From ChatGPT and Duolingo to Great Britain and Canada, over the years, we at Bored Panda have covered a lot of meme niches, wide and narrow.
But we have a soft spot for those widely accessible universal ones, too. And the Instagram account 'Meme Goates' is full of them!
Touching on work, family, and other essentials of everyday life, its feed pokes fun at the highs and (mostly) lows of our relatable experiences. So, clear some space on your device because you'll probably want to save a bunch of these pictures. Happy scrolling!
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The number of times I've done that and it's often a little old lady who can only just see over the steering wheel
Memes serve many purposes and functions, but at a fundamental level, they're an expression of people’s thoughts and emotions, and their cultural significance is bigger than many of us realize.
The 2011 introduction of Meme Studies, an actual major at Northwestern University in the US state of Illinois, can be used as a marker of how much of an impact the internet has had on society, including shaping language and beliefs.
"We live in a meme-based world, there's no denying that,” said Northwestern sociology professor Grant Richards at the time.
"While it might not be considered standard academic material, I believe that ... it shows we're embracing the changing culture and not remaining stagnant."
The material included courses such as 'Introduction to Redditology,' 'History of the Internet: IRC, /b/, and Beyond,' and 'The Sociology of Rage Comics.'
ugh i can't even imagine working for so long on something then dropping it that would ruin my entire year
I put off watching the last couple episodes because I don't want it to be over.
According to researchers looking at modern forms of communication, memes can even be thought of as a language in themselves, with a capacity to transcend cultures and the ability to construct collective identities between people. No wonder they can be so universal and relatable.
Internet memes "are one of the clearest manifestations of the fact there is such a thing as digital culture", Paolo Gerbaudo, a reader in digital politics and director of the Centre for Digital Culture at Kings College London, explained.
Gerbaudo views memes as "sort of a ready-made language with many kinds of stereotypes, symbols, situations. A palette that people can use, much like emojis."
I don't necessarily "need it" but I do keep it to store the stupid little "pin key" to open the SIM/SD card slot and my Micro SD to USB adapter. Otherwise I'd lose both to a junk drawer and would never be able to find them.
I ordered 50 pin keys on internet for me and hubby (cheaper than 2, go figure) and I taped one at the back of my phone, under the phonecase. Now I don't know where thé 48 others are, but I always have mine.
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I sold an old phone to someone once… and guess what? I sold it with the box it came in. So there.
I have sold or donated many things in their original box, but I also cleaned out my attic where we toss said boxes and discovered an entire archeological history of devices past that needed to go. Phones I didn't even remember having.
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If your phone is stolen you sometimes need the number on the inside of the box to block it. Take a pic first before you throw it out just incase.
You mean the mint condition Asus Zenfone 3 box of a phone that was manufactured in 2016 and discontinued? I do need it...the color and texture is so nice. Lol
Then box tycoons gather and show their boxes like guys from American Psycho with business cards
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I lost my phone and the police asked for a VRN number or something like that. Where is it I ask. It's on the phone or on the PHONE BOX =@
I always keep them. They are sturdy and good to store small stuff in.
as a millenial who also owns pet rodents, i keep the boxes to bury my pets in when they pass. they are a good size for such things. sad but true.
Actually I just needed mine to find imei number to file insurance claim on my broken phone. To log into my account I needed a text from the phone with the shattered unreadable screen ofc. So box did Actually have a use!! But the other 4 up in my cupboard...sigh. I'm old.
Probably true, but I've used those tough, little boxes to wrap gifts in. Always with the caveat that the box doesn't contain the stated contents, of course.
Wrap them in decorative tapes and you got yourself a cute little storage box :)
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True for a lot of things! Ask me about Decluttering as someone with hoarding tendencies... But also actually I do keep that box, it holds old phones. ...shoot, I have more work to do.
My nephew gives me his old phone when he gets a new one, and sends it in the original box. That's nice
I needed it to send my phone in for repairing and it is a nice sturdy box.
Heyyyy…I’m Gen X, and I always, and I do mean always, throw away my phone box almost as soon as I’ve got everything out of there. I don’t need any more c**p sitting around the house gathering dust.
I swear I only keep it for a couple days I. Case my phone turned out to be a dud and I have to return it. Couple days... weeks...years... It gets tossed eventually!
Now hold up, i keep my lego boxes cause if i ever move i can store them properly again but also the boxes look good in my shelves.
When things break, I like to put them in the original box and either throw them away or donate them.
You'll need it the second you throw away the box. Because something is broken, needs repair or you try to sell it.
I did this last month and it was in my storage unit. Quite an old phone I jo longer longer have.
Unless you are planning on trading it in for credit on a new phone, then yes, you need it
I use them for gift boxes lol obviously i mention that they are indeed not phones before someone gets their hopes up hahaa
Things might have changed recently, but when I used to upgrade my phone, and took the old one to sell for cash, the shop would insist on having the box, charger, and all the accessories with it, as proof that the phone wasn't stolen . . .
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It's less that we won't it around but it's a pre marked storage bin for the accessories for your phone no better use
Yes I will need it when I sell the phone, fetches more with the original box
The beautiful thing about the Instagram account 'Meme Goates' is that you don't have to be deeply embedded in internet culture to understand its content. It's fun to look at and share as it is!
procrasination (yall im sorry if thats not how you spell it its 12 38 AM on a thursday and im on break) at its finest
"Them than can, does; them that can't, teaches." - old saying.
Just scream with fury from hell and slap your jacket. 50% chances you won’t die!
That is comforting, isn't it? Hearing music that we we're used to in our teen time. Everytime me or my husband are listening to the radio and one of us says "That one is a great song!" it is from the nineties.
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