50 Hilariously Unhinged Random Memes That May Soothe Your Ever-Turbulent Soul
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While it’s easy to overlook a digital image, in these trying times, a good meme is, in many ways, worth more than its weight in gold. So if you are in need of a good laugh, you’ve come to the right place.
“The Recovering Problem Child” Instagram page is dedicated to amusing, random, and just silly memes to entertain any viewer. We got in touch with Sam Grannis, the creator and admin of the page to learn more. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites, and share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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Bored Panda got in touch with Sam Grannis, the creator and admin of the page and he was kind enough to share some more. Firstly, we were curious to learn more about how the page was created in the first place.
“I always loved memes, I was constantly posting on Facebook and was always told “I post the best memes” and that I should make an Instagram account dedicated to just memes. On top of that, I had followed a few meme accounts on Instagram at the time and noticed that some accounts were making money. I thought “The memes I post are better, I could do this”. And so I created my account in 2017,” he shared.
Well after my 2yo read this (on their own of course) they said, “well mommy, I would propose the notion that it’s not due to a mundane lifestyle. It’s more indicative of an insecure personality, a fragile ego if you will. They seek validation through technological services that connect humans to one another.”
Naturally, given the literal hundreds of thousands of followers, we also wanted to hear Sam’s opinion on what made the page so popular. “I have a knack for identifying what people will find funny/relate to, on top of that I also go out and do my way to post content that hasn’t been shared by 100 other accounts before I post it. So my followers know they’re gonna get hot new content on my page.”
As a teacher I make a point of telling the student teachers that they should always ALWAYS make sure they are on the janitors’ good side. They will not make your life harder if you are not, but, my goodness, can they make your teacher life easier if they like you!
We wanted to explore this idea of what makes one meme better than another, as they have been around for quite a bit. So we asked Sam to give his best shot at breaking it down. “A good meme contains a funny image/video with a super relatable/funny caption,” he shared with Bored Panda.
5 hours of prepping, 2 hours of roasting, 20 minutes of plating... 10 minutes to eat said meal, 25 minutes of rinsing dishes 2 hours of dishwaser and 20 minutes of putting dishes away. Now it's time for breakfast! LOL!
It's the ones who didn't grow up with South Park and family guy who are offended by every little detail of their simple minded life.
“The image/video is the most important component of a meme, you can have an average caption but if the content you’re using is really good, it will carry the meme and still be really funny. If you’re able to write a caption that hasn’t been overused and is still relatable/funny and the image/video you’re using is great in itself, that’s the recipe for a viral meme.” Interestingly, the caption might be one of the oldest indicators of a meme, that separates it from a generic “funny image.”
At the same time, managing a page that posts memes might be harder than it seems. The internet is changing with content rules morphing year to year, often without warning. “Running a meme account has become harder and harder as time goes on, unfortunately. The TOS (terms of service) gets stricter every day.”
“Every piece of content I post is heavily vetted by me, I have gained a very strong understanding of what’s allowed and what’s not throughout the years. Stuff that you wouldn’t even think would be removed gets removed. Any big account that’s been doing this for a long time and is active works really hard to keep its page afloat.”
“I’ll just put it this way,” Sam shared, “If I were to hand my account to a random person, I don’t think the account would remain longer than a week. It takes a very strong understanding of the TOS to carry on. What sucks about that is the quality of content suffers but it’s what must be done to maintain your account.”
It is always helpful to learn some off-grid basic techniques. Since +/- 30 years more and more of our activities depend heavily on things circling the globe and can be switched off by the owner at any given time, without notice. Or fail, without the possibility to have a technician get it go within hours. Prepper craze is not necessary, but ask (grand)parents how they handled things before satnav and smartphone were a thing. And learn to read maps, understabd street signs giving directions and some basic navigation skills.
As a former wildlife hospital volunteer, I would take a goose over a squirrel any day. Squirrels are terrifying, and they go for your face.
That isn’t dumb for a 4-5 year old; it’s just the way they reason until they learn otherwise. Unfortunately, some people never seem to outgrow this level of reasoning.
I was at a friend’s house. He said “make yourself at home!” So I kicked his a*s out because I hate visitors. And that’s when the fight started…
My alcoholic chain smoking neighbor was the one most concerned with me buying myself a cup of coffee once a week or so.
I can't wait to pull that on my daughter when we are shopping tomorrow.
a little cup of scalding chocolate lava... mmmmmmm
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I LIKE these. Have eaten a fair number of them over the years. At least back in the 60s / 70s when TV dinners were more affordable. Ironically, now that I really am single and lonely I don't each much prepared food because making meals from scratch is cheaper.
The carrots and peas remind me of a joke that my great-grandfather loved to tell my paternal grandmother and her siblings whenever peas and carrots were part of dinner: "Be sure to eat every carrot and pea on your plate!" Maybe if you say it out loud--
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Still looks better than a lot of US Army meals i've seen posted on 9Gag.
MREs, officially Meals Ready to Eat, not too fondly known as Meals Rejected by Enemy.
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You don't grok the social context. It was *affluence* when a SAHM could skip all the work involved in setting a full meal on the table and instead deliver a full dinner in front of the TV. My dad was a carpenter, and he was the one bought that sh** - made him feel less impoverished. That was when he started eating peanut butter and baloney sandwiches as a bedtime snacK every single day - five years later, heart attack. All of us kids learned to cook and deliver plates to our parental couch potatoes just to have real food. Half if us don't even have TVs because Andy Griffith and Wheel of Fortune meant we had to raise ourselves.
I was always puzzled why some of the dinners didn't give you a desert!
How many recently-created bachelors removed the food from the trays and attempted to pass off the cooking as homemade?
Actually, it doesn't look half bad to me--and 1971 was such a good year!!!
My first Thankgiving alone was with a “Banquet” turkey and stuffing.Delicious with a joint.
Swanson turkey and dressing for me. With the little apple crunch in the corner.
I loved this one. But I also loved the cherry cobbler, and the chocolate cake ones.
When My Landlady, and her daughter go dog sitting for a week.I get room and Board.So for those times the LL gets me these one serving gourmet dishes from the S.M. . Ye Gods! just get me good old T.V. dinner,s Please? I loved the one shown! And the one the other poster mentioned!
Man, I loved these tv dinners when I was a kid. The Hungry Man size. I would not eat a tv dinner now. The sodium content might give the much older me a stroke.
Watch a teen from today trying to figure out why the microwave keeps exploding every time they try to nuke this meal.
I still love these things (though I haven't seen one in a foil tray in decades) and I am completely comfortable with this. (and I think I know what I'm gonna make with that leftover ground beef this week!)
That keep frozen warning should be adhered to. Should also say it should be left frozen in wherever is selling that abomination.
To save embarrassing Google searches - A group of men covering another person with reproduction juice.
I hope they were tears of joy because that joke is hilarious, particularly for a seven year old
I painted a friend a picture of The Last Supper using every comic cat I could think of in place of the people. Bill was Jesus & dressed as Elvis. I titled it “The Last Shrimp Cocktail”. - These things happen. And I would have bought that. I would have it hanging in my house.
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Depends sometimes the question is stupid so I don't bother.
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I don’t even click on the dark humor ones anymore or those that have 30 comics by the same person
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Depends sometimes the question is stupid so I don't bother.
Load More Replies... I don’t even click on the dark humor ones anymore or those that have 30 comics by the same person
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