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60 Anti-Memes That Are So Dry They Become Hilarious
By now, most of us are aware of memes and what they mean in general. But what about the rebel child of the meme-verse — the anti-memes? They come with no hidden meaning, no metaphor, and no subtext. Yet, they manage to tickle our funny bone in the most surprising ways.
What makes them hilarious is that most of them are literally literal.
For example, the classic answer to the classic question: “Why did the chicken cross the road?” — “To get to the other side.”
The absence of a punchline is the punchline.
One of the platforms that helped popularize this style is r/antimeme, a space where posts strip away traditional meme structure.
We’ve rounded up some of the best examples so you can see exactly how and why these anti-jokes make people laugh.
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#2
Don't Read This
#3
Ah Yes, Superman Is An Idiot
#4
Why Can’t They Tho
Norm Gilmore 4 months ago (edited)
Depends. Have you ever talked to an avid gardener and got their opinion on compost... :-)
#5
Scott-Ish Humor
#6
Literally
Ugh, do I have to? 4 months ago
Idk man, I just feel like everything constantly revolves around that.
#7
Joaquin Phoenix's Acting
#8
Pio Pio Pio Pio Pio
#9
Most-Used Word In Each State
#10
We're No Strangers To Prison
#11
An Interesting Title
#12
Spot The Differences
#13
New To The Sub, Does This Count As An Anti-Meme?
#14
Posting This Again Because My Previous Post Was Falsely Flagged By The Mod Bot
#15
I’m Just Baffled Honestly
#17
Good On You For Educating Your Kids
#18
Liver King In A Parallel Reality
#19
Much Better
#20
Credit To U/Stove_face
#21
Stay Hydrated Folks!
#22
Can't Be More Accurate Than This
#23
The Discussion Is Over!!
#24
Me When You
#25
Size Comparison
YakFactory 4 months ago
How did they get the blue whale into Vatican City? I don't know, but it's fun trying to imagine.
#26
He's Very Sad About It
General Anaesthesia 4 months ago (edited)
Numbers vary but it takes 23,000 to 130,000 average slaps to cook a chicken.
#27
Oh My Lord
#28
Good Times
#29
No Way It's Incredible
#30
Blindness
#32
Omg, This Is So True
#34
That Antimeme But Chemistry
#37
Great Spirit
#40
Blonde Girl
Lily bloom 4 months ago
If she had brown hair and was wearing dark leggings, an intentionally random (yes, that's as cringe as it sounds) t-shirt and a hoodie, she's also me
#41
Well....this Is Awkward
#43
Why Is There An Electrical Outlet In The Rock?
#44
Clocks Be Like
#45
Emphasis On The Right
Ugh, do I have to? 4 months ago
But this is a valid scientific concern! Other animals may have had fleshy parts not preserved by the fossil record. It's called shrink wrapping, if I remember correctly.
#46
I Love Playing Video Games
#48
This Is Truly Mind Blowing
#50
Looks Nothing Like Him Really
#51
He Doesn't Bite
#52
When You’re Taking A Shower:
#54
Luckiky My History Teacher Is A Smart Man
#55
Don't Think This Is Going To Get Covered By Insurance
Lily bloom 4 months ago
Fuqyaw it will. Fully covered somehow. But if not finacialistically profitable
#56
Relatable Content
Andy Frobig 4 months ago
A man and a woman had a little baby, yes they did. They had threeeee in the family, and that's a magic number
#57
Thought Ths Would Fit
#58
Its Actually True
Geoffrey Scott 4 months ago
Used to be a fever wiped me out, got home after a day at work feeling more sluggish, 103.5. One positive of smart phones, sent that pic to my boss.
#59
Sorry I Haven't Seen It LOL
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What do you think ?
BC_Animus 4 months ago
Still have zero idea what an "anti-meme" is... but what I do know is I'm probably getting too old for this sh*t.
MagicAxolotl (she/eve) 4 months ago
An anti-meme is basically where someone takes a meme, but makes it literally what the meme template is. For example, the one with the guy passing a note in class (currently at 31) usually shows the note saying something upsetting or controversial, which then makes the guy who gets it angry. In the anti-meme, he's just doing what the note tells him to. The joke is that there is no joke where you would expect one to be. (Idk how well I explained that but that's the best I can do lol)
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 months ago
IMO not a single one of these is "hilarious", and not a single one of them "manage to tickle my funny bone." If that were the case, every single factual statement and literal statement in existence would also be "hilarious" and would "tickle my funny bone" and that would just be insanity. These aren't "anti-memes", they're just facts and literal statements.
Beak Hookage 4 months ago
I was amused by the Scott's Head one, though perhaps partly because I'm Australian.
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BC_Animus 4 months ago
Still have zero idea what an "anti-meme" is... but what I do know is I'm probably getting too old for this sh*t.
MagicAxolotl (she/eve) 4 months ago
An anti-meme is basically where someone takes a meme, but makes it literally what the meme template is. For example, the one with the guy passing a note in class (currently at 31) usually shows the note saying something upsetting or controversial, which then makes the guy who gets it angry. In the anti-meme, he's just doing what the note tells him to. The joke is that there is no joke where you would expect one to be. (Idk how well I explained that but that's the best I can do lol)
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 months ago
IMO not a single one of these is "hilarious", and not a single one of them "manage to tickle my funny bone." If that were the case, every single factual statement and literal statement in existence would also be "hilarious" and would "tickle my funny bone" and that would just be insanity. These aren't "anti-memes", they're just facts and literal statements.
Beak Hookage 4 months ago
I was amused by the Scott's Head one, though perhaps partly because I'm Australian.
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