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50 Memes That Might Make You Laugh So Hard You Forget What You Were Sad About
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Every once in a while, we all need a mental reset that doesn’t involve downloading another wellness app or committing to a 3-hour nap we’ll regret later. That’s exactly why we’ve pulled together this collection of hilarious, painfully relatable memes from a wildly popular Instagram page.
Think of it as your digital escape hatch. Whether you’re fake-typing in a Zoom call, avoiding the dishes, or just craving a little serotonin, these memes get it. They hit all the right nerves in the funniest ways possible. So go ahead, scroll, snort, send them to your group chat. Because in the middle of all this chaos, you’re definitely not alone.
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Memes make us laugh, and sometimes, we laugh harder than we expect to. But here’s the thing: not everyone sees memes the same way. Sure, we all enjoy the humor, but our lens differs. Some people scroll by, others pause to think, and a few save them for future use. It’s fascinating how one image can mean ten things to ten people. And yet, we’re all in on the joke.
For instance, you and I might laugh at a meme about Monday blues. But an artist might see the storytelling, structure, and even composition. Memes aren’t just random pictures, they’re clever, compact expressions. They hit fast and leave a mark. That got us thinking… do meme creators and comic artists speak a similar visual language? We decided to find out.
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To understand this better, we spoke to Srivastao Rao, a comic strip writer who got his start in the 1990s. He contributed to local newspapers across India and still has stacks of his old work at home.
Known for his clean humor and everyday storytelling, he’s seen how humor has evolved. “I love seeing how people express emotions now,” he told us. “It’s faster, bolder, and full of flavor.”
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Scott Rackley 8 months ago (edited)
I hope it was a curse word. In high school I taught my girlfriend's grandmother's African Grey to say a bad word. She never found out who did it.
“Writing a comic strip requires you to think in frames,” Srivastao shared. “You have just a few panels to set a scene, create tension, and land a punchline. It’s tight and tricky, but fun. The hardest part is being relevant in so little space. You’re working within limits, but trying to say something universal.”
“And while memes are often created casually,” he continued, “I find a striking similarity between the two. Memes also use setup and punchline, just with fewer frames. In fact, many are only one frame. But the humor, the timing, the cleverness? It’s all there.” He smiled.
“Both are visual shortcuts to a bigger feeling,” he explained. “They rely on what people already know. You don’t have time to explain the whole thing. Whether it’s a comic or a meme, you work with what the audience brings with them. That’s why timing and culture matter so much.”
“Back in the day, we didn’t have the instant reach that memes get now,” he said. “If a comic landed well, it was because someone cut it out and stuck it on the fridge. Today, a meme can go viral in hours. You don’t need a publisher, you just need a phone. It’s amazing and a little overwhelming, honestly.”
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Michael Melfa 8 months ago
Not actually far-fetched. My daughter once referred to turning the night light off as "wanting the dark one." The girl scares me.
More people today have access to the internet than ever before, and the numbers are pretty mind-blowing. As of February 2025, around 5.56 billion people across the globe were internet users. Of those, 5.24 billion were active on social media, which is nearly 64% of everyone on Earth. This kind of reach is exactly why memes spread like wildfire.
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Heather Menard 8 months ago
Yeah but I'm old and it would suck trying to get out of it to pee.
“Of course comics are still popular,” Srivastao added. “And it’s interesting to see all these new forms pop up: webcomics, meme series, even motion strips. The line between comics and memes is blurrier than ever. It’s not about the medium anymore. It’s about the emotion and the punchline.”
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Janet Sparrow 8 months ago
That’s a guy thing. Women be like “turn left at the Dairy Queen then right at the Catholic Church. “
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“I enjoy memes,” he laughed. “I’m also guilty of sharing them. As an artist, it’s fun to see the younger generation do in seconds what we took hours to plan. And it’s not just about the laughs; it’s commentary, style, and culture. That’s what makes it art in its own right.”
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Beak Hookage 8 months ago
I had a friend who had this symptom. Turned out she had a major concussion and those can sometimes cause sudden out of control crying.
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Lily bloom 8 months ago
No, that won,t work for me, I'll be busy being happy I'm not at the dentist. Ya got any appointments the second tuesday of next week?
So while memes may look simple, they carry a whole world inside them. They're fast, funny, and deeply layered when you look closer. From comic strips in black-and-white print to memes on your midnight scroll: funny is still funny. Only now, it spreads a lot faster.
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Mel in Georgia 8 months ago
I'm the opposite. I'm the meme, "this is fine." Thank goodness I have people to slap me and say, "No it's not."
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Anxious&Bored Bear 8 months ago
I try to set a reminder on my phone 2 days, then 1 day before the free trial ends.
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The Majestic Opossum 8 months ago
This actually made me happy I just got fired yesterday. My life will be bliss for the next week until my last paycheck runs out 😂😭
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PeepPeep the duck 8 months ago
No we use it now to confuse and amuse the young kids 😂 my 21 yr old boss was amazed at my “old lady writing”.
Cheese 8 months ago (edited)
I'm 17 and use cursive. The other day someone literally asked me why I write like a fancy person.
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Binny Tutera 8 months ago
A young man (18) at work asked me to teach him how to sign his name. He said someday he wanted to get married, buy a car and a house. He figured people would take him more seriously if he could sign in cursive instead of printing. His family came from another country and he didn’t have to learn in school.
marianne eliza 8 months ago
we were graded on penmanship on every report card, every year. My first required ink pen was called a cartridge pen. Ink came in little plastic capsules you installed yourself whenever needed.
LauraDragonWench 8 months ago
I've got one of those pens - I loved using it in high school, but I wonder if I can still find the refills.
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AuspiciousTree283 8 months ago (edited)
Cursive is amazing, but too many people are bad at writing it. Good cursive looks beautiful and it can save a ton of work if done right.
Colleen Glim 8 months ago
Bad cursive looks like chicken scratch and sometimes I can’t even read it and I wrote it
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Upstaged75 8 months ago (edited)
Not for nothing. That's how we had to write all our essays in high school. Some in college for me too. Dang bluebooks! Anyone else remember having a painful writers bump after a whole day of writing things by hand? These days I have arthritis in my hands so just signing my name in cursive is an effort.
Lee Gilliland 8 months ago
And you had to shake your hand after a long session.
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Hah! These days it's equivalent to doctors writing back in the day. We can send secret messages without even trying.
Emilu 8 months ago
I think it’s one of the secret requirements of being a doctor. I have never known a doctor (my dad was one; we have lots of family friends that are; I’ve seen a lot ‘cos I’m gross and germy 🤣) that has effing legible handwriting.
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Betsy S 8 months ago
We still need to teach cursive. Otherwise you'll be rummaging through your grandmother's estate and find her old love letters or diaries, or photos with handwriting on the back stating who's in the photo and you'll not know how to interpret any of it. All that lived experience, all those stories, all that connection to our past will be completely gone. We do a disservice to kids by not teaching cursive.
Lee Gilliland 8 months ago
Cursive is actually pretty interesting - if you do any historical research you discover it was mostly uniform so everyone could use it for official documents. Most handwriting wasn't very individual until after the invention of the typewriter. There, you learned something today!
LauraDragonWench 8 months ago
I can remember getting in trouble FOR LEARNING CURSIVE ONE YEAR TOO EARLY. Cursive is the only semi-legible way I can write.
Petra Schaap 8 months ago
i can write cursive but i dont understand the thing americans (?) seem to have to be so f*****g proud of it.
trollingergirl 8 months ago
I am so very confused. I have to ask (being 63), how do your write your shopping list for the grocery store? What have I missed?
Michelle C 8 months ago
I use it daily and have since I first learned how to write in cursive at eight years old and prefer it to writing in print!
Sue User 8 months ago
The National Archives in USA are looking to transcribe documents because they are in cursive.
setsuriseikou 8 months ago
In Russia you absolutely will be laughed at if you can't do cursive as an adult. Or everyone wil think you're handicapped in some way (no laughing in this case, of course, everyone will happily help you with reading/writing). Printing is literally for pre-school kids only, and even they are very often taught the basics of cursive: 1581759212...96fdc1.jpg 
DC 8 months ago
We were tortured to learn a standardized sort of script. "Vereinfachte Ausgangsschrift", an invention from some bavarian knucklehead, supported by just one improperly done study in support of it, and even that didn't strongly support it, but yet, gotten into practice. My best bet would be, just let them learn the print-like script by copying a standard during year one, and leave everything else to them, so they'll develop a nice handwriting. Like I did once I had a diagnose of something nobody even examined me for, but would excuse so-called bad handwriting by stating that my brain is somewhat broken (it may even be that I have that ... forgot what that disease is called, ... or I don't have it, don't really care about that...). Why the hassle, why the detours? Just wastes time.
Nizumi 8 months ago
Cursive back in the day represented education, which in turn either represented privilege and connections or opened doors to possible privilege by indicating you were an educated person (I've read too much Jane Austen). But yeah - cursive *today* is for nothing. .
Sue User 8 months ago
And now they dont teach it. Sounds like same stuff went on in China during Cultural Revolution. Being educated quickly becoming an insult.
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typepy type on a rectangle 8 months ago
The only place I *think* cursive will be useful is for signatures, but then again people do random funky sh*t with that.
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dan gerene 8 months ago
Always make more. Some for now and some that tastes even better after some time in the fridge.
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realenancy170 8 months ago
I get very hungry around water. Even a large puddle can trigger a binge.
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Upstaged75 8 months ago
This is why I only have fake plants. They make them so real looking these days that people can't tell the difference. Unfortunately it made my friends think I have a green thumb so they keep bringing me live plants now. :( I usually give them to my mom so I don't end up killing them.
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The Majestic Opossum 8 months ago
Bahaha - everyone I interacted with while drinking 4 Loko should receive compensation 😂 Everyone... I'm sorry...
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