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What's a better form of entertainment in this digital age than scrolling through some funny memes? Especially when you've had a really tough day or week. Sometimes, even your favorite show or movie seems to require too much brain power. So opting for a quick but effective fix in the form of some random memes is often your best bet.

Today, we're featuring a community that shares hilarious content daily. The Funny AF Spiritual Memes group has 2 million members, so you know you're in safe hands, Pandas. Scroll down and entertain yourself with some memes about this weird thing we call life. And read on for our exploration of how memes have become a language in their own right.

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Dawn Hooten

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    Umar

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This could be a monetized service. There should be an app for this!

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    At this point, most of us are familiar with what the word 'meme' means. In 1976, Richard Dawkins called it "ideas that spread from brain to brain." In today's Internet culture, that's especially apt because memes tend to spread like wildfire on different social media platforms. The more accurate description for today would perhaps be that the ideas spread from device to device.

    The first example of what memes look like is an image from the Judge Magazine issue in 1921. It's the original "Expectations vs. Reality" type of picture. Yet people don't consider it to technically be a meme. Why? Because it didn't have the virality aspect. For a picture, a video, or a quote to become a meme, people have to copy it and share it.

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    Gregory

    Gregory Report

    Nat Rich
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I swear it should be banned. The number of times I've slammed on the brakes because I thought something was coming.

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    Tricia Beacham

    Tricia Beacham Report

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    Jocelyn Kohler

    Jocelyn Kohler Report

    Pollywog
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've actually done that a couple times. The looks on their faces made me giggle a little. 😄

    Sue Denham
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But it is acceptable to say "Please excuse me. I'm just going to . . ." and walk away.

    Barong
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s not acceptable? Well that certainly explains a lot. No wonder I can’t make any new friends.

    Petra Schaap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as long as they can do it with you too, preferably when you really wanna share something special.

    james stevenson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And not the aggressive "don't care" but the passive "don't care". it's important to know which is which

    Jaya
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is acceptable, if you're 3 years old. Man I love toddlers, with their hilarious rudeness.

    Jackie Wacky
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Little kids are great because they haven’t learned the duplicity of their elders just yet.

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    Suzie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Being a gen x we do that

    doredde
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I don´t get, why it seems to be more acceptable to lie than to be frank. If the other person doesn´t get it (implying you sent signals, verbally and non verbally before) and wont stop Yodeling away, who is the more unsociable one? And I think it much more acceptable to (politely) ask for a stop of conversation, if it is necessary. Or it´s just me being German...

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

    I say,oh look at the time. Lift up my sleeve and stare at the watch im not wearing

    Elisa
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have almost done this a few times, then I remembered I need my salary.

    KittaXOmega
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best part is the 👁👄👁 look on their face when you do it. Don't forget to throw in a "I thought you said you appreciated honesty" for a little flavor as you walk away😆

    Abner_Mality
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always enjoyed "Oh, excuse me..." And then just walk away. Leave them guessing, but leave!

    Natty Tempest
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "oh, sorry... I've been expecting this phone call. Let's pick this up at a later date..."

    Duvet Woman
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband tends to get annoyed when I always end up kn a different room from him

    Jill Maristela
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's my life right there. I'm known as the girl who doesn't care about anything

    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People actually do this. Not me, but I've been subjected to it and it is jarring and rude. Actually, people just walk away from me without saying anything. Now THAT is super rude and possibly psychopathic behaviour. I'm no psychiatrist, but it seems to take 0 empathy nor care to do that to someone.

    Jennik
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did it to an entire room full of senior executives. An enjoyable moment.

    Jack Burton
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once tried "this is very unpleasant to talk with you so i m gonna leave".

    Wendy Hamilton
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do it. You'll feel a lot more free. As I've gotten older sometimes I just don't give a s**t. The stuff that comes out of my mouth sometimes. I don't care.

    JustinTime
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I say “cool story” and walk off

    hockeygorl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i js say “oop that’s my mom calling/texting i better go”

    María Hermida
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know if it's socially acceptable, but I've done that a lot of times. Especially to people who always seem to be in the middle of a Greek tragedy.

    January Tempis
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have learned that it's totally socially acceptable to just walk away from a conversation. It's an amazing power!

    Jane Alexander
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! "OK Kim that's enough". She called me to describe a tragedy and kept it up with more and more sad details until I had to make it stop. Don't let people drag you into their 'Oh ain't it awful' game. Don't borrow sorrow. If you're not getting enough go volunteer at a children's hospital or hospice or somewhere that you could be doing some good. Nevermind 'socially acceptable' go for socially beneficial.

    Anita Given
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not fun when your partner says it.

    precise dwarf bravery
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    don’t worry, if they start talking about nfts or elon musk, it is absolutely socially acceptable to do that

    WJK1531
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will tell my son a story and he will blank face look at me and say exactly that, but when I’m finished.

    Misty Osborn
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm n customer service. I wear a hat that says Shhh No one cares. The customers love it! Lol

    BitchinintheBurgh'
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh-Oh, So you are saying this is not acceptable???

    Michael Wilmer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why use words? Make a "huh?" face and walk away. You'll always be known as eccentric 😵‍💫😅

    Cynthia Chaney
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tell non-stop talkers that I'm sorry but I'm tired and I have to go lay down. It usually works and the look on their faces is puzzlement...

    Su Boddie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does it matter? Just do it and worry about the consequences later. I do it when I'm trying to help people with their taxes and all they want to do is go on about the bad life choices they've made. I can't actually walk away, but I'm adept at ignoring people.

    somnomania (she/her, queer)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it is, if you aren't bothered by people thinking you're an a*****e! but honestly, it should be, considering the oversharing nature of many people thanks to social media, and the number of people with autism/anxiety/adhd/etc

    Casey Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do it. Start the trend. Social acceptability starts with one step.

    Uncle Schmickle
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not ? Sometimes people just talk rubbish and this is appropriate comment !

    Pamela Christie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once when Dad was pontificating at the dinner table, Mom dismissively hit him with the back of her hand and said, "Okay, stop talking about that. You're boing me." After a moment of stunned silence, we all burst out laughing, but it totally worked.

    Barbara Baldwin
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh oh...I didn't know it was unacceptable

    Cynthia Rogers
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m old. I do just that. My time is limited.

    Beth Dubrick-Novicki
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go ahead and do it! It is a moment of complete and utter satisfaction.

    Suz-Anne SEUSS
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And yet, "no cares in the world" is okay??!!??

    Marcy Stoeven
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Funny stuff! I always think of the Seinfeld quotes "Nodding off" and "Faster".

    Janet Graham
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to end conversations with my ex that way. He could rant for hours about something really meaningless.

    Diane H
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do it to my husband every time he starts talking motorcycle parts to me. It's a weekly thing.

    Nicola Thrope
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lifehack : If socially acceptable is still a concern, then you still care. It's not as bad as you think, you just can't see beyond the edges of the hole you're in right now. Hang in there.

    Cybele Spanjaard
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try it it creates .. 'silence' then...outrage .. others.

    Julie Hock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my German language class today we were discussing how people respond to foreigners. I am now aware that when I attempted to ask a question, some people just said “I dont know” as a way out of having a conversation…..

    randomhungryhamsterperson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it isnt social aceptable!!! phones several people to aposgize

    SkippityBoppityBoo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It really depends upon the situation I guess. If the other person is being very rude and starting to cross personal boundaries? Then yup just say politely as you can a version of I don't care and walk away etc but if someone is opening up about something that's hurting them for the first time? Yes it might be uncomfortable to hear but they are opening up so try and listen because they may need your help and walking away saying, I Don't Care could harm them further.

    Lily
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is okay. Hard to do at first, but you can do it, it's a relief to actually say it.

    Felix Quinones
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do that all the time, but sometimes a dose of sarcasm works wonders.

    That Person
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s extremely insensitive to do this to your friends. What matters to them should matter to you because it matters to you how they feel

    PrettyJoyBird
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently it is whilst a toddler!

    zovjraar me
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    tried this with my husband.... he just followed me and kept talking.

    Janet Weston
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do it any way … especially if I’ve lost the thread of the conversation.

    Narelle Hussy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait.. its not?? Ohhh that makes sense now 🤣

    Max Fox
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll see how this person reacts when when somebody tells them "I don't care", and walks away from them...

    Mason Denton
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All of the time… People=s**t. Easy; ‘I don’t care’ are the best words in the english language.

    Carole G.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do it, I 'm old & say whatever I feel like saying, I don't care!

    The Dude
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Smile, nod, say "how nice for you". and walk away. Same.

    Ima Manimal
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Forget about socially acceptable…….i do that all the time. Recovered Former People Pleaser

    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One reason evolution supplied us with bladders is to take care of this situation. Saying "I have to go to the bathroom" says nothing about having to come back.

    Maartje
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When people start talking politics I warn them gently that I will walk away if they continue. And then I walk away .

    CwtchyMama
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I fully accept this as a social need

    Riley Quinn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, Skylar, your time will come. Give it a few more decades. Old age has a way of dispensing with the concern of social acceptance and getting down to the basics, which are, I don't have time for this bs and I'm so outta here.

    Steve Hall
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait a minute, are you telling me it's wrong?

    Curry on...
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can easily do it with people I'm not fond of.

    Plinkety
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have recently stopped trying to mask my autism. Pretending I care when I don't always used to end up badly. Now I don't mask, I can say clearly that, though I understand that someone is upset by something, it's not something that upsets me. Pisses people off hugely but they always end up pissed off with me when I try to fake an interest so, I get to be me and I get the sane s****y reaction either way.

    fly on the wall
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We would get along well. I don't want to bore people and appreciate it if someone gives me a heads up if I am going off the rails

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    Lili Octopus
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’d like this from the other perspective too. See how my jokes and witty anecdotes are landing

    Winnie the Moo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The times I’d like to say: this conversation is boring; then walk away. Countless…

    oddkiddo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My partner does this all the time. ❤️

    Sinnsyk Jakte
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my experience, doing just that made me a legend at work.

    Heffalump
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't it? Ooooh, that explains so much!

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do anyway, socially acceptable or no. Life's too short.

    L H
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like "I don't care" is my most used phrase! Never realised it wasn't sociably acceptable - however, I don't care ...

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well there's the alternative "I'm terribly sorry but I think you are confusing me with someone who cares"

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    AuntKaren12
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    was having a discussion with my boss when he spotted someone he needed to talk to and just walked away while i was talking

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

    So you mean saying nothing and just walk away is not socially acceptable?

    Jayjay
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can do it anyway, you know? It is not about social acceptance to walk away from s****y conversations, it just being practical.

    Prince of Darkness
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Making yourself miserable for the sake of what's "socially acceptable" is seriously flawed logic. If you're not causing injury to anyone by walking away, then fucƙ what "society" thinks.

    Babs Ishkabibble
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do that all the time. That's why I have no friends.

    Guess Undheit
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Straight white people (especially males) do this all this all the time when they have privilege and things don't affect them. This needs to ~stop~ being "socially acceptable".

    Cool crow
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My version is to say "I disagree", then wait or walk away. It's important to say it calmly.

    Jan
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter does that to me all the time.

    linda harbin
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My response is “ Its not that I don’t care, it’s that I don’t care to hear it.”

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...it is. you just have to act on it.

    V Noe
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's completely acceptable, especially if the topic involves anything "learned" on social media.

    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's perfectly acceptable, but only once for each tedious person, since there won't be a next time. Addition by subtraction.

    Ash
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i like that it IS socially acceptable to do this with texting convos and arguments in the comments.

    PhaseWitFact
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work with people who do that. Engineers, programmers, tech types, are more likely to be comfortable doing this.

    Stardust she/her
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That happens to me all the time. At this point I don’t even question it when someone ghosts me

    minnieslave0
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had this many years ago on a tour bus in Belgium. A couple arguing loudly in French. She shouts something at him and he comes back with "I don't care" in English, but with a gallic accent. Everyone on the bus roared laughing.

    V
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a guy that picks up his grandkid from my kids school and if there was a dictionary definition of "ok, boomer" his picture would be next to it. Every time he goes on one of his rants I've started just getting on my phone and scrolling Facebook and ignoring him.

    Unauthorized Kiwi
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or just walking away during meetings, that would be great

    Binky Melnik
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad’s done this since we learned to talk: “I don’t care about that,” he interrupts. It suddenly dawns on me I’m gonna do it to him, assuming I see him before he dies. I wanna see how he likes it!

    Kalevra
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is socially acceptable, its just not polite.

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    Nowadays, what we consider to be memes is so widely known that even a non-chronically online person would know them. There probably isn't a young person who wouldn't recognize Drake gesturing 'nuh-uh' from his "Hotline Bling" video or that screenshot from an anime with the butterfly with the caption "Is this [blank]?"

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    Yet, it is a sort of secret language. More niche memes allow individuals with similar interests to communicate things others might not know about. One person could be well-versed in philosophy memes but know absolutely nothing when they see a Formula 1 meme.


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    Jason Hillard

    Jason Hillard Report

    Rick
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Playgrounds I played on daily as a kid would be considered child abuse today.

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    Linguist Rebecca Garcia claims that memes are not so much a language of their own but a graphic form of speech. "Just as language and writing is a form of communication, so are memes. Even though these images incorporate only short written messages, they’re usually understood by the receiver or audience."

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    Crystal Alexis

    Crystal Alexis Report

    Kalikima
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want that, I need that, that's awesome

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    Watie Sagitarius

    Watie Sagitarius Report

    Tiffany Marie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mens beauty line is starting to expand more and more. Eventually it'll be as bad as wonens. Just give it some time.

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    Memes don't represent the way we write. They're an expression of how we talk. The way we speak is more informal than how we express ourselves in writing. "We mirror our speech patterns in memes. Therefore, when we communicate with memes, we are communicating with a graphic form of speech," Garcia writes in her Public Linguist blog.

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    Jeremiah Johnson

    Jeremiah Johnson Report

    waarimelone
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got it. Develop the most attractive allergic reaction ever to makeup.

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    Jen Martinez

    Jen Martinez Report

    Pollywog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Barbecue squirrel is way better than baby girl!! 🤣🤣

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    Crystal Alexis

    bugposting Report

    Lauren Caswell
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You don't want to absorb too much serotonin. you need a field of it per se, to allow proper neuron communication. People with low serotonin are put on SSRI meds(Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor). This slows the re-absorption of serotonin, allowing the levels in the brain to rise and re-establishing effective neural firing (the lack of which can cause depression. I have inherited GAD anxiety myself, so SSRI meds don't work. I take SNRI [Selective Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors] meds instead, as Noradrenaline is to anxiety as Serotonin is to depression).

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    We tend to communicate through pictures on social media more than with words. We send GIFs, emojis, and, of course, memes. But with memes, it's not about the image itself. In 2015, researcher Walter Jose Castañeda concluded in his study that the meme image is what matters, not the image in the meme. "[Memes] obviate any relationship that their components may have with the image from which they originate," he wrote.

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    Anna Darwin

    Anna Darwin Report

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    When someone sends you a meme with a tearful cat, the conversation doesn't actually have anything to do with cats. The text and the context of the conversation seemingly have nothing in common with the cat picture. But when put together, they make up a complete composition and we get its meaning.

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    Reina Philanthropist

    Reina Philanthropist Report

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    Memes also have a strange power of bringing people together. They are a reflection of Netlore (Internet folklore) and reflect many different facets of the human experience. What was once an easy and new way to joke around with friends online is turning into a community-building engine. It's not just about the many faces of Doge and Pepe anymore -- memes now can be way deeper than that.

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    Kieran Wheat

    Kieran Wheat Report

    Pollywog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't move or think about it too much!!

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    "We can see not just the new ways people do things or the new ways people express themselves in public but also some of the themes, some of the anxieties or desires people have. All of these complex issues are reflected in things like memes," Director of the Centre for Digital Culture at Kings College London Paolo Gerbaudo told the BBC.

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    Laurice Rose

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    Casey Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was walking and found a snail on the sidewalk so I brought it with me to the park and then when I got home I worried it would be lost so I went back and got him and brought him to the area I found him and that was 1987 but I still think of that snail.

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    Jen Martinez

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    Pollywog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stressed is desserts backwards!! It's fate!!

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    Memes can help people feel less alone during hard times (this was especially evident during the pandemic), but they also can help marginalized communities. Sharing memes is a great way to build a collective identity. The founder of the Meme Studies Research Network, Idil Galip, said that this collective sense of identity even bleeds into real life.

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    #29

    David Castillo

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    Howl's sleeping castle
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents have accepted that my cat is an important family member and they let me show them her photos and videos, and they watch it happily. My mum sometimes even asks if my cat ate food or not.

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    "Niche memes are not meant to go viral," Galip explained. "They're meant usually to create things like in-group belonging, something that kind of strengthens a sense of identity." It's similar to speaking another language. If you ever stumble upon a meme that you don't entirely understand, it might just be that it's not for you.

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    #33

    Topaz Emery

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    _-DungeonKeeper-_
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Young My Idiotic Imagination That Keeps Making Mind Movies And Singing Assorted Ivycomb Songs When I Need To Pay Attention Or Sleep Why Can't I Ditch This Brain And Get A New One

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    #37

    Jena Macapaz-Lumawag

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

    If someone gives me a simple math problem (2+2) I panic and shout 847

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    #38

    Davida Baker

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    Pollywog
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I need an exorcism just looking at the picture!! 🥺

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    #39

    Kieran Wheat

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    hockeygorl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    most relatable thing i’ve seen all day

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    Mohamed Mohamed

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The right way to do it is to take the batteries out of it.

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    #43

    Shamaja Shay-Shay Brown

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    Lady Miss Pie
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trauma bonding isn’t two people bonding over trauma. It is what abusers do to keep their victim closer to them. The behavioral sciences are very clear about that but people still use it incorrectly.

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    #45

    Karman Millie

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    Pollywog
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's from one of my favorite Scooby Doo episodes with Batman, Robin, Penguin and Joker!!!

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    #46

    Destinni Taylor

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    Rickitha Gardner

    Rickitha Gardner Report

    Emo Nemo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would never happen. I look at the menu online and practice before getting to the restaurant.

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    #49

    C Lesha Seward

    C Lesha Seward Report

    Little Wonder
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The knowledge that your PC takes 4 minutes to boot, and it's 20 seconds to the desk is very dangerous when you work from home and have a snooze button.

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    #50

    Jo Evans

    Jo Evans Report

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    #53

    David Castillo

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    hockeygorl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    verrrrry discreet, is that a water bottle?

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    #55

    Samantha Pittman

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    Adrian
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Google photos does that and I hate it. Often it's something I don't want to see.

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    #56

    Madeleine Maeve

    Madeleine Maeve Report

    3 Otters 🦦
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG. Never going to NYC again with someone who thinks Grand Central is just a block from Battery Park. I’ve been suckered twice and that is enough. Didn’t mind the walk, but I rather have spent the time at the Strand.

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    #58

    Shabeer Abdul

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    #63

    Jessica Kallhoff

    Jessica Kallhoff Report

    Pollywog
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad it's not my metabolism instead!!

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    #65

    Katrisha Gibbs

    unwh0retunate Report

    Howl's sleeping castle
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am an Aries and had one junior who was Aries. I surely hated her guts. I was talking about her to another colleague who pointed out I was worst before I changed my ways.

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    #66

    Sally Hughes

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Junior, during his dementia period.

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    #68

    Davida Baker

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back in the days before seat belts my brother used to slam his right hand on the dashboard. Apparently he thought that would keep him from being ejected.

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    #69

    Steve Holman

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    hockeygorl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    gonna send that to my bestie… js kidding i woulda had to kill her she knows too much

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    #71

    Shane Prasad

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    Christina Negron

    Christina Negron Report

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    #74

    Christina Negron

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    Tabitha
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember when I was 15, back in 1975, when they came out with an LP called “20 Years of Rock and Roll”. F**k, it’s now almost 70 years of rock and roll. When did I get so old?

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    Mohamed Mohamed

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't do it. I'm limited by my work clothes and socks.

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    #77

    Kelsi Dekeyser

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    Fussy1
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Grab the chip dip too, you need some dairy and we're out of milk"

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    #79

    David Castillo

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    Ovata Acronicta
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quite literally. Got back on my rollercoaster videos nonsense recently and suddenly I have an incredible urge to get to Six Flags.

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    Jena Macapaz-Lumawag

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    Tabitha
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s an awfully big cup you’re drinking out of there, buddy-ro.

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