30 Of The Best History Memes For Anyone Wanting To Learn More About Our Past (New Pics)
History does not deserve to be seen as one of the boring subjects of the humanities, bottom mark. Time and again, we see it repeating itself, for better or worse, and its relevance is not just time-defying, it’s literally time-defining.
The corner of Reddit known as History Memes is on a mission to ignite and spread people’s interest in historical knowledge with a miscellaneous and fun twist. The result is hilarious lighthearted memes about the past that put it in a whole new perspective.
With a whopping 5.3 million members, the History Memes community stands as a powerhouse of Reddit and you can totally see why.
So pull your seat closer and enjoy the newest batch of history memes below, before checking out more of them in our previous articles here, here and here.
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And he was a blue-eyed white guy....It's right there in the paintings....
Load More Replies...But, but, but, Jesus was a strapping young Viking lad with long golden red hair, pale skin, and deep blue eyes. He also spoke immaculate English and would certainly have been deeply disturbed by Starbucks making their coffee cups secular for the holidays. (I’m being sarcastic for all you Pandas who think otherwise.)
Jesus wasn't a christian though, he was jewish. Other than that yes, it still amazes me too some people can't comprehend people from middle east or Africa could be christian.
He was the origin of Christianity, though. He and his followers formed the new religion.
Load More Replies...Maybe because stuff that happened 2000 years ago is not always relevant to what happens now 🤔 It's like saying "still beyond me that Nigerians are surprised that the Czech republic has a Vietnamese minority."
That comparison doesn't really work though. Christianity is very wide spread and the bible is well known - still the depictions of Jesus are mostly ignorant of his heritage and cherry pick what fits the circumstances.
Load More Replies...Come on! Everybody known Nazareth lies in Belgium. So jesus is a beer drinking, chocolate loving fries eating blond Belgium.
I thought Nazareth was in PA! Either way it's Oktoberfest!!!
Load More Replies...When I was going to church in elementary school and learned where Jesus was born, I had always wondered why he was always portrayed as White.
You will be even more surprised when you hear that Africans depict Jesus as black.
Load More Replies...dude i go to a catholic school and we're taught with a painting of jesus who looks actually jewish and from the little easy not blonde and blue eyes
That Giant Thermonuclear Reactor In The Sky Makes Life Possible But Hear Me Out About That Jesus Guy
Allow me to enslave and eventually annihilate you for that snappy comment, in the best tradition of the civilized world.
And then prop a puppet of ours in your place to either kill or convert you.
Load More Replies...god isn't real and he won't listen regardless of killing people from other religions. American cultures would have stopped sacrifices the same way Christians stopped the crusades and killing non white people all over the world.
Load More Replies...This. I've always thought if you are to believe in and worship something, the sun makes more sense than anything else, if only for very practical reasons - so many things in life depending on it.
Imagine how cool the world would be today if colonialism and colonizing wasn't a thing
Sub-Saharan Africa would have never been discovered.
Load More Replies...Impressive
OK, name 20!.. "Louis"... goddammit ... (and iirc, there's like 10 "charles'" too.. xP)
How many have there been, counting the current claimants should France ever become a monarchy again? I’m just curious to see if anyone else knows because I have taught French history in the past!
It’s no secret that the internet is a notorious meme-making machine. Everything is turned into a meta joke here – from politics to celebrity gossip, from mishaps to… history. And when it comes to the latter one, the History Memes community on Reddit needs no introduction. Created in 2012, ten years later, it has turned into an impressive internet powerhouse with a whopping 5.3 million members.
And while there’s no doubt that history aficionados are not just aware, but most likely engage in this community by sharing history-related memes and jokes, the question remains if academics are just as excited. After all, memes are always on the verge of not being taken too seriously, and history is one hell of a serious nut to crack.
Where’s The Love?
They were part of the British Empire, Britain got the credit. I'm not downplaying a thing, India's contributions in the war were stellar, but being part of the British Empire it was under the British flag and the British military. They weren't an independent nation at the time, and this was an important part of the reason why there were calls for India's independence after the War.
Yup, part of the British empire without any of the perks that go along with it.
Load More Replies...Also never mind the Bengal Famine that Churchill created to feed Brit troops. More people died keeping the troops alive than the number of people troops actually fought to save.
Ah, the USSR....When everybody forgets that you started wars yourself and worked together with the bad guys by invading Poland
Thank you for forgetting China, who was allied with western powers then.... Losing MORE than India https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties
That sounds about right. I lived quite a few years and I don't remember them being mentioned at all!!
Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness
It took me 25years until I learned that I didnt despice small talk, but just asked the wrong questions..I just need to ask: " What are you passionate about?" Instead of asking about work, sports, weather,... usually others own choice of topic is mucj more interesting.
Load More Replies...My neighbour let me ramble on about my shark obsessions yesterday, it definitely made me happy.
omg haha i just watched a couple shark documentaries... shark besties?? ;)
Load More Replies...I also enjoy the Schadenfreude of watching the light drain from someone's eyes as I ramble while I have them trapped. I usually reserve this for dudebros trying to gatekeep Star Wars or Marvel (both subjects of my expertise.)
I’ve fallen head over heels in love with physics and cosmology in the last couple of years. I only have a layman’s understanding, but read, watch and listen incessantly about it. NONE of my friends or family care about it, so I’m constantly bursting at the seams with new and, to me, fascinating and mind blowing concepts, but with no one to talk to them about. PBS Spacetime with Matt O’Dowd is the best show ever on YouTube!
If you REALLY want to bend your mind, check out "Through the Wormhole" narrated by god themself ...errr Morgan Freeman - Some episodes are a bit of a stretch, but still fascinating.
Load More Replies...Agreed, although to be fair we also have trouble sensing when someone doesn't want to listen to us ramble on, and we still get to have the good feeling afterwards!
Load More Replies...Me when someone lets me talk about gay American revolution s**t fr
I got told by a guy I once worked with that "most people don't give a s**t about the things that you think are important" while, every day, I had to listen to him yapping on to friends and fellow enthusiasts who came in the door – we worked in a vehicle inspection agency – about the one subject that he thought was important. Cars! Nothing but cars! I heard about cars so much my brain began to melt and dribble out my ears. Cars were my *job*, not the one thing that made my life worthwhile. In the finish, he got fired for falsifying inspection records and the guy who took over had a more expansive view of the world.
And, to truly make someone's day, act interested. Who knows. You could come away with a pearl of wisdom.
I’ll Drink To That
Charles: refuses to leave the ship until everyone evacuates like a true captain, gets trapped, survives, ignores possible psychological traumas from the Titanic, continues to be a hero in WWII
The fleet of small ships that went to help with the evacuation from Dunkirk we're seriously bad-a*s.
Yes. My mother calls them the men in little boats, and taught me young her utter awe and admiration for them.
Load More Replies...HOWEVER - A the time, it was practise for the First Officer to supply the Lookouts with binoculars. Up until just before the sailing, Lightoller was supposed to be the First Officer, but was demoted to Second at the last moment. Annoyed by this, he didn't give the Look Outs the binoculars. It's likely it may. not have made much difference, as there were no "white caps" against the iceberg to warn how close it was. it was flat calm that night. Lightoller admitted the above, at the New York hearings shortly after the sinking. That said - he did command the overturned life raft through the night until the Carpathia arrived the next day.
The movie you want to see is 'A Night To Remember'. It's a black and white British film from the late 50's and by far the best film about the Titanic, not least because Lightoller is the main character. He was a consultant on the film too,
Load More Replies...Need to make a movie about this guy, except no-one would believe it was true.
He wasn't just saved by the explosion he was expelled from the inside of the submerged ship and managed to stay conscious and get to the surface.
So to find out an expert’s take on history memes, we reached out to Darren R. Reid, a historian and lecturer at Coventry University, the Department of International Studies and Social Science. Reid not only didn’t condemn history memes but even praised them for being a great way to learn about the past. “They help communicate complex ideas in a really compelling and interesting way. And like all memes, they are also great fun!” he said.
My Cat Is Gonna Be An Olympic Athlete
Second picture. definitely the second picture.
Load More Replies...Bouche is convinced she is, at the very least, the queen of the world. She's not even quite five months yet. 😹
I'm printing this to hang on my refrigerator!! It's so true I can't stop laughing! my 3 loveable fat poffs are the lazy guy on the right!!
The 70s Were A Weird Time
This is totally something I would do if I were translating for a President.
Load More Replies...Also the translator used Russian instead of Polish. The people of Poland despised Russia at the time
Bad translation job. The correct translation is not "Wanting to grasp their private parts", but "Grab them by the pu$$y"
Jimmy had a few flubs, but is a great person and humanitarian. I have never been ashamed on him, unlike others.
I could am equipped to be a translator for Biden, so I could do this. Yes, I only know one language, but I feel like he sometimes needs someone to tell us what he's saying.
thats why the bandname Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine...anytime anyplace anywhere
The moment the US decided no longer to be a country but rather a business and all that implies in terms of taking care of its citizens can be traced back to day they voted a good, educated and humble man out of office. I
He was an ineffective president. So, fist-bump for being educated and humble, but if you're not productive in your job, it's not for you.
Load More Replies...Damn, I'm out walking around my neighborhood while reading this and I laughed out loud so hard that I had look around to make sure nobody else was outside to see it 😂🤣
Olga Of Kiev's Bloody Revenge Would Make A Good Movie
Yes they should make this instead of all those craps nowadays
Load More Replies...Anyone find it a little weird that they photoshopped her onto the body of a strong man? And not, idk, a woman? It feels like a strange choice based on the story up there
the pic of the man is the meme; there is unfortunatly no female version of this meme (or i don't know any). but it's nicely photoshopped (the shoulders match perfectly :))
Load More Replies...Fun story on the surface, but keep in mind she slaughtered untold innocents, including women and children, for no other reason than revenge. This is not an empowerment story, it's a genocide story.
That's why they said "a good movie". Movies leave stuff like that out. And when the movie says "Inspired by a true story", they've left everything out.
Load More Replies...Welcome to Christianity. Genocide of the civilian population of a whole city is just another Tuesday for Christians.
Load More Replies...Yup. She's a mass murderer. Fits really well with most of Christian history
She kept promising she wouldn't kill delegations asking for peace ... then killed those delegations. Three times.
When asked if he has noticed any changes in the ways lecturers and teachers teach their students history these days, Reid confirmed that’s absolutely the case. “At Coventry University, where I work, we even integrate content creation into the degree. Students can stage exhibitions, they can make documentaries,” Reid said.
He added that “it's a really exciting way of exploring the past - and sharing your ideas about history with the world.”
Indiana Jones And The Misappropriation Of Cultural Artifacts
Only place in the world to have museums is it? And by Britain do you mean London? Not sure places like Abergavenny, Middlesbrough or Inverness had much to do with it
Load More Replies...On balance the fact that a huge portion of the world's cultural heritage is in western museums is a good thing. If they hadn't been looted during the 18th and 19th century much of it would have been destroyed or be hidden in the private collections of the rich. Maybe one day much of it can go back but history has shown a lot of it's been a lot safer in museums for the last century.
This is true. It did preserve things that otherwise would have been destroyed. But now, it's time to give those things back.
Load More Replies...So far, taking things to Britain has proven a good way to protect them from ISIS.
If I'm going to be honest moving an artifact isn't always a negative thing as in some places it's at risk of getting destroyed by Taliban and terrorists
The British Museum in London, where virtually nothing in it comes from Britain. Comedian James Acaster talks about this in one of his stand up routines. We do love an artifact from another country.
The James Acaster routine about it is really funny. It's on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x73PkUvArJY
Load More Replies...In The Aftermath Of 9/11, Rescue Dogs Were Becoming Noticeably Depressed Because They Were Only Finding Dead Bodies In The Wreckage. Rescue Workers Tried To Make Them Feel Better By Hiding Beneath The Rubble & Letting The Dogs Find Them So They Would Think They Saved Someone
That has become common practice since then but that was the first.
No it wasn't. They had to stage live finds at the OKC bombing as well.
Load More Replies...See, Even Animals enlisted to serve us, suffer from the same Mental Maladies!
Rescue workers in 9/11 were heroes but to make them out as superior to the dogs is weird. Humans created the chaos. The dogs were not the ones who needed rescuing. They were helping us. Weird meme
IBMs machines helped to trace jewish people, Henry Ford was an antisemite who received german decorations.....
And supplied the gas chambers with Zyklon B - a business they still continue by supplying US executions.
Load More Replies...Ask everyone about the salary! Talk about it! Discuss it! Make differences visible.
Load More Replies...well, it is not a surprise that german companies were involved in ugly things in WWII....
Load More Replies...Both Ford and GM built military trucks in Germany throughout the war, and before the USA entered the war in 1941, these operations were not separated from the main American business. Ford Germany employed slave labour during this time and the American HQ had full knowledge of it.
What Ford knew was that their German operation used "prison labor", which, by the way, was legal in the US at the time and is still legal in some states today (ever heard of a "chain gang"?) It was not until after the war that the reality of those "prisoners" was discovered. No one knew what Germany was really doing until the discovery of mass graves and concentration camps in mid 1944/early 1945, long after all business with Germany had ceased. EDIT - clarification. Saying "no one knew" what Germany was doing is an oversimplification. Plenty of people knew, especially the perpetrators and victims, but outside of Germany, no one believed what was happening until they were confronted with the reality and scope of it, especially after Auschwitz.
Load More Replies...I read how Henry Ford gave black people unheard of opportunities and thought, wow, that was geeat and really forward thinking of him. Then I read how he treated the Jews and thought, how did he get it so wrong.
I am in no way defending the actions of some of these companies, but there is a lot of hindsight is 20-20/Monday morning quarterbacking here. A lot of what these companies did, they did before there was a "World War". People forget, the war in Europe was raging long before the US was involved, so there was no restriction on US businesses selling products to either side (which they readily did). Additionally, all of the worst Nazi atrocities that we now know about were undiscovered and little more than rumor, often dismissed as wartime propaganda, until nearly the end of the war, long after embargoes had already stopped a lot of these businesses from working with Germany. So were these businesses responsible for providing products and assistance to the Nazis and Axis powers? Absolutely. Were they aware their sales were assisting in the genocide of a people? No, not likely. Would knowing have changed anything? Who knows, but I'm sure there are lots of opinions.
Not IBM. They kept adapting their machines that the Germans were using to keep track of the Jewish people through the whole war. This is an interesting read if anyone is interested. IBM and the Holocaust is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling shocker--a million copies in print--detailing IBM's conscious co-planning and co-organizing of the Holocaust for the Nazis, all micromanaged by its president Thomas J Watson from New York and Paris.
Load More Replies...And for those children who are thinking of starting a history degree, Reid assures that it is one of the best subjects you can study. “It gives you access to a nearly limitless body of knowledge and stories. There is literally something for everyone in the past. And studying it is a great and exciting honor.”
Why Did Anyone Ever Think Sleeveless Leather Tops Were Used As Armour Back In The Day
Can't speak for everyone but I don't want more clothes on Brad Pitt.
I'm sorry but both men are dressed fairly accurately in hoplite armor. They often wore sleeveless cuirass usually with fabric underneath. Remember this is the height of the bronze age, the swords are nor as strong or sharp as modern steel ones. Heavier homeric armor did exist but what they are wearing is reasonably OK.
Thank you. Fighting in Armour was heavier the more it came into use. Spear throwing, bow and arrow were just as common as a sword. Armour was too heavy to chuck a spear.
Load More Replies...why do people expect movies to accurately portray history? it's a movie, after all, not a documentary!
@ kitteh floof lover: When its an Historical movie it'd be great to see some genuine history displayed instead of a fantasized impression. Details do matter. Same with gore and dirt. Otherwise I could as well be watching marvel or disney. Besides that if they do display the history accurately, people might learn something in the meantime.
Load More Replies...What about the battle outfits worn by some female characters in video games? It's barely a defence against a light breeze.
Women in the bronze age were never injured other than in the groin or the nipple, therefore there's no need for them to have any protection at all.
Load More Replies...Linen armor was actually quite effective against slashing weapons and arrows!
Light, Regular, Heavy Infantry, same goes for Cavalry, different types of armour for all,. So technically Hollywood isn't too far off, especially since Achilles was famed for Speed and agility on the battlefield I doubt he'd be wearing plate armour,
There is ONE Hollywood movie where the male heroes get dressed like this for every 100 with unreasonably skimpily dressed women... and you want to take this away from us?!
Oh Yeah It's Museum Time
Colonial Brits: Well, then, take the whole bloody construction to Britain, don't leave the sole statue sitting there in London all alone, incomplete!
Yeah, the entire British Museum is basically the result of a global game of Finders Keepers.
As a Greek i feel disgust. As a human i feel we need to solve other problems leading to our extinction..like greed....oh wait
As a Brit, I believe we should give it back. Sorry that Britain is a d**k.
Load More Replies...Not to mention the air pollution and acid rain. But yeah, time to give it back.
Load More Replies...there should be a plaque in the empty spot that says "stolen by the british museum"
Peekaboo
I have a dog like that, it's like her neck and head are made of Play-Doh, doggo is fine
Load More Replies...The US and UK really should have learnt their history and not been so arrogant. We could have stayed there for 100 years and the Taliban would still have taken over when we left.
US have an excuse. This was the fourth time UK made asses of themselves in Afghanistan
Load More Replies...The only way to beat an enemy in a guerilla warfare on their home terf would be to burn down everything to cut off their supplies and logistics - for many reasons not a desirable option
Depends on the nature of the insurgency, In the case of terrorists inspired by religious zealotry, you would have to go whole hog Attila the Hun and make their religion one that was only worshiped in Hell. We can all agree that no civilized nation's citizens would tolerate such a solution.
Load More Replies...Meanwhile, Reid’s advice for prospective history students is to always think critically. “There is a lot of false information on the internet today. A lot of groups have tried to politicize the study of the past and that, I think, reflects how fundamentally important history is to our society,” he said.
“So to any potential student, get reading and start exploring the evidence in a critical and open way,” Reid concluded.
Today's Motivation Guys
Had a good idea on paper, in real life - terrible.
Load More Replies...At Tito's funeral there was the biggest number of heads of state in history. Even more than on recent funeral of Queen Elisabeth...
True story; after this statement, Tito never had that kind of visit again
Max Planck Was One Of The Founders Of Quantum Physics
Seeing how quantum physics takes the laws of reality, and then shrugs and just does what the eff ever it wants to, I comprehend his reaction. "EVERYTHING IS A GODDAMN LIE!!!!"
Reality isn't a lie. It's a story that the Universe is telling you. The story is real, in that it is what is happening. But none of it existed before the Universe whispered in your ear.
Load More Replies...I think there might be something in this, as the same happened to Albert Einstein!
Same thing happened to Einstein...and alien dude from the discovery channel.
Na, the history Chanel dude, wasn't quantum mechanics, that was after he was probed by little green men....
Load More Replies...To be fair, that's also how one looks after having very pleasurable intercourse, so that's not exactly a deterrent... But he got f*d, either way.
B L O C C
That comment is way too clever for the likes of this site.
Load More Replies...This is what happens when you lost a lot of housing during the war and you need to build a lot fast and (due to that) cheap. No time for decoration or custom solutions.
Here in Prague weren¨t so many ruinen after war, only 2 bomb raids, but after war lot of people come to work in cities from the country, there was only one developer and owner, state, and housing was much wanted and because communists wanted no rich or poor (but than poor was all) must be really cheap, so homes must be cheap (and ugly) too.
Load More Replies...Cold War be like :Hey bitches, see I made the Eastern European Structure in Minecraft!!
Depends on the intent. If the intent is to make people feel cold, isolated/alienated, and otherwise uncomfortable, then that's the style to use.
Load More Replies...so not true! pre war was posh for those who had money and slum for all the rest. cold war was actually drab but healthy and connetcted to services like electricity, running water and sewage for those lucky enough to get some, pre war slum or little cottages for those unlucky and quite posh for those in the power circle and money. and now there are gin palaces for those with the money, build without any regard of nature, landscape or common good and shoebox sized appartments for the rest plus those good old pre war slums still in use. still no decent sunlight, fresh air nor space but now with marble clading to justify mortal rate mortage. at least here in poland...
But the cold war blocks in Poland are much better than same era in UK. More green and play area, and they are still in better condition
Load More Replies...Ahh S**t Here We Go Again
He exists! There aren't many George Jetsons out there but he must be one of them.
We can figure it out by finding which one has a dad names Montague.
Load More Replies...He's a digital index operator at Spacely's Space Sprockets? So what you're saying is, he's a database admin at SpaceX.
Anyone else disappointed we don't have flying cars yet. I didn't realize Jetsons was 2022. We have failed to engineer what we imagined
He is BORN in 2022. How old is he in the series? 35-40yrs old? We have enough time to invent this stuff till then...
Load More Replies...If you didn't read the "(His boy) Elroy, (daughter) Judy" as though it was the theme tune you never watched the Jetsons
I did! How adorable was it that whoever made the Wiki page listed them that way? Although a little disappointed that Astro and Rosie were not included.
Load More Replies...Well the 31st of July has already happened so technically this is history.
Load More Replies...The show is supposed to take place in the 2060s, 100 years in the future from the time the show was made. ………........................., George, born in 2022 was in his 40s. Wiki says his father was married 82 years at that point, age 110, so born in 1950s.
No Fun
Got to admire the Russians. Give them twenty thousand square miles of frozen-solid f**k-all and they'll find a way to make booze from spuds.
But... we had mead and kvass long before we got to know spuds...
Load More Replies...He chose Orthodox because it would let him act as the head of the church. He liked Catholicism’s theology more but he didn’t want to have to deal with a pope so far away.
Except the Romans lasted much, much longer. We're less of a fall from grace and more of a kamikaze into the nuclear plant on bring your own stick of dynamite day.
It’s kinda like Chernobyl - ‘hey let’s turn off every single safety system, don’t bother with the instructions, turn off the cooling and run the reactor at full power. That’ll be great!’
Load More Replies...Yeah its late. I could not figure out wtf the wierd thing with the black head on the right was :P
That black object in the headless statue's hand is the secret device America has been waiting to deploy. It was created to unleash on the world when it was suspected we were "Falling". It is a hologram that can be seen worldwide in light or darkness. It is purported to house a statement that will be deployed at the appropriate moment. An insider that has spoken on the condition of anonymity alleges it says, "Psych MOFOS"! It is at the moment of the revelation of this phrase that US forces will simultaneously takeover all control of all nukes in the world Michael Corleone style when dealing with "The Five Families". Then we will have perpetual 4th of July celebrations while shooting off fireworks, roasting hot dogs and hamburgers singing kumbaya globally.
Load More Replies...At the very least, the duration of time that America was "#1" has been the most peaceful period in written history. It still sucks because we live during that time. But you show these stats to someone on the steppes of Eastern Europe during the time of the Khans and they would be floored.
NO STOP. because i discussed this during my history final and its actually the most hilarious thing to think about when you track the collapse of the roman empire and the decline of the US, I cant even
I also have compared the USA to the Roman Empire. Read up on the empire. Not identical of course, but some of the similarities are terrifying.
Load More Replies...Yeah, all empires end at some point. Let's just split now before another civil war happens
Ha ha! I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Callus yet true and funny ( the WiFi part ) said the 1st born Italian / American. ; ) "Auntie M! Auntie M! It's a twister! It's a twister"! It is the Republican's fault. Errr I mean the Democrats'. Ah hell, let's blame it on the Independents.
Exactly! Unlike the original Romans, we'll be able to watch our devastation on all our devices, while simultaneously watching it play out from our windows. And that folx is what we call Progress!
Clear Cache
I don't know if it originated there, but it was used as the cover of a 2014 book by Pavel Georgiev called "The Creators: Alien Invasion" (or something close to that).
Load More Replies...Pot8o The Champion
Soon someone will name their kid this and it will show up in one of the name lists
But you left out the best part: WHY he was named liked that? Apparently the owner told the stable boy to write the horse's name on the door. The boy misunderstood the name "Potato" and literally wrote it with 8 o's. The owner found it hilarious so he kept the name.
oh, i thought it had 8 o's on purpose! that's pretty funny
Load More Replies...He is a grandsire to the lines that gave us two Triple Crown winners, Secretariat and American Pharoah. And just about 95% of all Thoroughbreds in the world have his sire, Eclipse, in their pedigree.
Here Comes The Sun
The Spanish sacrificed their entire civilization in the name of their "Spanish" god instead.
As a Spanish person, I'm not indulging for everything Spaniards did in America, but if you just see the people now living there, you can notice how native Americans mixed up with our ancestors. Other colonisers just remained white. It makes me wonder
Load More Replies...My mistake! Michael’s expression is from Amy Sedaris character Jerri Blank from Strangers with Candy!!
Micheal’s expression is identical to a comedian named “Candy”. Does anyone remember her?
History 101
If this is not real, then what happened? (I actually thought it happened)
it was "cold" because there was no official war per se, no weapons, no fights, it was more a period of time when Russia and USA spied the hell out of each other.
Load More Replies...I was born during the cold war, in a country close to russia. It was more like feeling fear and not knowing if they'd attack. Always waiting for the shoe to drop. :/ So what's going on now in Ukraine isn't really a shock, to a lot of people.
For some reason, every time I hear someone mention the cold war a cartoon illustration (in dark greens and navy blues and stuff) of two dictator-ish looking guys, with thought bubbles where they are thinking of missiles pops into my head. I have no idea if it is a real cartoon I saw or not but it is always the same.
History Memes Are The Future
When you break this down, it could pretty accurate. If you understand (not just memorise) history, and you understand a meme with obscure references without explanation, then perhaps you have achieved PhD status.
I’ve Definitely Seen Worse
what about a crypto that runs only on Tulip computers?
Load More Replies...Someone: “And this is The Dutch!” The Dutch: “I grow tulips!” (Amphibia reference, anyone?)
YES. OH MY GOD THAT'S THE BEST THING I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE
Load More Replies...I have a wicked valuable NFT'S on sale for for 1/2 price! Send Bitcoin to H4H4H4!5VCK3R!
Yes, every spring to Ottawa, our capital. Because the Dutch royal family stayed in Canada for safety during WWII. It's there beautiful way of saying thank you.
Load More Replies...Imperialism Wasn't Invented By The White Man Yo
The dragon on the yellow background with the red pearl is the Qing Dynasty flag. The yellow lion with the rising sun behind him is the flag of Imperial Iran (Persia). The green, yellow and red striped flag with the lion in the middle is the flag of Imperial Ethiopia (Abyssinian empire).
Ottoman empire, Japan, what are the rest? The lions look Indian, the dragon looks Chinese. Are Mongols one of these?
There are lots of people who believe that you can't be racist against whites, too.
Load More Replies...Guess How They Call It?
The Tomb of the Unknown R@pists (referring to the war crimes committed by Soviet Troops during the occupation of Germany.)
Sorry "But Nobody Came", but i thought your name as the comment.
Load More Replies...If they really did it, then it's a fact. Good for locals being blunt about it.
They did it in poland, germany and now ukraine. Those bastards haven't changed.
Load More Replies...While the soviet troops did it in a bigger proportion they weren't the only ones 😕😔
Yeah, but not everyone has a memorial in honor of the soldiers who did it in front of their door to be reminded of it. Eastern German politics were (forcibly) very pro-Russian right after WWII, and it's a bit different when there were people alive who lived through the whole ordeal, who couldn't do anything about it.
Load More Replies...Rape, stealing and other nasty stuff was always part of war, no matter who was part of it.
Yeah, but not everyone has a memorial in honor of the soldiers who did it in front of their door to be reminded of it. Eastern German politics were (forcibly) very pro-Russian right after WWII, and it's a bit different when there were people alive who lived through the whole ordeal, who couldn't do anything about it.
Load More Replies...Looks like the Russian Army hasn’t changed its habits since then either
That's a thing that will always nag me, when talking about WWII Germans are (rightfully) dragged through the mud but all other crimes are minimalized. The soviets marched into Germany and raped countless women and children as "revenge" for their fathers/husbands/brothers who killed other soldiers. I do not need unnecessary hate btw, I know who is to blame but other war crimes need to be recognized as well
also the British incarcerated the people wearing pink triangles as soon as they left the concentration camps, so no one really has a good track record
Load More Replies...There are going to be a lot of these after this invasion is over!!! So many rapes and so many assaults on innocent civilians!! On children!!! Any ages!! Outrageous! Can somebody stop him??
This is going on in so many other parts of the world and people are only talking about this. That is outrageous. These crimes come with war. And sadly a lot of countries experience it. Millions of people migrated in Africa because of wars and starvation, wasn't even mentioned in the news. But when it's closer to home, people suddenly care...
Load More Replies...Yeah, but not everyone has a memorial in honor of the soldiers who did it in front of their door to be reminded of it. Eastern German politics were (forcibly) very pro-Russian right after WWII, and it's a bit different when there were people alive who lived through the whole ordeal, who couldn't do anything about it.
Load More Replies...No One Is Your Enemy In Geopolitics
The croissant was invented in Vienna during the Second Siege by the Ottoman Emperor Suleiman. They took a common pastry and curled in the ends to make a crescent so that Viennese could eat the symbol that was all the Muslim flags.
Bored Panda has become undeniably anti-American and forgotten it’s artistic roots. Sad.
Yoink
If Armstrong was the first human on the moon, who was filming it?
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She was such a massive hypocrite, she believed that women were meant to be ruled but didn't ever want anyone to tell her what to do. Royalty messes you up.
A woman winning an election is feminism. A woman inheriting a crown means that her ancestors wanted the crown to stay in the family, even if a woman got it.
I don't understand the title. Can someone explain please? (I'm not muslim, but I know what halal means, and I'm just a bit confused about why it's being used here)
“The Queen is most anxious to enlist everyone in checking this mad, wicked folly of 'Women's Rights'. It is a subject which makes the Queen so furious that she cannot contain herself." - Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria after reading Uncle tom’s cabin: Oh, how could someone do such an evil thing. Queen Victoria after being asked what to do about child miners: Nothing
Tag A Millennial Brunch Eater
Gen X here. Can we borrow it after the millennials are done so we can go back in time and stop our parents from meeting and creating us? No real reason, we just ran out of ways to be nihilistic, so this was kinda an obvious end note if you think about it.
But then who will laugh at Mike Judge cartoons?
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That'd be awesome bc then a shockingly large number of us could begin calling Captain Planet grandad.
Load More Replies...Pol Pot is only credited with 1 million deaths. Genghis Khan is credited with 40 million deaths. Number and % of world's population both go to Khan.
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Great but the LOTR elves turning up saying "we have come to honour the old alliance" were right there
Ussrchitechture Was Quite Peculiar
"The first metro system built in Russia, the Moscow metro glorified the technological progress of the Soviet Union and is today one of the world's busiest subway systems. It is most famous for its extravagant and unique interior design, exalted as the 'Palace of the People'." There is an other BP article about it : https://www.boredpanda.com/moscow-metro-station-architecture-russia-bright-future-david-burdeny/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
If a house is ugly, only people who live nearby have to see it. A good metro station is a place EVERYBODY sees.
Not completely accurate.. look up abandoned new york subway stations.
And here's Japan with metro stations that look like the US (albeit cleaner), and public housing that would make the Soviets proud.
Feels Bad Man
Ireland has a very rich history. But yes, we did/do have sections in our books called, 'The Rape of Ireland', 'The Bastard Tudors', which relate to the English. And lets just say that even atheists believe in Hell when it comes to Oliver Cromwell.
Time To Party
Cardamom or paprika... or screw it, just take your kitchen spices with and a small cook book. Dominate that restaurant game, early on.
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Self Love Is Important
Genuine question, is there any country who tell their citizens the ugly truth of the country's history? My country told us that we have been invaded and slaved by other countries for more than 350 years but pretty sure that our country had its ugly self as well.
I believe we do in Norway. We treated the saami people horrible, taking their children, forcefully christening them, etc. Oh and then there was the Viking-raids. Etc. Not something to be proud of, but it serves as a lesson for what we should avoid in the future, which is why it's important to for children to learn about it.
Load More Replies...When people say "Americans," they're referring to the United States, as they're the only people who refer to themselves that way. People from places in South and Central America and from Canada and Mexico don't refer to themselves that way, so there generally isn't any confusion caused.
Load More Replies...Whatcha Looking At Dear?
It was never the disaster so commonly believed. By the time it burnt down, it had been in decline for a long time and almost all of its great collections, had been copied and distributed to many other great libraries around the known ancient world.
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Wasn't the Republic of Ireland also neutral? I don't really recall.
and there are countries that wanted to remain neutral until they realized it was more profitable to join the conflicts.
Down Real Bad
I just reread it and he's actually saying that societies get broken up and aggression builds up when women are mistreated, beat, murdered, etc. He's not blaming anything on women, actually.
Load More Replies...Explain Canadians
The comment by donkey boy (just below you) should help
Load More Replies...Picture it: Ypres, Christmas 1914. The British and German forces laid down their arms and took part in the now famous Christmas Day truce & football match in no-mans-land. Now travel one year later. The Canadians had recently arrived, word had been received that there would be a repeat of the previous years silencing of the guns and following festivities. On Christmas day, a few Germans climbed out of the trenches, calling out in English "Merry Christmas Canadians! Come, let us have a party", while waving boxes of cigarettes and bottles of beer & wine. The commanding officer of the Canadians ordered his men to open fire on the Germans! That was the end of Christmas. The mildest way to describe the Canadians during the war is to say that they were known for not taking prisoners (even if someone surrendered) and for killing the wounded. Even the Germans condemned their behaviour and actions.
I am bitterly surprised to read this. Is there any source for the information?
Load More Replies...They would kill people trying to surrender and kill them after they surrendered. One story is they slipped a grenade into a prisoners pocket. They would also kill the wounded.
I've heard that before modern medicine killing the wounded enemy after the battle was considered mercy. Not really relevant, just thinking how crazy it is improving technologies can change how we regard different acts
Load More Replies...At the time, Canada did not have a history of large, armed conflicts. We watched as Europe pissed around with rules, codes of conduct, "gentlemanly" combat etc. They watched as battles would kill tens of thousands of soldiers for NO GAIN. They watched as soldiers died from wounds and dysentery that wouldn't have been fatal if they weren't living in a trench for months at a time. Finally we said "Hold my beer!"
Read up on "starlight tours", the Canadians were never "nice".
It's a gross misconception that were all "nice'' people. We've unleashed Bieber, after all. We did make up with Ryan Reynolds though.
Load More Replies...There’s a reason it was the Crucified Canadian and not the Crucified Ulsterman or Yorkshireman.
Oh No Laika
We Shmoking Meats Boys?
I think I got the instructions wrong and went hard on hyperbolic geometry.
Sorry I’m Advance
The Pome people also lied about pomegranates being an ultra healthy 'super food', and did a bunch of nasty things to steal water rights. Pomegranates are awesome, but they're just a fruit.
Feels Bad Man
France and England just declared war on Germany when Germany invaded Poland and that ended up in World War II... But I suppose historical accuracy is not the point of the meme...
France and England did declare war, but only engaged in one military battle in 8 months. They did try economic sanctions. This part of the war is known as the Drôle de guerre.
Load More Replies...I disagree.... I live in eastern France and my house has still the bullet holes of 1940
Is your house in Poland? Because if it’s not that’s not much of a proof that France helped. It’s a proof Germans entered France but nothing more.
Load More Replies...Were the Brits supposed to fly an army to Warsaw? Those who criticize France and GB should explain what their own countries did when Poland was invaded.Sweet F.A. - that's what.
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They Guy Really Responsible For Wwii
At The End Of Wwii The Danish Military Used Around 2,600 German Pows To Remove Landmines They Had Placed Throughout Denmark. The Germans Allegedly Cleared 1,389,281 Anti-Tank And Anti-Personnel Mines Before They Were Sent Home
It Do Be Like That
Like Father Like Son
So u-boats were really more a submersible than a true submarine. They could only submerge for about 2hrs max and only do 7knots or so when submerged. Because of this they were a threat in open ocean, but didn't have a much success near coastlines. Obviously today's tech is very different though.
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Just Go Away
Italians Killin It With The Birds
Okay, the Emu War of 1932 (Aus) and Four Pests Campaign 1958-1962 (Chn) I know of. What is the Italian one?
i've only found this article : https://www.thelocal.it/20150630/italian-town-declares-war-on-aggressive-geese/
Load More Replies...The great Emu War (Australia) and the Four Pest (China). Hopefully, the geese won in Italy ?
Which Italian war on birds are we talking about? Chickens, songbird poaching, or what?
Burn Burn Burn Boom Boom Pillage Pillage
If I recall, Mongols converting to Islam in the Golden Hoarde era was localised and only to a handful of Mongolian leaders for political reasons, as the locals wouldn't accept rulership by a non-Muslim. Mongols in Monglia were (and still are) still very much Tengerist/Shamanist or Lamaist.
Well, That's Worryingly Embarrassing
They did it twice didn't they? The second was after telling the American Air Force how they did it the first time.
Vulcans that were built about 1 mile away from my home. Thankfully we were on the same side. IIRC the first appearance of the stealth bomber at Farnborough was tracked by a Rapier battery long before it appeared in sight, maybe the aircraft wasn’t using all of the stealth tactics or electronics available to it what with it being over friendly soil but it was spotted a long way out by British forces,
The Mythical Russian Winter
seriously. untrained cardboard cut-out army.
Load More Replies...As a non-amateur historian, Russian production capability is not and never was that great. Of course they don't talk how as much as a third of the war materiel used in WW1 and WW2 was imported, that's not "patriotic". Especially their very technical programs simply are not more than "limited". They did produce a lot of katyuskas - and mounted those rockets on Dodge trucks.
The Real Truth On French Foreign Policy
Samurai Actually Loved Guns
The filmmakers of Samurai and Cowboy films were inspired by each other to the extent that some plots are interchangeable. However, neither film genres are technically based on what is strictly considered Samurai (warrior under a lord), but Ronin (warrior without a lord).
They're not exactly based on the reality of being a cowboy, either.
Load More Replies...This is because the most influential cowboy films were inspired by the samurai films made by Akira Kurosawa, to the point where A Fistful Of Dollars, one of the most famous Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns, was an almost scene by scene remake of Kurosawa's Yojimbo.
Roman Determination
The Portuguese When Finding A New Place:
How It All Began
Mussolini only wishes he was born in a time where people so openly embrace fascist leaders.
Load More Replies...To be honest, I was wondering why BP censored half the words. Then I read it again.
Ugh. I can no longer control the urge... Now I must go watch Spider-Man again...
Where's The Bread Bonaparte?
Not Lovely
This isn’t a meme, it’s just a screenshot of a subtitled joke scene from The Office showing how ignorant Michael is. Not gonna “learn anything about history” from this..
it's still funny for those such as myself who have not watched the office. It's bored panda, not historically accurate panda
Load More Replies...The Bbc Committed Treason Once
I'm sure sending a nice fruit basket will smooth things over with them. Then the surprise invasion is back on! Never underestimate the power of a nice fruit basket!
Oh man those pears from Harry & David are delicious; I'd forgive for a box of those pairs
Load More Replies...I Should Learn Their Language And Get Some Clothes Before Going There
There Goes 20% Of Male Roman Population Aged From 18 To 50 (Remade)
Times Sure Have Changed
But..... not having to send 21 year olds into battle is a good thing though?
And ignoring the fact that there are a lot of 21 year olds forced into battle today (and younger)
Load More Replies...Wasn't the Roman army made up of conscripts, and wasn't conscription a multiple year requirement? Genuine questions, I seem to remember being told that they relied heavily on forced conscription, but Roman history is not my specialty.
Depends on the time period. Army was professionalized after the 2d century BC, if I'm right. Cesar 's army was a professionnal army.
Load More Replies...6 Day War Be Like
Does One Really Good Deed, Cancel Out Your Other Bad Deeds?
Millions? In World War I about 91,000 were killed by any gas. Less than 14,000 by mustard gas.
120,000 deaths linked to mustard gas since it was first used. Still nowhere near the millions that the meme asserts.
Load More Replies...Feels Good When The Masses Chant Your Name Like That, Dont You Think Boss?
Battle Of Castle Itter Be Like
Why Yes, I Do Have Theoretical Degree In History, How Could You Tell?
The More You Study The Middle Ages, The More Fucked Up It Gets
Shhh don't tell them! They may destroy Shittleton in panda fury!
Load More Replies...tried to explain to someone that knights were bullies and they wouldn’t have it. lol
Don Quixote certainly made fun of the idea of the honorable noble knight, but that the idea existed at all suggests that some at least followed that path (though no doubt there were many bullies too).
Load More Replies...Build Me An Army Worthy Of Rome
Oh Mendeleev, What A Man You Are
Nice Try
Whenever I see Bosnia and Herzegovina I have to think about the meme Bosnia: I'd like to go swimming, please? Croatia: No.
