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There are really never quite enough memes, but sometimes it can be fun to spice it up with the more unusual variety. The curiously named “Laxative” Instagram page is home to chaotic, weird and just downright unhinged images and memes, so we hand picked the best ones for your viewing enjoyment.

Be warned, some of these seem like they are not from this dimension. Otherwise, get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts in the comments section.

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#1

A cringe meme of a police officer and a bear on the road, illustrating unhinged and illogical humor.

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azubi
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3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok blame me but actually I wouldn't try to stop a polar bear either.

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    #2

    An unhinged meme showing the evolution of a dachshund into a hot dog, representing cringe humor.

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    Cee Cee
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. Showed this to Mad Max. He licked the screen. He's an idiot!

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    Meme taste is oddly personal. Some people want a clean wholesome joke that makes them smile for two seconds before they scroll on. Others want something that looks like it crawled out of a fever dream, a rat driving a car or a toilet dancing to no discernible beat, and they want to laugh at the sheer nonsense of it. Neither reaction is wrong. It just comes down to how each person's brain processes a joke, and psychologists have spent a surprising amount of energy figuring out why.

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    One of the more popular explanations is the incongruity theory of humor, the idea that we laugh when something breaks the pattern we expected. A meme that sets up one thing and delivers something completely unrelated forces the brain to scramble for meaning, and that little jolt of confusion resolving into oh that is absurd is where the laugh comes from.

    #4

    A bathroom covered in roaches with a meme asking if you would stay for $75 million, a cringe meme.

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    Skara Brae
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm doing La Cucaracha for $868 per second.

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    #5

    An unhinged meme of a farmer and his son in graduation attire, a poignant and cringe reflection.

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    Cee Cee
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Northern Thailand. Kid opened a small computer repair shop. Dad's health declined and his lost his memory and power of speech.

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    #6

    A screenshot of a tweet about a husband giving thumbs down instead of flicking people off, a cringe meme.

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    Crystal Spencer
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand this whole "flicking" off thing. It's "flipping" is it not? I heard a woman on a YouTube video that kept repeating that someone was "flicking" her off..I'm 48 and only this week have I heard this term...twice

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    This is basically why absurdist memes work at all. There is no real setup or punchline in the traditional sense, just a strange image that becomes funny purely because it refuses to make sense. Then there is the superiority theory, which is a lot less flattering to admit but explains plenty of meme humor anyway.

    #8

    An unhinged meme with a cat's photo in a yearbook, circled in red, alongside other student pictures.

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    UKGrandad
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you for circling the cat. I might have missed it otherwise.

    Bored Birgit
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On top left is Dr. House. Weird class.

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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Morris, back in his high school days.

    Science Nerd
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well known for sleeping through evey class.

    Sparky4
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this the lawyer who went viral on the internet for being a cat?

    Anne Edwards
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most likely to succeed. Great little mouser.

    Tonya Belt
    Community Member
    2 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is the class mascot! How darling! Wish we had one just like him!

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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exchange student ...

    Kelly H. Wilder
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am much more concerned with whatever weaponry is at the top right.

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    #9

    A text message exchange with a photo of two smiling girls, prompting a cringe missing girl comment.

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    Soapbox
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is possible to watch too much true crime

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    Feeling a little bit above whatever is being mocked in a meme, whether that is a societal trend or a specific type of person, tends to make the joke land harder, according to those who write about the psychology behind viral memes. That is a decent chunk of why sarcastic or ironic memes do so well. Watching something get gently roasted gives the brain a tiny hit of smug satisfaction, and apparently that counts as entertainment.

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    A cringe meme showing a traffic light packed inside a car, illustrating an unhinged situation.

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    #12

    A cringe gender reveal party meme with black smoke and three people, showing unhinged absurdity.

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    Willem Andries Oosterhof
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh oh... Dunno if this will be a boy or girl, but sure will be a brotha or a sistah.....

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    Cognitive fluency plays a role too. Memes tend to reuse familiar formats, so the brain does not have to work very hard to understand the joke, and that ease of processing actually makes people enjoy it more. This is part of why a recognizable format can get reused hundreds of times and still get laughs, because the audience already knows the rules and just wants to see how this particular version breaks them.

    #13

    A cringe meme presenting a hypothetical scenario about being paid $45 an hour to do nothing in an empty room.

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    Lukas (alt)
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is so easy. Just adjust your schedule and sleep in there. It might be uncomfortable, but you're getting 45 dollars an hour.

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    #14

    A cringe meme showing a whole roasted chicken and a baguette with the text about eating like a medieval peasant.

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    Beak Hookage
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Psych - medieval peasants did not eat chicken; it was far too expensive in those days. You are eating like a medieval LORD.

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    #15

    A cringe meme of a mountain with a bright pink beam shooting into cloudy sky, captioned about hiking.

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    Janelle Collard
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, and the dragon's awake...

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    None of this really explains the emotional pull memes have though. Laughing at something, even something ridiculous, triggers a release of endorphins and dopamine, the same chemicals involved in most other pleasurable experiences. That is part of why scrolling through memes can feel oddly soothing even when the content itself is chaotic. The brain is responding to the hit of unexpected joy.

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    #16

    A cringe meme showing two dramatic images of a man, expressing fear, an unhinged and relatable moment.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    3 weeks ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sean Lock, RIP, once gave a rule for being a man. Flush once, walk away.

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    #17

    A cringe meme text message conversation showing a crashed car after the driver refused to drive safe.

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    Tonya Belt
    Community Member
    2 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was probably typing his reply when this happened. DOOFUS BU*TT

    #18

    A cringe meme shows a Battleship game with all ships stacked together, titled High risk, high reward.

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    LadySilk
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m very much a ‘well the rules don’t say I can do this but they also don’t say I CAN’T, so….’ kind of person so I went and checked the rules to see if this is specifically prohibited. It is. I’m not surprised, just disappointed, and at least I learned something? 🤷‍♀️

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    There is also a social layer that has nothing to do with brain chemistry and everything to do with belonging. Sharing a meme, especially a weird or niche one, works like a signal to the people who get it. Understanding a chaotic or deep fried meme means recognizing the layers of internet references packed into it, and that shared recognition creates a sense of being in on something.

    #19

    A Bugs Bunny statue sitting on a toilet with the text Yeah I'll hold it till I get Home, a completely unhinged meme.

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    Remi (He/Him)
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The most cursed of toilets. This beats even the roach infested one, hands down

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    #20

    A cringe meme of penguins from Madagascar with the text: They never cared that the mission was impossible, they just f*cking did it.

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    #21

    An orange cat sitting hunched over with the text Me in 10 years cause this is how I sit all the time, a cringe meme.

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    Annie Persson
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He needs the long, white hair to complete the Haaland look 🤣 ⚽️

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    Outsiders might look at the same image and see nothing but noise, while the right audience sees an entire inside joke condensed into one frame. That kind of context heavy humor rewards fast recognition and cultural fluency, which is exactly why it can feel alien to anyone outside the loop.

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    A green pea character looking annoyed with text overlay about making the text bigger, a completely unhinged meme.

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    Apocalyptic Excavator
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NSFW police force sound like the guys who put you straight into h***y jail.

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    #24

    A cringe meme shows a driver using Pokémon Go for navigation instead of Google Maps.

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    Some who study internet humor also point out that memes function as a coping tool. Dark or self-deprecating humor lets people acknowledge stress or bad news without having to sit in it directly, which is probably why so many memes lean into bleak topics while still managing to feel light. Wrapping something uncomfortable in a joke makes it easier to swallow, and sharing that joke makes the discomfort a little less isolating.

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    A cringe meme of Robert Downey Jr. and text about a job interview, highlighting unhinged humor.

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    Jenny Gordon
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why on earth is the word job censored in the image? Is job now considered a triggering word?

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    #26

    A phone screen showing a text conversation and an orange car, depicting how a dad is handling his breakup, a cringe meme.

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    Fitz_N_Fartz
    Community Member
    2 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And why not, need something to make you happy after a split up. I did similarly, released that young man from being chained down for so long. Never regretted it one bit.

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    A cringe meme featuring a mini Steve Harvey and a regular Steve Harvey illustrating feeling like your father.

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    Howl's sleeping castle
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I look like my father. And he is an extremely good looking one so I don't mind

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    So when a meme page leans all the way into chaos and refuses to make sense, it is not a glitch. It is tapping into a handful of very real psychological reasons people click, laugh, and immediately send it to a group chat. Different brains chase different flavors of that reaction, and that is exactly why the internet has room for both wholesome memes and the ones that feel like they were made in another dimension entirely.

    #28

    A cringe meme of a child gamer wearing headphones incorrectly, displaying unhinged humor.

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    #29

    A gamer's setup with pizza, snacks, and Black Ops Zombies on screen, creating cringe memes.

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    Owen
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what I'd call a great night! I'm getting middle aged now, so I don't go out much, but i love to have friends over. Sometimes. Depends how polite they are.

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    #30

    A cringe meme showing a person regretting time spent on a task with the text "Spent all my time doing this shi".

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    PeachPossum
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you know the material backwards and forwards, what else can you do but doodle on the page?

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    #31

    A dark, gothic image with text about the itsy bitsy spider and perseverance, a classic example of cringe memes.

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    Frogsizedfrog
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But the sun dried up the rain first. Some people live places with a lot of rain and little sun, others live in places with the reverse conditions. If it's harder for some spiders than others to climb the spout again, maybe they live in different places.

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    A map with a home icon over Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, generating cringe memes about Apple Maps location.

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    Dragon Ashes
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Google kept telling us our house was a restaurant in a gas station. We never knew why. It stopped when we got a new car.

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    #38

    A minimalist living room with two small green bottles on a wooden floor, representing unhinged and cringe memes.

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    #39

    An alligator wearing a backward baseball cap and sunglasses at a supermarket checkout line with groceries, part of a collection of cringe memes.

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    #40

    A hand holding up a piece of extremely thin, translucent toilet paper, showing the fingers through it, one of many cringe memes.

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    J J
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    3 weeks ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That finger is going to hurt you like the Kool-aid man busting through a wall.

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    #42

    A black background with text 'holiday dates LEAKED' and common holiday dates, a cringe meme.

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    Stygtand
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spoiler alert! Please but a warning up next time!

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    #43

    A cringe meme showing a couple in various photos with a wish to post "stuff like this with the loml" at age 40.

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    Howl's sleeping castle
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think being 40 is the requirement. I am 40 and I haven't done this. And i am pretty sure I won't be doing this ever

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    #44

    A cringe meme illustration of rat-human hybrids kissing, spreading plague, showcasing unhinged and dark humor.

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    Potato Vic
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just unsettling 🤢

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    #45

    A cringe meme from Family Guy showing Lois on her knees and Stewie standing, depicting childhood trauma.

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    Earthquake903
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was also a very powerful and cruel god at 8. I ruined literally everything.

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    #46

    An image showing a smooth possum brain inside a skull, an unhinged and cringe meme fact.

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    #49

    A car dashboard showing a warning message, ngl this car finna blow up, on the display, a cringe meme.

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    #51

    A cringe meme shows a dog looking at chocolate with the text Brocho this is going to ERADICATE you.

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    Rebecca McManus
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cheaper chocolate and chocolate produced before regulation around the amount of cocoa it actually contained was put in place is not going to contain enough chocolate to harm pets, this is why our childhood dogs ate it and didn't get ill. Now chocolate bars contain more chocolate and therefore are harmful. Obviously if the ingredients list "chocolate flavour" then there is zero risk.

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    #52

    A meme featuring Humpty Dumpty and Puss in Boots looking up, asking to sit together, an example of cringe memes.

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    #54

    A cringe meme of a group of football players in yellow and black uniforms with a text overlay asking, Why y'all dressed like honey packs.

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    Asmodeus Hare
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better question... Why is the school confusing Hornets with Bees?

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    #55

    A cringe meme showing a lawyer asking the judge, Permission to call the jury 'chat' your honor? in a courtroom.

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    MeFromTheFBI
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Judge: “No” Person: “Chat this is rigged”

    #59

    A cringe meme with the text: Farting hella tonight everybody stay inside, on a pink and purple background.

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    #60

    An arm tattoo of a masked cartoon character holding a broom, part of cringe memes.

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    Asmodeus Hare
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What in the name of Wallace and Grommit is that tattoo?

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    #61

    A blurry Minion meme expressing sadness about brainrot references and being seen as crazy, showcasing cringe memes.

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    #62

    Two elaborate freakshakes on a menu, generating cringe memes asking 'me and you?'

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    Chilli
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't scull it all at once, but if you drank it gradually I'm sure it'd be delicious

    #64

    A cringe meme shows a person on a boat looking at the water with text I should've been a gummy worm.

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    Lemonenema
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can still be a gummy worm, just need boiling for a bit

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    #65

    An unhinged meme showing various hairstyles, representing different choices in a path, a cringe compilation.

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    Robert Millar
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Return of the "Short back and sides". British schoolboy cut, 1950s.

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    #66

    A box labeled 100 PERCENT URANIUM above a door, with a rope and padlock, illustrating unhinged and cringe memes.

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    #67

    A close-up, unhinged meme of a horse's face, with the caption, Wyd up this late baby girl.

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    Mike F
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And why the long face? 😁

    #68

    An image of a burger with text, generating cringe memes about liking burgers.

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    J M
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like my men like I like my burgers: thick and juicy, painfully average but everyone says they're amazing, bloody on the inside, and without knives stabbed in them

    #69

    A screenshot of a cringe meme text message from 2025, showing a player's excuse for a bad game.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Er, okay. I think I understand this one. "My bad for being awful in the game we just played together, my friend. My girlfriend just turned off 'Share My Location' on her phone and I got chest pains because I suspect her of cheating on me. I could not concentrate on the game we were playing, and that is why I only kílled two enemies, yet díed 38 times."

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    #70

    A funny cringe meme of a very round, chubby gray cat with large eyes looking at the camera.

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    #71

    A cringe meme featuring a person wearing sunglasses, reflected as a green emoji wearing sunglasses in a comment section.

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    #72

    A cringe meme of Spongebob Squarepants in handcuffs, expressing an excuse for not drinking, an unhinged scenario.

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    #74

    A blurry, unhinged meme with a red-faced figure saying, Alright, Youre going in the soup.

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    #75

    A cringe meme featuring a pair of unhinged, log-shaped slippers with cartoon eyes and dark smudges on their faces.

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    #76

    A cringe meme of a girl holding a wooden urn with the text, He cheated on me so I stole his grandma.

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    Soapbox
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think I may have figured out why he cheated

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    #77

    A cringe meme with a distorted dog face and the text: i love eating raising canes it feels like im eating dog food for boys.

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    Maya_D
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve never heard of Raising Canes and now two memes about it in a row.

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    #78

    A hand holding a plastic bag of crawfish boil outside a store, featured in cringe memes.

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    Bewitched One
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t think I’d want any type of food from auto zone

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    #79

    A wrist-worn, brown, character toy with big eyes and a bat, exemplifying unhinged and cringe memes.

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    #80

    A cringe meme featuring a green goblin cartoon character holding a dagger, related to cologne collection.

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    #81

    An unhinged meme with Peter Griffin and other characters with text overlay, portraying a cringe moment in Walmart.

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    #82

    A cringe meme showing an army of identical robots, representing free thinkers stopping at a red traffic light.

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