35 Funny And Wholesome Memes That Prove We’re All On The Same ‘Ship’ (New Pics)
Interview With OwnerFebruary is finally here after the longest January in the history of months, but winter is still not over in some parts of the world. Seasonal Affective Disorder (vert aptly shortened to SAD) can feel more heightened with the ongoing natural disasters and political uncertainties.
We're doing our part in keeping your spirits up, Pandas, so, we've got a collection of funny and uplifting posts right here. Today, we're featuring the Instagram page "ship" which shares poignant but humorous observations that are as chucklesome as they are wholesome. Check them out below, and keep reading to find our conversation with the creator of the page behavior analyst Monda Rrusti, too!
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That is a much better birthday for the little guy. Every little brother wants a big brother like that.
Monda's page "ship" is almost 10 years old. It's been going strong since 2016 and has over 400k followers. But the page's format hasn't always been the same, and, more importantly, it wasn't always Monda's page! We chatted about the inception of "ship" with the creator, and she told us some intriguing things about herself and the vision she has for the page.
At the moment, Monda is the only person behind the page. She's a 37-year-old behavior analyst from Florida who lives with her boyfriend, three cats, and a small dog. "I have a bachelor's and master's in applied behavior analysis, and in my professional life, I'm a board-certified behavior analyst working with kids & families with autism," Monda tells Bored Panda.
Currently, Monda is based in Daytona Beach, where she has her independent practice. As you scroll through the content from her page, you might notice that she's always been interested in human behavior, especially in dating and relationships.
The story of how this page came to be is quite interesting. It turns out that Monda actually isn't the one who created it back in December 2016. "My brother (a much bigger memer with a higher following at the time) bought this handle @ship from some guy on Twitter named Satan at the time for like $800," Monda tells us.
TRUE AF!! if they're too proud to apologize to someone younger, chances are they aren't proud at all
"Since my brother was pretty busy with his own big following, and with my interest in relationships, he gave me the page basically and I took over it immediately," she continues. "I'm not sure if the Satan guy realized the potential of the short handle and this page being relationship-oriented. Maybe he just thought it would be a page about ships, I don't know…"
and it's completely understandable that he does, theyre appy slices after all
Monda's main goal with the page has always been to provide people with some wholesome entertainment. "I've always had a mission in mind for this page, and that has consistently been for 'ship' to be a space on the Internet where anybody can come for a pick-me-up," she tells Bored Panda.
When you live in a Golden Age of Miracles, it is all too easy to become jaded and assume that this is the natural order of the universe, thus losing sight of the sacrifice and work that went into creating that Golden Age. After a few generations, you are well on the way to losing all of that, as folks begin to assume that 'this is how it always was, and how it always will be, no work required on my part'.
"Whenever I feel down or upset and I need something to distract me and make me feel better, I can just scroll through my own page and all the posts usually make me laugh or make me feel good, or usually elicit some other type of positive emotion," the creator goes on. "That is the main mission." When deciding what content to include, Monda most often goes for fun and cute quirky stories, funny incidents or funny thoughts, and self-empowering posts.
The lesson I take is that if I want the world to view me as healthily masculine (I do, I do!) I need to up my "act like a lesbian" game.
Monda also tells us that she wants "ship" to be a safe place where people can come to have a laugh without being triggered or offended. "I try to keep the space mostly wholesome, mostly feel-good to get away from all the triggering stuff on the Internet."
I WAS that professor. Turns out, that pseudoephedrine is REALLY good at stopping a runny nose but when they tell you to take three a day, they don't mean to take them all at once. And codeine really helps with the coughing but doesn't really take the edge off. Having a few cups of coffee might have been a bad idea too. Best class ever though
I saw a thing the other day where this guy says that if we were given a human to take care of for the rest of our lives, we would find ways to be good to that person, and actually that person is ourselves. You don't have to 'love' yourself, just take care of and be kind to yourself.
"I also try to keep in mind relationship-oriented posts, and I'm not just talking about romantic relationships," she adds. "I'm talking about a connection between two people, or two organisms because you can have a relationship with your cat, you know?"
Were you the nice, generous American kids in Germany? I guess even if you were kind, the German kids would have been Kinder.
Interestingly, "ship" has helped Monda in her own romantic life as well. The page is where she met her current boyfriend about four years ago! "He responded to one of my stories with a meme from 'The Office,' I thought he was cute, and the rest is history! We moved states over the years and now live together in Daytona Beach by the ocean." So, memes bring people together quite literally, it seems!
... And THAT is why James Bond always gets Three-Star gourmet service in every restaurant in the world. They all think he's a Michelin reviewer!
Although now "ship" is mostly just memes and funny posts, back in the day, Monda would give relationship advice to her followers as well. Unfortunately, during COVID-19, she just had too much on her plate and had to stop. "It was too much work for me, since I've always worked in my daily profession too," she says. "I would like to resume that again eventually."
So, Pandas, which quirky stories from "ship" did you like the most? Do you have any funny or wholesome relationship stories to share with us? Let us know in the comments! And if you want to see more from Monda's page, check out our previous article about her page or give her a follow on Instagram!
I miss my cat so much... 😥 She's not dead, she's just at home and I'm at work 😭
I am missing my cat. I am home, she is also home but unlike other days she is not sleeping with me
Load More Replies...I just so happen to always be in the same room as you. Pure coincidence. No, don't touch me! *licks himself aggressively* - my boys, everyday
My old Beanster, if I wasn't in bed at 9pm, she would come get me and try leading me to bed.
"Gay in the wrong direction." Love it, but that was once the basis of a few beard marriages.
I watch Studio Ghibli movies to recharge my soul. (Well - all but one; you can probably guess which one. But, to be fair, that one wasn't directed by Miyazaki.)
My slightly autistic trait as a child was walking round the Reptile House and Aquarium at London Zoo babbling away happily to my father about snakes and fish like a small version of human Wikipedia. One day I turned round and realised I'd been followed by a group of American high school kids who insisted I carry on as I'd unintentionally given them most of the answers to a quiz sheet they had to fill out...one of my proudest moments as a veeeeeery odd 7yr old.
My friend's daughter was saying she wanted to go see the "money water". she was talking about the fountain at the mall that people throw coins into. My nephew called his outfit for the day once he took off his pajamas his "up clothes".
It is what the MAGA use to keep their cult together. Most people just call them lies.
No one can be proficient in *every* area of IT, hardware, or software. They keep coming up with new toys faster than we can learn how to play with them.
I completely understand this person! Even things I thought I just didn't like, turns out it's because they gave me an allergic reaction so I learnt to stay away from them.
Only way to recover - Smile and say "Well, we're all going to miss you! Be happy!"
My cats lie all the time. Usually about whether or not they were already fed. Or which one started the fight.
When we move our potted plants around the garden we always find worms exposed and I just have to make sure they get covered by soil right away so they don't dry out or get eaten by the birds.
I always assumed they just like the "duh duh duh duh duh" music that starts up when it happens.
The problem is that we have brains that evolved to keep us alive, not happy
That's so if he's unconscious in the emergency room they'll know not to give him coriander intravenously.
I'm just impressed that you still had that much lippie on at the end of a drunken evening
... I *really* need to know how this person responded to this child's moment of awkward vulnerability.
A friend of mine tried to kill himself in college. His parents told him that they would pay for one, and only one, visit with a psychiatrist. He turned them down, telling me "That showed they needed the session more than me."
My nickname was Moose because I was 5' 10" at age eleven. Damn glad I stopped growing soon after.
You couldn't make Blazing Saddles today. If you brought it in, those woke hollywood execs would just say "Hey wait a minute, this is just Blazing Saddles. We already made this movie!"
This person has a great future as a writer! (Check out the books of A. Lee Martinez)
Hey, I *like* them. You want really bad, check out 'Zero Wing' ("All Your Base Are Belong to Us!")
Good souls all around. We need more of them; they are in short supply these days.
My rats do this every day. All brothers and this is fight avoidance. They squeak when hurt or angry and jump when they think they're about to be attacked. Accurate pic
That's strange when you think about it, because normally they worry about secret kinks that might leave you open to blackmail, but if it's in the public domain already, you can't be pressured
And the customer's friends are all "What are *you* griping about? You asked for 86 cherries, you GOT 86 cherries!"
Well, he got the fun stuff taken care of. Poor Martha still in diapers tho.
