Why do so many of us enjoy memes so much? Because they’re relatable. They’re like little screenshots of our thoughts: only funnier, more dramatic, and somehow always posted at the exact right time. And if you've ever looked at a meme and thought, “Okay, that’s literally me,” then congratulations, you’re already part of the ‘Circle Of Idiots’ and honestly, it's a great place to be.
In this roundup, we’ve gathered some of the most hilarious, painfully relatable, and perfectly chaotic memes from the Instagram page that gets us. Whether you’re procrastinating, spiraling, or just need a quick laugh, these posts will have you nodding, chuckling, and forwarding them to your entire group chat. Keep scrolling for memes that prove we’re all in this weird, wonderful mess together.
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There's an old sci-fi story where they have invented a technique to swap brains with someone else. About 30 minutes later, someone starts a business where you swap with a gym rat who whips your body into shape, then swap back.
After getting up at the crack of dawn for decades, since retirement I'm staying up late and lollygagging in bed until mid-morning. I like the quiet late night offers.
We’re all guilty of chuckling at memes that hit a little too close to home. They’re funny, a bit too real, and somehow manage to sum up our daily chaos in one image. And while we laugh, we don’t always realize that we’re also doing something good for ourselves.
Laughter, after all, is more than just a reaction, it’s therapy with punchlines. Whether it’s a silly pun or a relatable struggle, those giggles actually carry some real health perks. According to health experts, it boosts your immune system, reduces stress hormones like cortisol, and relaxes your muscles. It’s like a tiny internal massage every time you let out a belly laugh. So yes, giggling at your phone counts as self-care.
Because you wake up to walk to the bed and lights make your eyes stimulate your brain... which then says "oooh what a lovely nap. Won't be needing anymore sleep anytime soon." And then you lie there for a while negotiating with your brain.
Load More Replies...When you fall asleep on the couch, it's s because your body is in charge.When you go to bed, it's usually because of a schedule dictated by obligations to others for the next day.
More importantly, where does the sleepiness go between the couch and the bed? If I could find it, I'd collect it and put it back.
My husband comes looking for me when I do this and I'm like, "whyyyy?"
and then, when I finally crawl into my bed, it's impossible to sleep
But that makes sense because you’re trying to concentrate
Load More Replies...And then there are truck drivers who see a 13'5" overpass and see it as a challenge to fit under.
A branch against a moving car's side window always made me quickly lean away.
As a kid of 9 I saw my mom do that when we drove under a low bridge. Could NOT STOP LAUGHING!!!!
On the mental health side of things, humor has even more perks. Laughing can ease anxiety and tension after a stressful day. It’s like your brain gets to exhale after holding its breath for hours. Regular laughter can improve your mood and help you stay resilient. So next time you’re feeling off, maybe just scroll a little.
This is why I believe all jumpsuits should have a flap at the back. If you're worried about whether it will look fashionable, just replace the boring buttons closing the flap with some big sparkly ones. Follow me for more fashion advice.
When expecting my first (in the 70's) I found these really nice dungarees with an expanding waist. Well, that didn't last long......
Back in college, I knew a woman who always wore loose skirts - it allowed her to pee anyplace, anytime without hassle.
Me, plus resenting having to “look busy” all day long when I finished my work before lunch. Why can’t I leave when I’m finished?
Socially, memes are basically the new love language. Sending your friend a meme that screams, “This is so you” is like a tiny, digital hug. It says, “I thought of you and laughed.” Memes also help start conversations and build friendships. They can even help you get closer to your work bestie.
That's me about half an hour ago, even unto the position of the little paws
I have found that smiling as I’m lying there actually helps me fall asleep faster- a big problem for me. When I smile I tend to think of things I’m happy about.
No way. Too dangerous for them. They might find themselves being assessed by their ability.
"So your only competence is that your father owns the company?"
Load More Replies...Sir, what position are you applying for? I am applying for the CEO position.
If I'm applying through a company portal and they require me to create an account I set the password to something like "whydoihavetocreateanaccount" in the vague hope companies will stop doing this
How many of them would not even make it past the first round of interviews 😆
Even when conflict creeps in, humor can save the day. A well-timed joke can defuse tension faster than any apology. Memes provide a light-hearted way of saying, “Okay, we’re cool now.” They offer a neutral zone where people can meet and laugh again. Not to mention, group chats often thrive on shared memes alone.
NO. I want the nothingness. The idea of an Afterlife has always been horrifying. I need there to be an end to all this. A permanent one. Not a change of f*cking venue.
A long time ago during a really bleak time in my life I spent a lot of time on a usenet group called ASH (alt.sui****.holiday). I made that exact argument once and really bummed out many already depressed posters. I have a great life now but still feel that way.
Load More Replies...I'm sticking with my nihilist beliefs. We came from nothing, and we return to nothing. Much more calming than the concept of eternity.
Those who crave eternity have not considered how f*****k I n g long it would be.
Load More Replies..."If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have had my little accident" - Beetlejuice receptionist..
A house? Hell no, I am haunting peole who were mean to me.
Load More Replies...There is always the theory that the world ended in 2012, and this is Hell... the world just slowly getting worse and worse while we fail to stop it.
The way things are these days, that doesn't sound too farfetched!
Load More Replies...Depends on how/why you die. You never know. You might just end up having to be a civil servant in the afterlife.
I don't believe in any afterlife but, if I'm wrong, I'm quite looking forward to having my own pitchfork.
I’d like to think I can garden in the afterlife but the animals and bugs there aren’t a******s and won’t eat my plants and all of my plants and flowers will happily grow, instead of what they do now. Lol
I'm nearly 70, but still think I'm half my age. Right up until I try to get out of a chair.
Or I drop something on the floor. "Well, that's gone forever"
Load More Replies...I’m 48, and the phrase, “You young whippersnappers…” leaves my mouth more than it has the right to. 😂
It's ok. I'm officially entering my 40s, I feel like I'm already well into my 40s, yet as far as life's been going I still feel like a d**n dependent child that's seen some shît. 😂
BP censors DÂMN, Wîlly, Knöb... But MURDER is totally fine? WTF
Load More Replies...I follow the "say flexy" guy and it really helps to stretch and move. I'm 62 and I can still swing my leg over my horse's back and dismount w/o a mounting block. As the old saying goes: I'd rather wear out than rust out.
I'll be 72 this year, and I need a mounting block and a horse that' has patience when I get off. I'm not proud anymore, I just want to ride. You will pry my reins out of my cold dead hands.
Load More Replies...When I go through regular checkout I always get behind someone who has to try seven or more cards to find which isn't denied. This after said shopper is fully rung up and only then realizes that they have to pay.
Failing to pack as they go (usually a man) and those twits fumbling for their phone then spending an age to find the right app.
Load More Replies...I used to go to a free clinic. When waiting to sign in, the person in front of me always had to tell the clerk their entire life story.
Or the car wash, or a gas pump, or a can recycler, or the bicycle pump on the street. Somenody said it was the brain's clockspeed, but I think it's also lack of RAM.
It's like waiting to use a ATM and the person in front of you is attempting to do a leveraged take over of IBM.
Sharing memes also gives us a sense of identity and belonging. There are entire meme communities for everything under the sun. From introverts and dog lovers to engineers and bookworms, you’ll always find a group of people who laugh just like you. Memes turn shared experiences into inside jokes with strangers. And that’s pretty powerful when you think about it.
Or the kid who wants to stay up on Christmas Eve so they can see Santa come down the chimney, but mysteriously wakes up Christmas morning tucked into their own bed upstairs. Yeah, that was me, age 5. Christmas 1965.
I knew there'd be someone making a recommendation 🙄.
Load More Replies...Exactly. I can't stop you showing up but I can disconnect the doorbell and feign deafness.
Load More Replies...I wrote the mat on our porch which reads: "If you weren't invited or making a delivery, you're facing the wrong way".
Hate the local evangelicals who quite regularly completely ignore the unmissable notice on my door "No Cold Callers".
I invite them in and we all sit around the blood-stained altar.
Load More Replies...No one is unannounced at my house. Melvin lets me know everything and everyone.
and my dog announces them every time... there is no sneaking up at my house.
AND, we spend thousands with them every year, how about a Christmas gift basket.
My SIL took my niece (30) grocery shopping for her birthday - anything she wanted!
That's a great gift! I did the same thing for my sister and her gf recently, they really appreciated it.
Load More Replies...We also learn a lot through memes, even without realizing it. From quick facts to social commentary, they’re mini thought-starters. They make big ideas digestible and funny. You might chuckle at a mental health meme, but it still plants the seed that it's okay to not be okay. It’s humor with a message, and we love to see it.
Yes. I show them my driving licence. Don't want the methadone pickup guys knowing my address.
Load More Replies...Here we just give the pharmacist our "carte vitale" ( SS card). They put it in their reader and have all the information show up.
I now write it all down beforehand. It may look like a stick up, but it maintains my privacy.
Here, we hand our health insurance card, they read it and that was it. Prescribed medicine will be handed out without further communication, if you need something additional you will have to talk to the pharmacist 😋
Sorry to know that really happens.....and after my prescription name was shouted, I wanted to shout back....YEAH, BUT NOT NEXT TO HIS ED MEDS, if you get my drift...
yes, let's all shout our full name, date of birth, contact info, social security number, credit card info, mother's maiden name, favourite teacher, name of our first pet, street name from when we were born, etc. Let's say it clearly and slowly so everyone can hear and jot it down
I agree! But then again if I have to walk to my area from the morning meeting (10 min walk no joke ) I feel my car in the parking lot is closer, so I after I left one day, they have since provided a trolley
Or sit in your front garden in summer morning , looking ever so relaxed and at peace with the world with a book and pastry. You’ll be doing them a favour.. giving them hope and the will to live that one day… it’ll happen for them
This is not reality. Retirement means avoiding even being in rush hour traffic.
Yeah... About that... Um. We're gonna need some kind of system where people can just end their lives if they're stuck in a position with no retirement income or reason to live. 😬
I have reason to live, I just dont have funds to retire on. :(
Load More Replies...I'm ready for the bumper sticker, "Why yes, I am retired and I do have all day to drive in front of you, real slow." That's a lot of text for a bumper sticker so I'll make sure they have plenty of time to read it. 😈
I'm retired and I try to do all my errands and schedule appointments, working out, etc. between 10 and 3 so I'm not taking up the only times and space that working people have available to them. I spent my evenings for over 40 years of working life, stuck behind slow old people, in stores and on the road, who had all day to get done what I just had a couple hours at the end to do. If you are lucky enough to work at home and control your schedule, you should do the same. And for pete's sake, don't take your daily stroll in front of the school when it's starting or letting out. It's hard enough to avoid the kids and busses when you are carpooling. I feel like I should add "and stay off my lawn" because I re-read this and it sounds very crabby!
count me in! you guys this will be so awesome ive been wanting to do this for YEARS
So yes, that mindless meme scroll actually has a purpose. It's entertaining, healthy, and sometimes even educational. It’s a reminder that life doesn’t always need to be so serious. Laughter adds levity to the heavy and softness to the sharp. In a world where everything feels like a lot, memes feel like relief. And honestly, we all deserve more of that.
I think I missed out on a lot of the practical work though.
Load More Replies...My brother may have been an annoying little toad for a substantial part of his 59 years, but he shared his loo paper stash with me.
I've been stocking up on TP, food, OTC medicine, etc. People say I'm overreacting. I don't think so. I'm in the USA.
Load More Replies...My sister told me to stop hoarding food, stupidly I listened to her; right before 2020. She had to apologise to me after that, she's even started her own stash.
I'd say because they are all Penultimates. Thursday is second to last day of the work week, November is second to last month of the year, 8pm is the second to last hour before bedtime.
So true my friend, so true. October, November and December go by extremely fast and today is April 19th and it seems like it took 6 years just to get here.
I have to make documents with pictures of students, that sometimes need the faces covered due to privacy. So two layers that alter anytime I add something ensure even more headaches.
Which one of these memes was your favorite? The chaotic ones? The painfully accurate ones? Or the ones that make you wheeze laugh at 2 a.m. for no reason? Whatever your taste, there’s a meme for it, and there will probably be three new ones by tomorrow. So go ahead, laugh a little or a lot. And don’t forget to share this with your bestie.
To offset that, I've started counting 'retrieving mystery packages' as exercise. The savings on that gym membership I never got are substantial.
Load More Replies...Say what you will about Tosh 2.0 or whatever he's called, but his same joke involving a waverunner is pure gold.
Brain: DELETE DELETE UNSEND UNSEND OH S**T HE READ THE MESSAGE OH F**K
That's quite impressive. Where I worked, I got about 10 minutes before one on my staff 'need' me for something or other. I'm sure this was a conspiracy.
I had a supervisor who would come in and ask if you needed to go to the nurse if you were in there longer than 5 minutes. Going to the nurse meant you didn't get paid.
Load More Replies...I have a coworker who is assigned to be the toilet seat warmer for his whole lunch hour.
“Booooo” is my natural response to all my idiot friends’ dad jokes. It has begun to appear in response to other things I find annoying.
This would appear to be predicated on the assumption that management listens to us and cares what we think.
After a lifetime with the most efficiently amazing digestive system, I've developed acid reflux. It's gotten worse since the elections.
I feel you. In the past few years, I’ve gone from a stomach of steel to one that no longer tolerates gluten, lactose, spinach, or garlic. Who knows what it will kick off the list tomorrow? 🙄
Load More Replies...Cool idfk what this one even says bc of the newest "click me" popup ad that BP is randomly putting in the corner of individual posts?! Already 2/3 of my screen taken up with that garbage and adding more?! I will NOT be buying "premium" and might be time to stop browsing this site as a part of my morning routine. Nice work BP
The ads are bad, but ransoming Dark Mode is unforgivable.
Load More Replies...I turned my ad remover off for this site after they begged me to, but it has been getting so much worse lately that I may turn it back on. Yes I know they need the ad revenue to keep it going, but it has gotten TOO intrusive.
Imagine how cheap cars would be to run if we could power them off fart-juice though! Take that, Tesla!
I'd make a fortune, particularly after lunch...
Load More Replies...Companies don't understand 5/8s is outdated. Sadly mine switched to 4/12s one week, 3/12s the next PLUS 8 hours of mandatory overtime most of the time. Nobody in my department on my shift is happy. We're supposed to have 4 days off every other week. That's what they promised. Sorry for the rant. I literally complain to everyone.
I don't process speech as quickly as I used, but after years of fake laughing or murmuring, I've stopped feigning that I'm following the conversation.
This can quickly descend into wishing the earth would open up and swallow you.
It's the mutual looks, they know you missed something, you're too awkward to ask them to repeat... everyone just moves on
I mean... I get it. Just it's the only game in town. Heck, medieval people had 6-7 day work weeks,. They did have a lot of saint's days and such, but it wasn't a consistent schedule like we have.
I guess it depends where and exactly when, but Snopes summarized their research into how much medieval peasants worked with this: "Ultimately, we found that the claim that medieval peasants worked around 150 days a year is still largely accepted as a valid estimate by academic economic historians, at least in England for a period starting around 1350 and lasting between a few decades and more than a century, depending on the methodology used to study the data." https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/medieval-peasant-only-worked-150-days/
Load More Replies...Join the union - unions are only as good as the people in them.
Load More Replies...Life wasn't easy for the working class back in the 70's. Little did we know that was merely a dress rehearsal for the financial inequities at present.
When I first moved to San Francisco in 2003, I had to work 2 jobs because I used 75% of my pay from UCSF as a certified lab technician to pay my rent. And I had to pay for student loans. I didn't have a car for a number of years because I couldn't afford one. Bike or public transit only. And used pay phones with calling cards my mom sent me. Because I couldn't afford a phone.
In the 1980s, I got paid every two weeks. The rule of thumb was that each month, one paycheck is for the rent; the other is for everything else.
I HATE THAT. And then gives you suggestions that are nothing like what you wanted, even though it knew EXACTLY what you wanted.
Allegedly knew exactly what you wanted, that is. Allegedly.
Load More Replies...Depending on my mood, Netflix is either insulting me or I find their suggestions "based on what you watch" hilarious. My viewing habits defy algorithms.
I work nights and am a single parent with 2 school-age children. I sleep when I can 🤷♀️
K'shmei, kach hu. (Old saying - 'they are like their name')
Load More Replies...I really do miss Matt since I retired. The only person in the office who understood every single one of my Discworld allusions.
I've spent the last six months on holiday in Discworld, currently touring Djelibeybi, heading to Lancre next. As good as the books were read randomly, reading them in order is even better.
Load More Replies...We have a person at work who fosters kittens and post pictures of the little guys in Slack. Brightens my day every time.
Humor is one of the best defensive tools. Only really perceptive people recognize using humor is how to keep people at arm's length.
Laughter can also keep you from busting out ugly crying, loudly and with a load of snot exploding out your nose. Oh yeah, and with a splitting headache when you’re all cried out.
Load More Replies...It always annoyed me that the worse I felt the funnier I got. Pure defense.
life is too short to be put into student debt that you'll be paying off for the next 50 years
One of my favourite cookbooks was called "Life Is Too Short To Stuff Mushrooms".
Or thinks I can't do, in their opinion and I prove them wrong
Much to the peril of small children, who don't know the terms of engagement of this silent war.
My personal theory is that intuition is the result of processing your brain is doing without getting your consciousness involved. It’s perceiving things and evaluating them all the time, and sometimes it just hands you the results and says, “I made this for you.”
It’s your primitive brain’s stored memory of being chased by a hungry saber toothed tiger back in the day when humans were nothing more than a snack that can’t run fast.
Load More Replies...This bothers me. While my subconscious does give me good ideas sometimes, it also comes up with some really bad ones, intrusive thoughts, and so on. I don't like the idea that my brain -- who's supposed to be on my side -- is smarter than me, and has a nasty sense of humor.
When you get older, it becomes a 3head, with two of the heads totally jammed, and the third out of order.
Load More Replies...I used to let my hair grow all my life, as I went bald I left the back alone. I called it a Bullet as in Bald Mullet but I see Skullet as well. Anyhoo, Someone was looking for me once and I heard "It's the long haired bald guy." I've trimmed my own hair with the guard off from that day forward lol. Looking back at old pics it was silly as heck.
Funny it runs in trends. I wonder whether is was always like that?
Yes. It’s always been like that. The degree of oddness in the trends varies from cycle to cycle, but there are always trends.
Load More Replies...My kids LeBrantleigh and Shadeeleighnette named their kids Aristotle and Pliny, so they are going way back.
Have a co-worker whose daughter is about to name her daughter Adeline. How sweet .
I slept 20 hours a day the first two days of retirement and it took over a week to work it down to around 8 hours. I was that tired.
That's why we call it work, it's tiring
Load More Replies...How do they manage that when they’re earning exactly the same pay as me and I can barely pay rent AND bills AND basic groceries?
I had a friend like that. One year I'm trying to figure out if I can afford new winter boots or should just patch them with more duct tape and she takes her boyfriend on a trip to the Seychelles. The motherforking Seychelles!
Load More Replies...My alleged friend does this constantly. I can't afford to go on vacation and asked him once if he knows what read the room means. No. Even after I explained what that means, he continued on. On his way to becoming an ex friend and may sign him up to receive GOP propaganda as punishment
me: "THIS TIME I wont do it again" also me: *agains for a third time*
Hmm... I do that. I'm guessing that's a vestigial behavior from tamping the cereal down into the milk to maximize the sweet slurp at the end?
There is a joke about "My favorite memory from my youth is no back pain." But I cannot remember the absence of something. Pain is the ultimate "Be Here Now" "Live in the moment" experience.
The cost per pound for cereal makes it the top rip off of the food industry.
I would consider myself a morning person and I still don't understand why people do this. It's 6:00am, I had to be up at 4:15 to make it here that early, I have zero desire to small talk with you right now. Especially considering we get to spend the next 10 hours together. My favorite is when I get rather snippy about it and I get to spend the rest of my day feeling guilty because I know my coworker was just being friendly. But, ffs, it's 6:00am!
Not the faintest idea what that word means, but I agree wholeheartedly
Load More Replies...Get a dog. They're fun, and they don't like complex conversations.
And they introduce you to a better class of human
Load More Replies...It's Friday night. We got perfect weather. Let's get drunk together.
Weekends and holidays are usually spent recovering from the damaging effects of work.
Please stop ruining the language. "I be shopping" could be "I'm shopping online". It should matter.
