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The internet is this magic place where everything and anything finds its place. And when I say anything, I really mean it.

Think of the most random moments from different walks of life that show the absurdity and the lack of sense that goes into our human nature. And when words always betray us, pictures don’t, so they tell things as they are–raw and unedited.

Thanks to the Instagram account named “Meme Phone,” we have quite an impressive collection of the most randomly bizarre and painfully hilarious pics prepared for you. If they lack logical explanation, that's how it should be.

In the age of the internet, memes have become an integral part of our culture. From the humble beginnings of a single image, memes are now a powerful form of communication and a way to express emotion. It’s no surprise that memes have become so popular. They can be easily shared and are often humorous or relatable.

But what exactly is a meme? A meme is a captioned image or video that is shared widely on the internet. The caption usually contains a play on words, a pun, or some kind of joke. Memes can also be used to discuss current events, make a statement, share something relatable, or poke fun at celebrities.

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The beauty of memes is that anything can be turned into one. All it takes is a clever caption or even just a clever image, and it can be shared with the world. This has resulted in an explosion of creativity as people use memes to express themselves in new and unique ways.

But experts of digital culture say that memes also have a serious side. These sharable visual jokes create a sense of community and belonging, something that's become rare in the increasingly alienating world.

In fact, their capacity to transcend cultures and construct collective identities between people is what makes memes not only entertaining but very relevant to our online presence and the digital world.

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

That’s hilarious! My kid has adorable swirl patterns in spots on his hair, but this poor guy.

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Paolo Gerbaudo, a reader in digital politics and director of the Centre for Digital Culture at Kings College London, argues that internet memes "are one of the clearest manifestations of the fact there is such a thing as digital culture."

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Gerbaudo describes memes as a "sort of a ready-made language with many kinds of stereotypes, symbols, situations. A palette that people can use, much like emojis, in a way, to convey a certain content."

Today, memes have transformed into a tangible phenomenon that can be observed as they grow, spread, and mutate. Limor Shifman, a professor of communication at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, sees this as a huge opportunity for researchers. “It's like internet users paving the way for academics to look at memes more scientifically."

In a 2014 Facebook study, researchers found that in just one example, there were 121,605 different variants of one particular meme posted across 1.14 million status updates.

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

I once googled "the song with the saxophone solo" and actually got my answer so that was good.

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

We had a bird like this growing up. He was abused by his prior owner and put out in an alley in the cold. Through the grapevine he wound up with us. Hated all of us, but wanted to mate with the german shepard (both male). He was mean, but he was ours. We don't believe in cages all day so he would spend his time on the curtain rods. Then suddenly one day , Ricky's on the table, pulling food off of everyone's plates, screaming and attacking, and...this was our life until he accidentally got out (8 ish years later)(riding on his boyfriend) and flew away. Not our first inter-species relationship, but was our first inter-species homosexual relationship. He was awful, but we missed him a lot.

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

Yes, it’s a house. What’s the prob… oh. 🤦🏼‍♀️ (face palm both for the brilliant construction and me not being able to figure out what was wrong for way too long).

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

Well, that’s a new hair regrowth product I haven’t seen before. Does it grow back looking like a bird’s nest?

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

Can someone tell me why it’s suddenly socially acceptable to grow a mullet again?

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