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While there might be a limit to what can and can’t be a meme, it seems that, collectively, we have yet to find it. The truth is that years and years of engaging with internet humor has allowed people to slowly but surely look at every bit of human experience through the lens of “what sort of meme can I make this into?”
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The Majestic Opossum 9 months ago
Hey now, most of us millennials grew up in that same world my purple loving brethren.
That's why memes feel so accessible: they're reacting to collective experiences, feelings, and pop culture moments in a fast, clever bundle that encourages a moment of solidarity. Memes reduce complex concepts or feelings into tidy, snappy images using common templates that specifically tackle common irritations, in-jokes, and timely situations.
Because they require minimal effort to understand yet echo our own thoughts, memes foster a sense of belonging and validation, reminding us that we’re not alone in life’s little absurdities. After all, memes function by encoding emotions we've all experienced, Monday morning anxiety, deadline panic, or nostalgia for what used to be. They magnify minor annoyances with exaggeration (e.g., "When you spill coffee on your shirt five minutes before a meeting"), making personal frustration shared laughter.
That affective shock gives immediate solidarity: seeing your exact feeling reflected back at you can be strangely comforting and cathartic. In their nature, memes rely on common experience. From juggling several Zoom meetings at home to dealing with sibling conflict, memes give voice to common situations everyone recognizes on the spot.
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Huddo's sister 9 months ago
I am currently waiting for the episode I am watching to end so I can hang out my washing, so this was a good reminder!
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Alyce 9 months ago
Because otherwise non-religious people will think it's a man in a dress manhandling from fishermen?🤷♀️
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UpupaEpops 9 months ago
The same reason why in 8 times out of 10, depictions of Noah's Arc have 2 male lions. You know. In celebration of LGBTQ+ rights. Rainbow and all.
Marcos Valencia 9 months ago
While there have been a few amusing errors, the vast majority of lions and leoneses are accurately depicted. Source: years of Catholic schooling.
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Rob Stevens 9 months ago
For the same reason he's White Jeebus in a Middle Eastern world: the people that made this bs up didn't think it through too well.
Savannah greenleaf 9 months ago
Is that why he just skipped from kid to 30 year old?
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Gavin Johnson 9 months ago
It could be a post-crucifixion image. He’s so badass that he celebrates the method they used to k**l him?
Leo Goldin 9 months ago
Well, sorry to disappoint everybody but the original picture doesn't have crucification on Jesus
Harlsen Chesterton 9 months ago
No-one will care Radek. It makes them feel good to think that 2.63 billion people are wrong and they are right.
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Brenda Griffing 9 months ago
Maybe the artist intended to depict a post-resurrection appearance.
Author SJ Baily 9 months ago
@Toika Gao Do you mean such devout religious people like Samuel Morse, Isaac Newton, Georges Lemaitre, Gregor Mendel, Michael Faraday, and Robert Boyle? Perhaps you should say, some artists want to depict their art in a way that the viewer will know immediately who they're seeing. And yes, it is silly for Jesus to wear a cross BUT your generalization is worse.
Katherine Forrestall 9 months ago
Guess he knew what was coming...knowng everything and all...
Cynthia Marrs 9 months ago
It's a post-crucifixion image. Jesus guides the fishermen and walks on water.
Linda Robinett 9 months ago
Um, he is Incan. They used an equal armed cross symbol before the Europeans came.
Lowrider 56 9 months ago
WTF?! I enlarged the picture and it sure looks like there is someone on the cross he's wearing.
Binny Tutera 9 months ago
Drives me CRAZY when I see a creche at Christmas with a cross next to it. WTF!
Russell Rieckenberg 9 months ago
For the same reason I wear a heart with clogged arteries around my neck.
Analyn Lahr 9 months ago
Vampire deterrent even back? Jesus was a vampire hunter and he's recruiting those dudes to his cause.
TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 9 months ago
jesus can see the future, cant he? "hey teacher, why do you have that wooden cross on your neck?" "you will understand soon"
Harlsen Chesterton 9 months ago
Because the painting is not intended to be a snapshot of the actual event but a theological depiction of an idea. Whether or not you are a Christian is one thing but this is very, very simple art history. These kinds of posts are made by stupid people not knowing how stupid they are
Doug Moyer 9 months ago
Not at all. You're just making stuff up. The original painting did not include a cross.
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keyboardtek 9 months ago
Well he is god and god knows all so he knows in the future he will be crucified. But sadly he did not know most of his followers would be idiots.
Riley Quinn 9 months ago
If brains were dynamite, religions collectively wouldn't have enough to blow a hole in a paper bag.
v64mdcyy85 9 months ago (edited)
I wonder how he feels about his followers using his murder weapon as an object of devotion?
Kabuki Kitsune 9 months ago
It's because when the poster here was first being printed, (in the late 1800's, early 1900's) literacy wasn't as common as it is today. So it's entirely possible for someone to have picked up that poster somewhere, and not be able to read. By putting the cross in place, it allows people who may know the stories of the Gospel by word of mouth, be able to associate the pictures better.
Juade C 9 months ago
You’re right that Jesus would never wear a cross, but this scene is set after the resurrection when the disciples had gone back to work and he appeared to them. So he knew about the cross. But no one was wearing them in the first century.
By speaking about the things that occur daily, waiting for your pizza to get delivered, losing your keys, or buffering video, memes validate personal experience as universal fact, creating instant resonances between strangers. The hallmark of an accessible meme is brevity. A single picture or brief video clip with a snappy caption is all it takes to deliver layers of meaning without needing attention spans of a few seconds at most.
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This parsimony of language is well adapted to quick digital scrolling, delivering a passing laugh or wince of recognition and then freedom to continue. Memes use well-established templates, "Distracted Boyfriend," "Expanding Brain," or simply reaction shots, that carry pre-loaded meaning.
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The Majestic Opossum 9 months ago
But, imagine how great life would be if you could befriend spiders. I'd be like the goth snow white. Sign me up.
When a standard image turns see-something-new with new text, the brain instantly recognizes it, freeing up mental space to savor the joke rather than decode its structure. This pictorial shorthand accelerates understanding and makes the content feel "inside" rather than enigmatic.
Every meme community will develop its own slang, variations, and inside jokes, highlighting a collective sense of membership among members. A tech-support meme community can joke about blue-screen crashes, while pet-owners' communities share cat-and-dog humor. Enjoyment of such inside references becomes a marker of in-group membership, and this makes community ties stronger and more enthusiastic about content shared by those "in the know."
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Ty Stratton-Quirk 9 months ago
Thanks to glitches in direction apps, we do have the occasional temporarily flying car.
Memes evolve rapidly, reacting to news, trends, and pop moments almost in real-time. A TV moment or celebrity blunder that goes viral becomes a blueprint within hours, riding the wave of collective focus. It is this promptness that makes memes fresh and on the move, if you're a late arrival to the punchline, the joke's already stale, so much so that the feeling of being up-to-date when you finally get it adds to the sense of community.
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In times of anxiety, pandemics, political turmoil, personal traumas, memes are employed for mass coping. By capturing worry or loss in illogical humor, groups process difficult emotions in community, reducing loneliness. Educational memes even evolved as a response to negativity, offering good, empathetic matter that inspires resilience and hope.
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The Majestic Opossum 9 months ago
Or disappointment depending on the skills (or sobriety) of the photographer
Relatable memes thrive because they mirror our inner thoughts, social pressures, and cultural shorthand. They deliver emotional resonance, shared validation, and instant humor in a format tailored for our fleeting attention. Whether you’re laughing at a perfectly captioned animal GIF or rallying behind a darkly comic take on current events, memes remind us that our individual quirks are part of a larger, laughing-together humanity.
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Queen Boudicca 9 months ago
It usually is. The problem is that it isn't always the person feeling the pain who deserves it.
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The Majestic Opossum 9 months ago
OMG! I hope you were nice and discreetly pulled it off for her! 🤦🏽♀️
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Multa Nocte 9 months ago
That was how it was with Covid with us "essential workers." I actually had a permit to drive at the height of the excitement and one day I was the sole driver on the freeway on my way to work in Augusta, Georgia - not a small town.
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Huddo's sister 9 months ago
Female here and not fussed about celebrating, but my mum always insists. Even this year, when my sister in law (whose birthday is the day before mine) is 37 weeks pregnant and not really wanting to celebrate either! My best birthday since I turned 18 was when I was 20 and sharing living with housemates, who were away for the day/night. I had the day off uni, mum was not around, and spent the day watching tv alone and eating a lasagne, fairy bread and croissants.
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April Pickett 9 months ago
Yeah, I almost fell for that one when I was 8. Common sense prevailed.
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Savannah greenleaf 9 months ago
Try three annoying dogs. Food, outside, puppy dog naps. In that order a couple times a day. I have a fence and leave the door open most of the day. The babies still p*o on my carpet run outside and quite this!
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Laura Lawson 9 months ago
This is partially incorrect. They had super cold water for many of the scenes, including that scene in the ocean for 'realism'. They had hot tubs set up for the cast to warm up in between takes without having to dry off.
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The Majestic Opossum 9 months ago
And this (and a million other reasons) is why I will be forever single if anything ever happens to my husband.
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Huddo's sister 9 months ago
My brother's partner is due soon. I don't know if my dad will even have his phone turned on when the time comes!
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Multa Nocte 9 months ago
As a therapist I would have definitely allowed my clients to make a voodoo doll.
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Mrs Irish Mom 9 months ago
It's probably his grandad and he attached it onto him for a joke because it's tied to his belt
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The Majestic Opossum 9 months ago
Wait, what is it then? (Sorry, Midwesterner here. We're nice, but dumb)
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Phantom Phoenix 9 months ago
So what if my weird is not compatible with their weird. I'll match weirds with the right weirdo.
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Annik Perrot 9 months ago
Good stuff. More of those, please, and less celebrity garbage and shopping lists.
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
Yes please. Silly happy stuff like this is what I visit BP for.
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Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 9 months ago
I honestly laughed out loud on a couple of these, thank you for sharing them!
Serena Myers 9 months ago
Mildly entertaining, but BP needs to update their dictionary bot meaning of hilarious. it's an overused word!
Chris the Bobcat 9 months ago
For that last question, which kind of meme content would I prefer, I would say "yes" to all choices.
Annik Perrot 9 months ago
Good stuff. More of those, please, and less celebrity garbage and shopping lists.
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
Yes please. Silly happy stuff like this is what I visit BP for.
Load More Replies... Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 9 months ago
I honestly laughed out loud on a couple of these, thank you for sharing them!
Serena Myers 9 months ago
Mildly entertaining, but BP needs to update their dictionary bot meaning of hilarious. it's an overused word!
Chris the Bobcat 9 months ago
For that last question, which kind of meme content would I prefer, I would say "yes" to all choices.
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