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It's probably impossible to find a person who uses the internet and hasn't chuckled at a meme at least once during their lifetime. And that's normal memes have become an important part of our culture, or at least internet culture.

Memes can be funny, relatable, heartwarming... There are so many types of them, anyone can find something they like.

Yet, sometimes all we want isn't some specified theme, just a batch of memes to take our minds off other stuff and laugh a bit. That's where today's memes come in they're random and amusing for sure. So, let's dive into them, shall we?

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If you came to this article, you know what a meme is. But do you know how to define it? Well, Encyclopedia Britannica writes that it is a part of cultural information spread by imitation. Doesn’t reflect how we typically understand it, does it? The New York Times has a tad better definition: a piece of media whose purpose is to deliver a cultural, social, or political idea, usually through humor. 

One of the first viral memes happened all the way back in 1996. “Dancing Baby” or “Baby Cha-Cha-Cha,” a 3D animation of a baby dancing, hence the name, became a sensation in the late 1990s. Some say that this exact meme shifted the way internet users started engaging with online content. 


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Speaking of internet users, Bored Panda got in touch with one of them, named Gerda, who agreed to share some of her thoughts about the topic of memes. 

She confessed that while spending time online, she sees memes quite often. It could be because she follows some pages that either create or post memes. Or maybe memes have simply become an irreplaceable part of the internet culture. They tend to reflect current events and pop culture. This makes them a great way of discussing either lighthearted or serious topics in a relatable and captivating way. 


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Libstak
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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is me reading Insomnia by Stephen King....wish I had a clue what the book was about...

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Gerda also said that “Relatable feelings can be communicated through memes in a way that many understand.” After all, some say that humor is a universal language, right? 

Serious ideas can be expressed through memes as well. In fact, there have been many times when they have been used as a political tool. The most current major example is Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. When British singer Charli XCX tweeted that “Kamala IS brat,” the Harris campaign’s official Twitter page didn’t wait long before changing their backdrop to symbolize brat green. 

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Karl der Große
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow - you've won carring. Now would be a good time to step out of your car and seek shelter behind a block wall or other heavy object.

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For context, “Brat” is a dance and electronic pop album by the mentioned singer. The green color used for the album's cover became its signature color, and the album name became a synonym for accepting imperfections and owning your authentic self. The album took the music world and internet by storm, becoming a relatable and even politically usable meme. 

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Gerda agrees that memes are an irreplaceable part of internet culture. In her opinion memes are the things that drastically shape the way the internet is. “Without them, it wouldn’t be the same.” 

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Abel
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All my toys were psssed to my younger brother (10 years difference). He destroyed all of them. The sad thing is some of those toys now could be valuable to collectors...

Andy Frobig
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad gave me some trains he got in 1946. I replaced missing parts, painted them, made them like new. I built some pretty cool car models for him. He let toddlers destroy them

Nikole
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This hardly the same thing, but my ex’s brother and the guy’s four year old daughter came over once when I was at work. She saw my Lego spaceship and wanted to play with it. I was so fúcking píssed because of course I found it in pieces.

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Cooking Panda
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why i prefer donating to strangers. So that I don't have to see the fate of my stuff

Anne Home
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My stepmom took my most beloved books and gave to her own daughter as I had outgrown them, she said. I was fourteen, and 1) I still re-read them, 2) they were gifts and/or heirlooms from my relatives and 3) they were _mine_! If she had asked if her princess could borrow them, sure thing! But right out stealing them was just horrible (and I am still clinging to my book hoard even today)

IYAAYAS64
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was 9 when I started finding my toys at my cousins house. I said something to my mom about it and she told me I was to old for toys

Karina
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My brother sold all of ours we had 40 cm dinosaur toys that would be worth a lot to some to fund his football club. I will never forgive him for that.. 🥲

Poppy
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm still salty about my mum giving a small desk and chair set I had to my cousin when I was a child - I'm now nearly 50

Jane
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was about 11 my sister took my toy cat to give to her new puppy, which it ripped to shreds.

MrsFettesVette
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom actually sold all my boys and books in a yard sale after I moved in with my dad. Haven't brought it up in therapy yet.

DeathToAllHamsters
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my mom gave away my original TMNT base and my C-64 with nearly all the games >_> I will never forgive her for that u.u

Winter Eleven
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He he benefits of being the youngest. Basement is full of my old toys (zhe ones that couldn't be donated like the Herbie or whatever that thing with the egg is, because the tiny s**t still mumbles "mommy" from time to time ... )

Jane Dorothy Warner
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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still have my 38-year-old son's toys. One day I will send them back into circulation - one day... when I am over him being all grown up and not my little boy anymore.

Data1001
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was moving halfway across the country, I told my mom to donate my old toys and games to Goodwill. I still miss my Incredible Edibles game with the Super Gooper oven and the different colors of Gobble-Degoop to make little edible bugs. But some kid somewhere (or possibly nostalgic adult) was probably very happy to find that in a thrift shop.

MotherofGuineaPigs
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My legos were sent to my cousin. I couldn't take them to college with me :(

Nikole
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh hellllllll no. My mom knew better than to not mess with my legos at least.

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She also noted that memes, or more specifically their formats, tend to have different lifespans. While some, like Drake from the “Hotline Bling” music video or the car scene from “Umbrella Academy,” are still used years after their creation, others live way shorter. Yet, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t important for the overall internet culture. 

As the answers on this Quora thread suggest, memes are here to stay. This brings us to the meme account on Instagram that’s currently called “Lasting Meme.” While we cannot guarantee how long the memes shared on this page will last, we can guarantee that they’re funny. And sometimes that’s all we want from a meme, isn’t it? 

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What kind of meme topics do you like the most? Share with us in the comments!


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Fellfromthemoon
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did it a few years ago (when I was about 40-42.) A man looking like a real, old-fashioned village idiot tried to befriend me. I directed him to my mother to ask for her permission. My maneuver succeded.

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Ellinor
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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah, life with astigmatism and myopia... One night I walked to buy something and I was stuck and couldn't cross a street because I couldn't see anything but lights, everywhere.

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Karl der Große
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I play on these when I see them. I'm not quite 60 yet, so I don't think I'm too old.

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Shelley Dawson
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have adhd and I forget people. I also say hello to people I don't know. I once said hello to a lady whose name I couldn't remember. It was in Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge. It was Queen Sophia. (In those days, no bodyguard.)

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char
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope that the girlfriend is making a joke, bc I really dislike the culture of constantly suspecting your partner of cheating. his response was cute

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Huddo's sister
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd prefer this. Just before I started grade 6, they took out the grade 6 playground, with really tall monkey bars and old school climbing frame, and replaced it with a prep (kindergarten) playground. Grade 6s had to play on another smaller playground (also new) with the 3-5s.

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Karl der Große
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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We used to have to sit in the car while our mother went shopping. I would start fights just to cut the boredom, and my brother was older and would just cream me. It taught me that it is more enjoyable to be beaten bloody than to sit and wait for somebody.

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