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Have you ever found yourself feeling down in the dumps, decided to scroll through a bunch of random memes, and suddenly felt better? Even if only for a short while… That’s because a good, hilarious meme has the potential to lift your spirits, make you feel seen, and inject some much-needed humor into an otherwise dark situation. Research shows that memes can even destigmatise depression, and help those suffering feel a sense of community.
We've discovered an IG page filled with random but relatable memes. The fact that it has clocked up over 1.4 million followers says something... Whether you're feeling happy or sad, or maybe just looking for a reason to procrastinate, there should be something for you on the BruhIFunny Instagram page. Bored Panda has gone through thousands of the posts to select a list of the best. Don't forget to upvote the ones that made you spit out your morning coffee.
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The University of Westminster likens memes to fast-food media. “They are like cheeseburgers – highly tempting in colour, smell and texture, but low in nutritional value,” notes the website. “They feed you up a bit (on the news agenda), but you really need a decent meal (or reading a respected newspaper) to nurture your body and mind.”
Nevertheless, just like fast food, memes are here to stay. The University explains that people see, understand and respond to images way faster than we do to text. And some mental health experts believe that’s a great thing.
LA-based psychologist Theodora Blanchfield sees memes as a helpful part of someone’s healing journey. Blanchfield says memes get “trivialized and disparaged”, but they can play an important role in an age where a lot of our communication is done digitally.
Memes allow people to share their thoughts and feelings quickly, and can help create a sense of community and connection, especially during dark times.
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iseefractals 10 months ago
I would save the packaging, cook the meat, go in search of the type of people that would put that kind of label on the package in the first place, and consume it front of those people while holding up the little picture and telling them all how delicious Chole is. I don't even really eat much meat anymore, beef least of all, maybe twice in the past 18 months....but this kind of thing just pisses me off.
The therapist says her clients sometimes send her memes. “I’m grateful that my friends and clients have used memes to communicate with me in order to say the hard things—to make jokes about their traumas or an element of dealing with chronic depression, for example,” writes Blanchfield.
She adds that finding humor during difficult times can help us to get through by taking “some of the power away from these otherwise taboo feelings.”
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grosse_daus 10 months ago (edited)
On a dark snowy Monday 1st in July, we found out that he forgot about the leap year...
Debby Keir 10 months ago
Every 4th year we have a 29th December (called no day) where everyone is off work (doctors, shops, taxis, army generals) and we citizens take over the world - I'm up for that.
iseefractals 10 months ago
13x28=364. That does not make 1 year. Close. But not close enough to prevent a future in which it snows in the middle of august.
Chihuahua Mama 10 months ago
Yeah I thought this too. Every so many years, we would still need a leap year, which would throw off starting on a monday every year
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Sky Render 10 months ago
Oddly enough, the calendar did used to go entirely by lunar cycles. That's why it's called a "month", as it's an old word for "moon". It only got changed in the long run because, as noted elsewhere in this discussion, years don't actually align perfectly to 13 lunar cycles.
Bob Brooce 10 months ago
If we want every month to start on the same day of the week we'd have to add a leap week every 7 years. To avoid too much drift relative to the the solstices and equinoxes we'd also need an extra leap week every 17 years to get us (mostly) back on track. After eight 17 year cycles we'd be 0.9392 day behind so year 136 would require a leap day. Make it a special holiday that's not a normal day of the week, and you can keep every month starting on the same day. We wouldn't need a double special holiday until year 2176 (counting from the starting point, not 151 years from now). It's workable, but is it really better than how we do it now?
Britches are for everyone 10 months ago
People who have worked on this propose a single extra day added to every year that exists outside the normal week structure. Sometimes it's called "Year Day." You'd have Saturday, December 28th, then you'd have Year Day, then you'd have Sunday, January 1st.
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Malsumis 10 months ago
this would give us a reverse leap year - so every 4 years, we'd lose a day (364 days instead of 365 days). 3 years of 365 days + 1 year of 364 days = 1459 days every 4 years. 1459 / 4 = 364.75 days per year, which is close to 365.2422 (a solar cycle). i'm oke with this.
Britches are for everyone 10 months ago
Not if you add a leap day every four years like we do now. You add one day to every year and two years to every four years. Simple.
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Puppy Dancing! 10 months ago (edited)
Yes I have thought of this and looked at the history. And we couldn't have half years, quarter years , one third 1/3 years, one sixth 1/6 years. This was why they decided on 12 months, it is ideal for fractions.
Dave Morris 10 months ago
Just have an extra "free" day at the end of the year, and another for leap years. Simples.
Harry Gondalf 10 months ago
Actually, this is a good idea. The one or two extra days in the year could be 'holiday' -- not any day of week or month...just holiday. People would get the day off (just like Sundays) or paid overtime if they had to work. The ancient Sumerians had a 360-day year (hence 360 degrees in a circle). the last 5 days (or six during a leap year) were holiday for them. The government and corporate boards of directors would have trouble figuring out a quarterly return, but the rest of us would get along fine. We could start the month on Saturday or Monday, so there would never be a Friday the Thirteenth. Of course, some people enjoy reciting "Thirty days hath September, /April, June and November; /All the rest have thirty-one, /Excepting February alone. /Which only has but twenty-eight days clear /And twenty-nine in each leap year."
Ghostshaper 10 months ago
Someone tell the the moon and earth that they need to orbit to better fit our calendar
Jack Hannon 10 months ago
My ADD loves this idea, but... 13 months does not divide evenly in half or quarters. Almost all businesses use a 4/4/5 calendar (MOving the start and end dates around as needed) to make 4 equal 13 week quarters, and two 26 week halves. We could have the same thing though, with every month starting on Monday the first, it's just that Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec would have 35 days... We still need to deal with the one day leftover, but I propose a new "month" called New Year's Day which is a non day, or two non days during leap year, and then Jan 1st is a Monday...
Riley Quinn 10 months ago
He's 100% correct. A 13-month year would be a much better system, and leap year would be managed easily. The reason we don't have this efficient, uniformed system is due to too many people having irrational superstitions for the number 13. So, due to foolish irrational beliefs, we're stuck with the moronic 12-month system.
Brian Droste 10 months ago
I just googled this. It takes about 29,5 days for the moon to fo from new moon to new moon. So no we wouldn't align ourselves with the moon every 28 days.
Bob Brooce 10 months ago
That's the kind of thinking that could lead to somebody buying a premium membership.
Load More Replies... Angela C 10 months ago
My question is for those of us whose birthdays are on the 29th, 30th, or 31st of an existing month, what becomes our new birthday? The 28th? The 1st? Do we no longer have birthdays?
Sand Ers 10 months ago
Count forward from January 1st. Your birthday is the one that's the same number of days since the new year. January 29th becomes February 1st, Jan 31st becomes Feb 3rd. Pretty much all of December gets assigned to the new 13th month.
Load More Replies... Blanchfield says that humor is one of her favorite therapeutic tools. “Laughing is every bit as much of an emotional and physical release as crying. Plus, I firmly believe that sometimes life is just too absurd not to laugh at.”
And she’s not the only expert to laud the power of laughter and relatable memes in the quest for mental wellness...
A 2020 research paper found that online memes can help those with depression to cope with their symptoms. If you've ever had depression, you might have found it difficult to leave the house, socialize, or even get out of bed. You possibly didn't want to talk about your emotions or feelings. Or maybe you felt like a burden to those around you.
“With memes, depressed people can share their experience in a simple way – possibly even allowing depressed people to form socially supportive and emotional bonds with others,” revealed one of the researchers, Dr. Umair Akram. “It might also help them feel less alone in their experience with depression.”
The experts at digital marketing agency Pennington Creative believe the popularity of memes lies within their ability to create a sense of community. They liken memes to inside jokes. “Your knowledge of a shared joke makes you part of a specific community and ties you together with the other people who are in on it,” notes their site.
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The guys at Pennington say memes can make people feel socially accepted, especially if a meme you share gets shared again and again among your social group.
"It’s a reconfirmation of your place within your community," they write. "Memes offer a little bit of human connection in the digital realm, which can otherwise feel cold and isolating, just like an inside joke can in offline world."
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Renée Parry 10 months ago
Add a little vegemite and you have wonder food. Great for hangovers, better than chicken soup when ill and cheaper than noodles.*in Australia anyway.
So whether you've been scrolling through this list of random memes as a means to lift your spirits, whether you've used them as a way to beat boredom, or pass time while trying to look busy at work, don't feel bad. There seems to be enough expert opinion on the benefits of memes on your mental health. And we at Bored Panda want you to be happy!
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Sara Frazer 10 months ago
When was this posted?? I secretly want to judge on how long that xmas wreath has been on the door
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iseefractals 10 months ago
Ok, secret to restaurant quality fries at home. 1) You have to use a STARCHY potato. 2) Peel and cut potatoes into french fries (shoestring cut ftw) 3) Put a pot of water onto boil, with 1/2 cup of vinegar and 5g salt while you 4) Soak your fries in room temp water for 5 minutes, drain and repeat until the water stays CLEAR 5) When your pot of water reaches a rolling boil, add your raw fries to the pot, boil for 4-5 minutes, 6) drain the water, lay your fries out on a tea towel blot dry and allow to cool. 7) Once fully cooled and dry, toss in a bit of cornstarch (to prevent sticking) place in bag and FREEZE them, at least 4 hours ideally over night. That's the whole deal. Boiling expands the starches, vinegar prevents browning, freezing creates ice crystals, which further expand the starches and give texture to the exterior of the fry. If you want to toss them in seasoning or batter before freezing, you can do that. If you want to do the fancy double fry method.....
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Beak Hookage 10 months ago
Me if being unable to keep my mouth shut and making constant pop culture references was a job.
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Ellie Vanille 10 months ago
No need to have a hungover to enjoy this. In fact, it's even better without the hangover. And now I'm hungry.
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David 10 months ago
LOL Kinda true. (Years ago now..) my daughter asked me to buy a used Xbox 360 for my grandson for christmas. But then later she sometimes complained about the noise. It was rarely a big deal because we'd turn it down or use headphones when she was around but this post is relatable.
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Multa Nocte 10 months ago
If it takes care of my health insurance, roads, public schools, libraries, etc., etc., I'm all for it.
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iseefractals 10 months ago
Congratulations. Quality individual right there. She's either a parasite or....well ya know.
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Hyacinth (Any pronouns) 10 months ago
In the book, he uses a glass sphere, but I like this version because it's closer to the mirrored shield from the original myth!
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cj be like 10 months ago
"dude you wont believe what my troop came across on patrol. A GODDAMN CHEETO"
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Lila Allen 10 months ago
Personally I am not overly enthused by being handed a bunch of dying clippings. Buy me a nice plant please.
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Steinem Sukker Rumpe 10 months ago
Is there something wrong with bisexuality? Seems like quite a prejudiced one.
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