Some days, all you want to do is kick back, take in some rays and enjoy a nice cold beverage. Most would agree that it’s a pretty wonderful feeling. The digital equivalent would be to kick back, get a snack and go through a collection of the internet’s favorite popcorn equivalent, the meme.
The “Epic Funny Page” Instagram account is dedicated to hilarious and painfully relatable memes. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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As simple as they might look, there are a lot of “secret ingredients” to what makes a good meme. After all, new meme formats are “made” every single day, yet the vast majority of them simply do not last. Ultimately, memes need to have a few key components to actually stand the test of time.
First and foremost, memes need to be actually legible. The imagery and ideas have to make sense to a lot of people and they need to be universal enough to be applied to other things. Memes spread because various people see the template and add their own ideas to it.
Almost like pictographs or hieroglyphs, memes “transmit” ideas incredibly quickly. A key part of a meme is that you are not reading paragraph after paragraph of text, although some folks insist on making memes of that sort. Ultimately, a meme lives or dies on just how quickly people can grasp its core concept and iterate on it.
This is also why many movements, including political movements, use memes to organize action and spread awareness. Like political slogans or posters of old, a meme is quick, easy to understand. Really anything can be “memeified,” from common human experiences to very specific parts of a subgroup.
My then girlfriend, now wife, late at night, in the mid eighties, hailed down what looked like a taxi in London. Told him the hotel and shot off down many side streets and quite quickly screeched to a halt outside our destination. I said how much and he said "Oh, I dunno, fiver?" Reasonable, I thought. As we went in my girlfriend said, "wasn't a taxi was it?" Don't think so I said. Went into bar and got a drink!
"Can you work on half of the slides then?" - "Sorry, I have a boyfriend!"
Honestly I almost wouldn’t be mad at this, if he’s going to these lengths to try reduce the inconvenience then he probably did genuinely just really need the money
When you find someone who's on the same wavelength as you, hold onto them!
Leave the door unlocked. Unless they are there to steal cars, they'll just search and leave, won't break windows. Good practice at popular trailheads too.
Don't ever let people borrow your car. I did that last year and STILL haven't gotten my keys back. I did get the car back, full of trash, cigarette butts, and reeking of smoke. Yeah. Don't. Ever.
i appreciate the sense of humour. you may not be right for each other, but you're able to respect and acknowledge each other, and i think that's way healthier for the kids than staying together in a marriage that doesn't work
Good god. Sort your fonts out at the very least. Followed swiftly and comprehensively by your employee appreciation schemes!
So true! ;p And very important when you have teens, that you have a "no questions asked" code word they can text, so that a parent/caregiver immediately knows they need to get them out of a tight situation (e.g., a party where they're uncomfortable w/ whatever is going on, someone who wants them to get into a car w/ a driver who's been drinking, a date gone awry... whatever). The kid texts the code word or phrase, and the caregiver texts back that something has come up, and they need to come get them right away. Kid has an out, and saves face. *No questions asked*, unless the kid wants to share. Without the fear of repercussion, kid is more likely to build trust and share eventually... hopefully also building strategies for preventing future unsafe situations. https://consciouslyawesome.com/why-a-safe-word-and-no-questions-are-the-keys-to-your-teen-asking-you-for-help/
From OP: "Almost like pictographs or hieroglyphs, memes “transmit” ideas incredibly quickly. [...] Ultimately, a meme lives or dies on just how quickly people can grasp its core concept and iterate on it." Or, as Richard Dawkins, the originator of the word 'meme', actually said, memes are ideas that spread like genes. Good ones are picked up and replicated through a population while bad ones quickly disappear.
Plenty of bad ideas are spread about and replicated 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
Load More Replies...From OP: "Almost like pictographs or hieroglyphs, memes “transmit” ideas incredibly quickly. [...] Ultimately, a meme lives or dies on just how quickly people can grasp its core concept and iterate on it." Or, as Richard Dawkins, the originator of the word 'meme', actually said, memes are ideas that spread like genes. Good ones are picked up and replicated through a population while bad ones quickly disappear.
Plenty of bad ideas are spread about and replicated 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
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