for accepting imperfections and owning your authentic self. The album took the music world and internet by storm, becoming a relatable and even politically usable meme.
Gerda agrees that memes are an irreplaceable part of internet culture. In her opinion memes are the things that drastically shape the way the internet is. “Without them, it wouldn’t be the same.”
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Abel 1 year ago
All my toys were psssed to my younger brother (10 years difference). He destroyed all of them. The sad thing is some of those toys now could be valuable to collectors...
Andy Frobig 1 year ago
My dad gave me some trains he got in 1946. I replaced missing parts, painted them, made them like new. I built some pretty cool car models for him. He let toddlers destroy them
Nikole 1 year ago
This hardly the same thing, but my ex’s brother and the guy’s four year old daughter came over once when I was at work. She saw my Lego spaceship and wanted to play with it. I was so fúcking píssed because of course I found it in pieces.
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Cooking Panda 1 year ago
That's why i prefer donating to strangers. So that I don't have to see the fate of my stuff
Anne Home 1 year ago
My stepmom took my most beloved books and gave to her own daughter as I had outgrown them, she said. I was fourteen, and 1) I still re-read them, 2) they were gifts and/or heirlooms from my relatives and 3) they were _mine_! If she had asked if her princess could borrow them, sure thing! But right out stealing them was just horrible (and I am still clinging to my book hoard even today)
MrsFettesVette 1 year ago
My mom actually sold all my boys and books in a yard sale after I moved in with my dad. Haven't brought it up in therapy yet.
MrsFettesVette 1 year ago
That's "TOYS" and books- I was way too young to have any "boys".
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DeathToAllHamsters 1 year ago
my mom gave away my original TMNT base and my C-64 with nearly all the games >_> I will never forgive her for that u.u
Winter Eleven 1 year ago
He he benefits of being the youngest. Basement is full of my old toys (zhe ones that couldn't be donated like the Herbie or whatever that thing with the egg is, because the tiny s**t still mumbles "mommy" from time to time ... )
Jane Dorothy Warner 1 year ago (edited)
I still have my 38-year-old son's toys. One day I will send them back into circulation - one day... when I am over him being all grown up and not my little boy anymore.
Data1001 1 year ago
When I was moving halfway across the country, I told my mom to donate my old toys and games to Goodwill. I still miss my Incredible Edibles game with the Super Gooper oven and the different colors of Gobble-Degoop to make little edible bugs. But some kid somewhere (or possibly nostalgic adult) was probably very happy to find that in a thrift shop.
MotherofGuineaPigs 1 year ago
My legos were sent to my cousin. I couldn't take them to college with me :(
Nikole 1 year ago
Oh hellllllll no. My mom knew better than to not mess with my legos at least.
Load More Replies...She also noted that memes, or more specifically their formats, tend to have different lifespans. While some, like Drake from the “Hotline Bling” music video or the car scene from “Umbrella Academy,” are still used years after their creation, others live way shorter. Yet, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t important for the overall internet culture.
As the answers on this Quora thread suggest, memes are here to stay. This brings us to the meme account on Instagram that’s currently called “Lasting Meme.” While we cannot guarantee how long the memes shared on this page will last, we can guarantee that they’re funny. And sometimes that’s all we want from a meme, isn’t it?
What kind of meme topics do you like the most? Share with us in the comments!
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That tiny x on the pop up add 1 year ago
No matter how far away it is, one toe must remain, or you have accepted defeat.
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Fellfromthemoon 1 year ago
I did it a few years ago (when I was about 40-42.) A man looking like a real, old-fashioned village idiot tried to befriend me. I directed him to my mother to ask for her permission. My maneuver succeded.
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Karl der Große 1 year ago
I play on these when I see them. I'm not quite 60 yet, so I don't think I'm too old.
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Shelley Dawson 1 year ago
I have adhd and I forget people. I also say hello to people I don't know. I once said hello to a lady whose name I couldn't remember. It was in Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge. It was Queen Sophia. (In those days, no bodyguard.)
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Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I'd prefer this. Just before I started grade 6, they took out the grade 6 playground, with really tall monkey bars and old school climbing frame, and replaced it with a prep (kindergarten) playground. Grade 6s had to play on another smaller playground (also new) with the 3-5s.
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Karl der Große 1 year ago (edited)
We used to have to sit in the car while our mother went shopping. I would start fights just to cut the boredom, and my brother was older and would just cream me. It taught me that it is more enjoyable to be beaten bloody than to sit and wait for somebody.
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