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It’s no secret that everyone needs a little pick-me-up now and then. Whether you’re feeling stressed out, exhausted, or straight-up unmotivated, it’s easy to get caught up in our everyday burdens. Luckily, sometimes all it takes to step out of that zone is to glance at something sweet or chucklesome.

If you think it’s time for some entertaining memes, we’ve got you covered. Take a look at Humans of Tumblr, an Instagram account documenting some of the best content from the site and sharing it with more than 32.9K of their followers. The creators of this page share humorous and wholesome pictures to show you that it’s not all bad.

Bored Panda has collected some of their best posts that reveal how a few funny images can help you cope with the stresses of life. So scroll down, get ready to smile, and upvote the pics you enjoyed the most!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because I have an endless suply of housechores to do. I feel like Sisyphus

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The Humans of Tumblr website was launched in 2013 and since then, it has been posting memes and interactions from the site for people to enjoy. The creators of this project are very clear about their aims: “Our mission is to help people laugh, find entertainment from our content, and … take the time to relate to the fun and stressful situations we all go through in life.” 

Needless to say, Tumblr is a perfect site to witness some of the most entertaining memes, back and forth exchanges, and generally wholesome pictures that can brighten your day. Usually, when you stumble upon an interesting thread, you don’t know where it’s going and don’t expect things to take a surprising twist. Yet, it happens quite often. 

That’s why this site is appreciated by many—such surprises are what’s bringing humor and relief into our daily lives, and a lot of people think that it’s worth their time.

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Speaking of jokes and memes, it seems that looking at a couple of funny images a day can improve your mood and general wellbeing. A study published in the Psychology of Popular Media journal revealed that memes helped people better cope with the everyday stresses of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers with Pennsylvania State University and the University of California Santa Barbara found that “viewing memes generated higher levels of positive emotions, which were positively related to COVID-19 coping efficacy.”

Researchers surveyed 748 people online to study whether viewing different comical photos influences emotions, anxiety, information processing, and the way they’re coping with the pandemic stress. The participants looked at a variety of memes and were asked to rate the cuteness, humor, their emotional response, and to report if these jokes made them think about COVID-19. 

Jessica Myrick, associate professor at Pennsylvania State University and the lead author of this study, is researching the psychology of how media messages can affect us. “As the pandemic dragged on, I got more and more interested in how people were using social media—and memes featuring cute and funny pics, in particular—as a way to think and communicate with others about life during a global pandemic,” she wrote.

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The professor partnered up with a few colleagues and went through hundreds of real memes they found floating around social media. “We developed two pools of memes using the same images: One set had captions about COVID-19 and another set had captions unrelated to COVID-19.”

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Then they asked the participants to look at the images: “One group saw the COVID-19 memes, while a second group saw the memes not about COVID-19. A third group saw image-free plain text that summarized the general idea of the memes, but was not in the least bit funny.”

After that, people had to answer questions about how they felt at that particular moment. “People who viewed just three memes rated themselves … as calmer, more content and more amused compared with people who didn’t see the memes,” the author of the study explained. “For instance, people who saw memes scored, on average, a 4.71 on our positive emotions scale, compared with an average of 3.85 for those who did not see a meme.” 

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So the research revealed that viewing comical images on social media gave a quick boost of positive emotions. However, the topic of the memes mattered. Those who saw COVID-19 related memes “rated themselves as less stressed about life during a global pandemic” and “reported thinking more deeply about the memes and their meaning.” 

“More information processing was related to more confidence in their abilities to handle pandemic-related stress,” Myrick explained. “It’s possible that exerting more effort thinking about the topic could lead to mentally rehearsing ways to cope with the related stress, instead of avoiding it entirely.”

It seems that spending time on the internet or scrolling through your social media feeds is not always a waste of time as so many people think. It all depends on the content you’re watching and consuming. So take a break, look through what the Humans of Tumblr has to offer, and tackle your everyday stress with laughter.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

C'mon Tumblr! Leaf them alone already. Just sit back at let the well... leaves fall where they may.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me: Has never watched a romcom or a xmas movie in netflix. Neflix: We recommend you this three super cheese xmas romcoms! Our algorithm is written by three drunk monkeys!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do wonder occasionally how many of my acquaintances have done things like abuse, rape or murder. Whats wrong with me?

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Slick
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I heard the book was very poorly writent. But if this post is real, "poorly written" is a poor understatement.

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Demi Zwaan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is this real? Did she really write that? That is... awful.

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Lara Verne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently it's real. I once tried to read this book and decided it's not worth it after one chapter. Seems like author can't write at all. And editor is equally awful.

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Madison Feehan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's keeping all of those extra thumbs in one of the locked drawers in his play room.

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Not Proud British
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's great because now men can think that women like being subjugated and restrained. It's done wonders for the equal treatment of and respect for women.

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Kristi Jean
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, some women do, and it really IS powerful for feminism when it’s wanted. The problem is that too many people think this book is healthy BDSM, but it’s abuse.

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Sterling Hill
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am stunned this book AND its sequel found so many people willing to shell out for this stupidity "Fifty Shades of Grey has topped best-seller lists around the world, including those of the United Kingdom and the United States. The series had sold over 125 million copies worldwide by June 2015, while by October 2017 it had sold more than 150 million copies worldwide."

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J. F.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

THat's actually a good question. What happened to his previous partners again?

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Nicky
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As an English teacher, I read the sentence to mean that the woman has four mouths: "In my mouth. And then the other one. And then two more."

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Tiny Dynamine
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To anyone who doesn't believe they could write a book, just write absolutely anything and it will be factually better than this highly successful POS.

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Marco Conti
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Finger. The writer meant fingers. How did this book became a bestseller is beyond me. I read the blurb and decided to read the 1985 San Francisco phone book instead.

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Zoe Vokes
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve never read the book but love the comedy quotes, whether they are real or made up. Five thumbs up.

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xolitaire
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still cant believe why so many people actually spent money on poorly written Twilight Fanfiction

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Felicia Dale
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Horrible books from the actual writing, the “characters,” and hideously inaccurate and super dangerous portrayal of safe BDSM. It’s is only good for knowing what to avoid in all these aspects. But this is perfectly funny and I love it!

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Anjelika
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

50 shades is a fanfiction of twilight, the author used to write about bella and edward, I left my twilight phase years ago but the image in my head isn't pretty 😖 can't believe my 13 years old self was team edward , not like jacob is any better

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes I'm worried that my writing isn't that good, but then I realize that "Fifty Shades of Grey" was a published story.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes, i worry that i can't animate, then i remember "Dorbees: Making Decisions" exists. I could definitely animate if i wanted to.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Marketing. They tell you it's a best seller so you buy it out of curiosity. Enough people fall for the ruse to make it true. I call it the "fake it til you make it" marketing ploy.

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

Clearly he is not very handy, to have that many thumbs, and she has only known men before, who could do the work of a handyman.

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

I still dont understand how this very poorly written story got so popular. The above passage is just one example.

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Danny de Meyer
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a new thing... over opposable thumbs, multiplicable thumbs. It's a new species.

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Susan Williams
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Waste of money. All promotion and no substance. Lady Chatterley would laugh.

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Sterling Hill
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Author E.L. James, who is dominating bestseller lists with her new book “Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian,” is worth about $58 million" as of 2015. Can't find anything from 2015 to today... that's puzzling.

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Leesa DeAndrea
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

5 thumbs? I've never read that book. Did he have 5 thumbs? Did he have multiples of other appendages?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's written for brain-dead sexually frustrated middle aged women. Of COURSE it's poorly written. I never actually read it (book club pick, so I quit). I got maybe 4 paragraphs in and returned it to the library. Utter crap.

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Sue Sanders
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That book was written by a sex-starved bonobo monkey. Believe me on this.

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Betsy Novack
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's my problem. I haven't found a guy with an opposable dozen thumbs. I settled all these years for guys with two. Wow.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some adult games have better storylines than this book.

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Cassidy ChillRose
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He must be some weird thumb monkey, especially if his name is Christian Grey. That just screams Thumb Monkey! (Before you ask I don't think Thumb Monkeys are real, I came up with the name for the sake of this post. If they are real please tell me.)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If he was standing and she wasnt, then he has extremely long arms. If he was straddling her then he would crack his face on the headboard !

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess since I didn't dive in expecting "Literature", I wasn't disappointed. The books were entertaining at the time, but I can't recall many details now. I guess that's what people mean when they use the word "forgettable" in a review. If I were the author, I could never bring myself to feel ashamed of having written a trilogy of books that sold that many copies. Now, that paragraph is some awful writing. It just is.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grammatically, maybe she has four mouths. I wouldn't know as it was so badly written I couldn't bear to read it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Since when is the written content of porn(or whatever you call this) the point? If it was, we would have never heard of this book.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When the movie came out, the supermarket I worked at sold books at customer service. In our downtime, we would read random passages aloud.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have quite a few thumbs, actually. I'm a former professional magician. Fake thumbs are used in vanishing and producing things. If you squeeze them and stick the open part on your forehead, the suction will keep them stuck there making some real looking horns. Or you can just start shoving them in peoples mouths.

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Carol Emory
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To Quote Rocket: "Tell me you guys have a refrigerator somewhere... with a bunch of severed human (thumbs)."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hm, this seems.to originate from the parody "50 shades of shame"

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Bernice Xkembri
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and there are so many good authors who can't sell their book, so practically we have to write shitty books in order to sell, and also the thought of it makes me vomit, thumbs in the mouth? wtf r u a 4 yr old?

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just couldn't. I skipped so many parts of this damn book and considered starting a Facebook group to ban this book because it painted dom/sub relationships in such a bad light. And then there's the writing in general. So. Much. Cringe! I was actually going to college for an English degree when I took it out from the library. I almost cried. I enjoy fanfiction, I've found amazing writers with fantastic imaginations this way, but this book.... it wasn't well written. But I guess good on the publishing house who took a risk, they're the ones who made bank on it.... somehow....

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Likely sarcasm, I wouldn't know for sure as I only made it through 5 or 6 pages. Absolutely horrible writing, how it got made into a move baffles me.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate how mamy useless things they teach kids in school when they leave out some very important ones. Like basic healthcare (antibiotics, some diseases, menstruation etc) (sex is always about condoms and stds not diseases or what is normal for a woman). Or informatics, which are crucial nowadays to do any job. We learned what Plato and Aristoteles tought thousands of years ago but never how to use basic excel.... Dont get me wrong, plato is interesting and I enjoyed it but its useless. Or things like the structure of vegetable tissues and types of rocks, which again is very interesting but usesless.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh the disappointment in this one. You see fries, shovel them in your mouth like crazy (because, fries) and then wonder how the taste so weird.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same morons who think tampons are sex toys, and think women in showers gently caress their breasts, instead of, youknow, just trying to wash the boob sweat off.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The mightiest of predators, the deadliest of reptiles, the most terrifying of them all! An empty roll of quicker picker-upper.

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