Scrolling through people’s posts and stories on social media might make you realize that you never had an original thought or experience. What I mean by this is that the most niche situation (like feeling weird touching cold water in the morning) has likely been experienced by at least one person in the world.
Need some proof? Just scroll down through this list of posts, courtesy of the Instagram account Daily Memes. And when you do, let us know in the comments below if any of them weren’t relatable to you. Chances are, not one of them will feel strange or alien-like.
While you're at it, don't forget to check out a conversation with fine artist Katie Peña, who kindly agreed to talk with us more about the concept of originality.
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I bought some Amazon brand of Immodium that was like $.30 off for Black Friday. Score? (I have a sensitive stomach!)
I hope it works and your tummy gets some relief.
Load More Replies...Black Friday is an excuse to fill the consumerist hole (as devised by corporations) in November (other months are already taken, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas, New Year, Valentine’s, Easter, 5 of May, 4th of July, Father’s/Mother’s Day…), all holidays carefully distributed to have a spending spree once a month. Yes, some of them have religious background, but nowadays that’s just an excuse for shopping more, ain’t it?
They also slowly sneak the prices up beforehand, and then ‘slash’ them for Black Friday. If you want a good discount, go shopping right after Christmas. Everything is cheaper after the ‘Holiday Price Gouge Season’ that is set by the greedy corporate twats.
Load More Replies...Last resort? This pic is the visual representation of the downvoters who ruin conversation threads by refusing to engage with the conversation but instead just reflexively hit that down arrow to get comments hidden.
I feel you. It's always 6 or 7 minutes before the alarm when I check. I like Jerry above, become very emotional
Load More Replies...Likewise. Good thing BP exists for this condition.
Load More Replies...To be honest much better than waking up in the middle of the night and not having anymore sleep
"To me, 'original’ means channeling the unique lens through which I see the world into my work. Each of our own unique brains carries our own unique and ORIGINAL associations that contribute to our unique perspective, and I hope to capture that in my paintings, whether it’s emphasizing the shimmering light hitting a flower in a painting or bringing a feeling of ‘emotion’ to a painting of an inanimate still life," says fine artist Katie Peña.
"That being said, we can all still be ‘original’ when appreciating and studying the creations of those who have come before us in history, but this can be a narrow line to tread if not done thoughtfully over time and with broad research."
If you refuse to pay an exorcist after they remove your demon, do you get repossessed?
First off… Why the hell would you wear silver eyeshadow? It doesn't look cool or chic, it looks stupid.
If you get an email with the subject "Knock Knock" don't open it, it's Jehovah's Witnesses working from home.
40+ years ago, stationed in Germany and living in on base quarters, I had JW or some other set of crackpots at my door. They didn’t understand that what they were doing was soliciting. They denied they were but, housing told them to get the f**k out of there. Never bothered again.
When asked about the importance of originality, Katie said, "Originality is a value that ranks high in my life, but only for how I personally interact with the world, not so much an expectation I value putting upon those in my immediate sphere or even broadly in society. Humans have evolutionary reasons to strike out on their own and conversely to assimilate with groups, depending on the context of the scenario."
One time we were at Sam’s Club and the cashier asked my husband if we’d like to donate to some children’s fund and I said “Nah, we don’t like kids.” And my husband had a look of horror on his face and the cashier just busted out laughing. But same, we are the poor.
How about a full belly to go with that phone? How about warmth, cool and housing security, Panda? Those are some of the first indicators of whether one is poor I'd say.
Load More Replies...Unrelated to the text, but Shatner was pretty attractive back in the day. He always looked like he was wearing a bunch of makeup though.
He did. He also wore hairpieces, not that there is anything at all wrong with that.
Load More Replies..."For the earth is hollow and I have touched the sky". No idea whether the photo is from that episode, but it always struck as one hell of an epic title, and was the first thing I thought of while reading the caption.
Me too - the name of that episdoe has always stuck in my mind!
Load More Replies...No idea why they're downvoting you for this. There are two ancient myths about the stars that are similar to this. One is that the gods pulled a blanket over the sky at night to block out the light, but made holes in the blanket to let a little bit of light through. The other is that the stars were campfires of ancestors in their celestial homes.
Load More Replies...Come on. The earth isn't flat. If it was, all the Chinese would have fallen off by now.
However, she doesn't seem to enjoy blending in with the crowd or conforming to trends, as it makes her feel like she is giving into the herd mentality.
"For me, I can’t help but cringe at the idea of buying one of those super popular Stanley thermos things. Same with ‘virtue signaling’ I see online. Even when trends align with my interests and values, I feel as though I’m ‘culturally signaling’ that I seek the safety of conformity and lack my own free thought."
This is what my husband looks like driving. I’ve had him follow me before. I told him he has Constant Road Rage Face instead of Resting Bltch Face. He’s going to get himself shot because he’s squinting at a street sign.
Katie's career as a painter started in her teenage years, when she began exploring oil painting and began accepting commissions.
"She continued to expand her passion for visual storytelling during this time by exploring the mediums of film and video. These creative passions led her to attain a degree in Fine Arts at the Rhode Island School of Design in Rhode Island," her website reads. "She is inspired by vibrant color, flora, fauna, mythology and fantasy. She is also driven by explorations into new media and styles, such as fluid resin poured abstract paintings.
as they should; they are sentient and compose an important part of our diet, chicken and eggs, and therefore deserve good treatment
And only live about 49 days before they're killed.
Load More Replies...The difference is that you have the choice over your stress. The chicken doesn't, as we decide where it hatches, lives and dies. Don't think this is funny at all.
In the hellhole of a factory farm being tortured every day?
Load More Replies...Can we for once get thru a post here without dragging politics into it? Or is that all you think about?
Load More Replies...0$ to be kind when I try to be kind to bullies, they take my lunch money btw it is like 10$
Yeah, probably got too tired after counting the rice and just wrote a random number of shrimps.
Load More Replies...My favourite reply to unwanted invites; Sorry, I won't be able to come. I'll be busy counting my rice.
Thanks, I'll make a note of this for use in the future.
Load More Replies...Quantum mechanics says maybe you have 7 shrimp and 4639 pieces of rice. But you won't know until you open the lid.
Since her work greatly depends on creativity, we were curious to know if she ever struggles with feelings of unoriginality. "Yes and no," she answered. "When I get ‘painters block’, I turn to predecessors whose work I greatly admire, and that can definitely make me feel like “everything original has already been done, what’s left for me?” But seeing the vast variety of styles of art and painting that draw me to them reminds me: options are infinite, all I have to do is dream it, and the human brain is capable of anything!"
Don't worry, Trump and Putin will work together to alleviate over population.
That just happened to me. That feeling of how fast can I pull my my toes straight before I have to jump out of bed and stand up.
Oh getting cramped toes while trying to sleep is awful! I occasionally get restless arms (thankfully happens maybe just twice a year now) and having to get up and move your arms when all you want to do is sleep is terrible.
Load More Replies...I get cramped toes pressing down the gas pedal! Happened again today.
At least none of our fingers voted for Trump.
Load More Replies...Other times she turns away from historical references and tries jumpstarting her creativity by looking at what she calls 'eye candy.'
"Anything that compels me to capture it in a photo, signals to me that there’s something interesting I’m drawn to. It could be flowers in my neighborhood, the scrolling filigree work of the historical houses on my block, the glowing shimmer of light reflecting on a shady creek, or even the humor of a dog 'sitting in an invisible chair’, making direct eye contact while he drops a deuce in front of me, etc. Check out my Cheeky Bathroom Art collection on my Instagram, if you’re curious about that last inspiration," she shares.
As someone who is legally blind without my glasses, I feel that this is too far.
Get a jeweler's screwdriver. Remove the screws that hold the earpieces on. DO NOT LOSE THESE SCREWS! Slide the earpieces out of the lock. Use bolt cutters to (carefully) remove the lock from the nose bridge. Throw the lock at the other guy. Reattach the earpieces. Victory!
Do you mean you know people who do this kind of thing? I have second glasses in case I have an accident.
Load More Replies...I don't even like TMNT or Shrek, but I would totally watch this
Load More Replies...sounds like one of my boys...so blessed in that area that it constantly amazes me
The trick Katie uses when she is struggling to produce something unique is researching and educating herself. "Learning new concepts, techniques, and references always seems to jog up new ideas. I’m a huge fan of online course modules from artists I admire on Instagram, but I also use Udemy, Domestika, and LinkedIn Learning," she notes.
We should all just stop paying our debts. The whole world. That will teach them...
That emoji isn't nearly as smug as it should be, not enough 'ha I told you so' look to the eyes
Yes, we do need a good "I told you so" emoji. More than ever now perhaps.
Load More Replies...How many more decades do I have to wait for the truth to come out?
Load More Replies...An additional trick that she kindly agreed to share came from an art director friend when she worked in Hollywood. "When complaining about painters’ block, and specifically that I couldn’t think of anything “deep to say” as a conceptual statement when planning a painting, he told me to do the very opposite: start a doodle or sketch of absolutely nothing of consequence, just whatever scribble scrabble comes out of your hand. When we force the brain to do a mundane task, it cannot help but push the boundaries and start to imagine beyond those limitations. Our creative human brains are designed to innovate, and sometimes we just need to give them the space to do so," she concludes.
I have Celiac Disease and steal my friend's glutenous foods so literally me.
Lactose intolerant... I feel you. Ice creams and pizzas are my kryptonite...
Load More Replies...only when it comes to ice cream or pudding...lactose sensitivity keeps me from partaking, but every now and then i gotta go for it!
My thoughts exactly. There are twice as many people in that picture than at my wedding.
Load More Replies...I had my wedding at civil hall. It was cheap and I saved a lot for the divorce.
HA! YOU FOOL! YOU THINK ANYONE WOULD WANT TO MARRY ME IN THE FIRST PLACE?!
I'm not in a bad mood, just fulfilling Ecclesiastes "Nothing new under the sun".
That's for sissies who can't stand the burning fire of Merthiolate.
Load More Replies...How did you turn into the generation that will insist on driving their kids everywhere and wants to know where they are every second of every day?
Possibly because we KNOW what we did with all of that free time??
Load More Replies...Walked to work with a skirt on one day. Old guy says "you must have been a tom boy" while looking at my knees. I was.
My shins. I see girls now and don’t understand how smooth their legs look. I wasn’t a tomboy, just clumsy and always outside. Oh. And I currently have a giant bruise on my knee because we moved the one nightstand 🫣
Load More Replies...My most impressive knee scar was from trying to roller skate up concrete steps at age 7. Boomer knees are all like this!
You'd be surprised how often wrong site surgery happens. I worked for a hospital system and saw their stats regularly 😬
That arrow indicates that the doctor should focus on fixing your ankle and leave your d**k alone.
First time I had surgery I was so anxious that the anesthesiologist, my surgeon, and--I think--a nurse all signed the body part in question. Bizarre? Yes. Calm me down because I couldn't stop laughing? Also yes.
The surgeon has to mark and Initial the body part being operated on because of the wrong ode being done so many times in the past It's also why so many people will ask what you're there for.
Yeah, that's the exact reason they do this, because sometimes mistakes would happen and people would get operated on the wrong limb.
Just had surgery, and every single person asked me what surgery I was having and on what side of the body. My dear nurses and doctors, once I said gallbladder, did I REALLY need to tell you what side of the body?! It's not like you have two!
Load More Replies...I had eye surgery. The operating staff asked me to verify the correct and the procedure being done numerous times.
A friend of my brother’s went to an eye specialist with her husband. When her husband was asked to cover one eye and read through the other she went nuts. Told the specialist he didn’t know what he was doing, he was useless. Had some excuse because the eye he had been asked to cover was a glass eye.
Q: "Did you sleep well?" A: "Actually, no; I made a few mistakes."
I thought this was supposed to make me laugh. Sure I had a sense of humor this morning.
Are you trying to end the person? A car battery seems a bit overkill.
Load More Replies...I regularly hold battery blocks to my tongue to test if they are still charged. It just tickles a bit. Nothing more. I doubt that I would wake up from this.
Sooo, how old are you? Because I'm in my 30s and always thought this was normal tll my coworker freaked out watching me
Load More Replies...Must be that I'm just an old broad, but that kid looks like he's in middle school...
I had a dirty old man tell me to stick one "down south" for "a good time." I did not, in fact, take his advice.
I got put on the chore chart at my besties house back in middle school lmao.
Load More Replies...One of my friends is like this. She can't see much of anything from a distance and is always squinting. So one day she was helping me pack up my things since I was moving and she asked what to do with my glasses. I told her to try them on and she said she could see so much better, so I ordered her a pair with my prescription for a Christmas gift. Figured it was better than nothing and she told me she had made an appointment with the eye doctor. Well she cancelled the appointment and I hardly ever see her wearing the glasses. I asked her if she just didn't like the look of them or if they bothered her and she said no, she wears them to watch TV all the time. I then said so then you just prefer to look ridiculous out in public? I don't understand how someone would prefer to have blurry vision to the point where we walked past Gronk(NFL player) and she had no clue because she couldn't see anything and got mad at me because I didn't yell to her that it was him as he was walking by. 🤦🏻♀️
Me at the moment... developed an allergy to the plastic nose pads! Struggling to find an alternative now 😭 So wearing glasses as little as possible.
Me deciding not to feed the trolls and to scroll away...... Even though I have an amazing comeback for that..... It's not worth your emotional energy, Ash. It's not worth it......... AAAAAAAAAAAGH *scrolls back up and uses the comeback*
Thank you for this. I just had one comment on a news article, for the first time in my life, hit #1 with nearly 5000 upvotes in 14 hours….and the replies, oh my heaven the replies, I never thought the most popular comment I ever made would also come with nearly as many hateful, insulting, even threatening replies. I am going to take your advice and stop trying to report or reply to every disgusting troll response. I am simply going to stop looking at it and never look back.
Load More Replies...Or sometimes you need to be firm and say the truth and put your foot down.
The biggest reason why I refuse to get drunk. If I say what I think when someone I love is being a complete @#%hole or dumb$%^, I will hurt them and cause drama.
Just remind them that sober you is not responsible for what drunk you says.
Load More Replies...Holy s**t, someone who pays for dark mode on here.
Load More Replies..."I was in labor for 72 hours for you!" "I was right there with you every single minute of it, mom, remember?"
"Only you to blame" (if it was consensual) edit: the answer from the kid.
my mom throws in that it was almost 10 cause i was late.
Load More Replies...Hm. Appears to be a blank spot in the middle of this picture. Weird.
Load More Replies...nope, that's what they see on my page after they don't keep in contact. that's the whole point of social media, isn't it? maybe it's just me...
That the other person has kicked you out of their friends list; you're not "friends" anymore.
Load More Replies...It's called I sleep with my mouth open snoring my head off
Load More Replies...I discovered when I end up on my back while sleeping my mouth opens and dries out to the point of waking up choking. I now tape my mouth shut before going to bed. Works like a charm.
Or the painful angry red welt from biting your lip or the inside of your cheek—-that, until the swelling starts to go down, you end up re-biting way too many times.
Try getting those with dentures. I have a hole in my mouth still from getting one right along my denture line..
Use Valacloivir on first sign. That is also good as herpes blisters now seems to je connected with other issues as well and keeping them in check can reduces other risks.
My braces got loose from the brackets sometimes and literally stabbed my gums
I took a soccer ball to the face about a week after getting braces and forgetting my mouth guard. Whole left side of my check had to be peeled off. That was a fun day at practice.
These work for canker sores and mouth booboos. Discovered them a few years ago https://www.amazon.com/Dentemp-Canker-Cover-Reliever-Treatment/dp/B087CN497C/ref=asc_df_B087CN497C?mcid=786e6f8e565832beb2cfeb23de148cf9&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693404831975&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1063552147278093483&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012351&hvtargid=pla-1814973388489&psc=1 javascript:void(0);
Oh man, knock on wood, I haven't had those since I was a teenager! Camphor something drops BURNED LIKE CRAZY
If you did tell me, which I doubt, then you either mumbled it incoherently, or you failed to get my full attention first. Yiu also didn’t edify I heard you right afterward. You know, like you should if it was so f*****g important. If I can’t hear you, or I’m not listening to you babble on forever (some people sure do like the sound of their own voices), how TF do you expect me to remember what you said? Remember, when you’re telling me something, you’re talking to someone who’s already drowning in details she needs to keep track of, and unless you emphasize that yours is important, it’s going to just be forgettable noise to me. It’s one piece of information for you, it’s the thousandth piece of information I’ve gotten in the last ten minutes. I’m not one of those superhumans with perfect recall, so don’t expect me to remember everything.
I have a very poor memory now, so my friends and my boss all know to put it in writing via email or text--even if they've told me verbally. It's embarrassing, but so helpful.
I walk out of room, can't remember .... asks what I was supposed to remember, he doesn't remember either 🤣
Load More Replies...i used to have that arguement, but after yrs of it, i just skip straight to "i told you..." why waste my breath?
Half of the time my husband & I eat a properly nutrious meal, the rest of the time we eat like frat boys late for lecture hall.
And then few hours later the sock will be halfway down your foot making you have to take off your shoes and redo the whole sock folding.
Wow, I completely forgot we used to do this, and how it felt when we realized we were losing the sock.
Load More Replies...Strange how the short ankle socks cost more than the longer socks?????
I'm sure I am an embarrassment...I roll the top down into a little ring
This way, really? Our girls in the 80's rolled or folded them down to the ankle. Tasty and yummy.
Better foreshadowing than wearing a red shirt. Say this phrase and you will be dead im 5 minutes.
Load More Replies...If I'm out with friends and I see a full moon there's a 50/50 chance I will howl at it. Pretty sure I'm part werewolf.
Me, every morning on my way to high school to be bullied, teased, and ridiculed. By both teachers and every other kid.
Omg, I feel this, being in my 40s, most of the guys I know look like this..
And I'm sure they're still all wonderful guys! So harsh to judge guys on this when they 100% can't help it
Load More Replies...The good looking big-with-the-ladies stud I went to high school with had lost more hair than that by the time he turned 20.
That's for Christmas: https://www.amazon.co.uk/die-hard-christmas-sweater/s?k=die+hard+christmas+sweater
Load More Replies...I am convinced all those ancient people who wrote the bible ate the wrong mushrooms.
Load More Replies...So you decided to insult both his looks and his IQ. What's the gorilla done to deserve that?
Load More Replies...Sleeping early to not sleep the. Fix your whole day to fix. Sleep schedule sleep schedule.... a poem? 🙃
Also known as "changing phase". You can change phase the easy way, by sleeping until you are back in sync with the "real" world, or you can change phase the hard way by staying up until you are back in sync. Personally, when I was a programmer I found that if I just kept going I'd end up back in phase eventually without even trying.
I used to do attack, especially if my sibling was next to me. It was the ultimate way.
I thought they meant to put it in the garbage disposal I was like “it’s a grenade either way but okay” lol
Omg, my son watched this show.. the superhero is surprisingly hot in the episode where he takes off his shirt. Might have watched that episode more than once..
What show? I wish people would stop assuming that everyone has seen the exact same movies/tv shows they have.
Load More Replies...Why not? It's such a beautiful sunny day. Come outside into the nice, warm sunlight! (SCP 001: When Day Breaks)
Load More Replies...Can someone explain to me what this mix of upper & lower case letters means? I am so out of the loop these days.
I adore Texas Roadhouse. Shortly after our local one was built, the manager came to our library with a huge basket of piping hot rolls and butter for the staff. He wanted to introduce himself. Brilliant move, my friend.
YOU can't just run to my best friend with your problems. i totally can. that's the point. they're MY best friend
My younger sister once sent me a text at 2:30am cause she saw a spider. She was in Oregon, I was in California. I told her "Aright...put the spider on the phone then, cause if I can't talk him into leaving, you're on your own, my dude"
I was so bored by about No.60 that I skipped to here to tell you all how bored I was.
Agreed, except I barely made it to #15. No smile, no chuckle, no laugh, no thanks
Load More Replies...BP, the quality ALWAYS declines after about 25 or so. Please keep the posts with better QUALITY, and LESS QUANTITY.
Panda wasn't bored. Is bored and slightly depressed after reading part of this post. But Panda strong, panda smiles a real smile and closes the page.
I thought these were for 'someone who needed a laugh'. So I kept on scrolling but very few laughs. More laughs in the comments than the memes.
Did not get through most of these. Not really funny, and the one about chickens was sadistic.
I was so bored by about No.60 that I skipped to here to tell you all how bored I was.
Agreed, except I barely made it to #15. No smile, no chuckle, no laugh, no thanks
Load More Replies...BP, the quality ALWAYS declines after about 25 or so. Please keep the posts with better QUALITY, and LESS QUANTITY.
Panda wasn't bored. Is bored and slightly depressed after reading part of this post. But Panda strong, panda smiles a real smile and closes the page.
I thought these were for 'someone who needed a laugh'. So I kept on scrolling but very few laughs. More laughs in the comments than the memes.
Did not get through most of these. Not really funny, and the one about chickens was sadistic.
