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Crystal M 2 months ago

I LOL'd! I know my neighbors by their pets, too.

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WindySwede 2 months ago

LEtsGO

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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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queer little autism frog 2 months ago

group hug

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WindySwede 2 months ago

*Takes notes*

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Betta Fish 2 months ago

friendship goals fr

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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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Janelle Collard Premium 2 months ago

Anybody else hearing the classic "Jaws" music?

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Libstak 2 months ago (edited)

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

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Me and the homies

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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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Betta Fish 2 months ago

that happens

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Karl der Große 2 months ago

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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Nonna_SoF 2 months ago

Technically all male dogs are sons of bitches.

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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.

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 2 months ago (edited)

Age: 28. "Great job Mark. Did your parent help you?"

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Ellinor 2 months ago

Thanks, good day to you too !

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Abel 2 months ago

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...

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Winter 2 months ago

Is your brother's name Cain?

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detective miller's hat 2 months ago

Same. I had a My Little Pony house that now retails for like $700 if you still have all the accessories.

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Auntriarch 2 months ago

Not only were Mr Auntriarch's model cars passed to heedless younger cousins without his knowledge or permission, he still had the boxes!!!

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JimSteve 2 months ago

I'm trying very hard not to tear up right now.

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ENSJ 2 months ago

My mother threw away all my playmobil (even the things I paid for with my own money). Some of the things she threw out are being sold secondhand for hundreds of euros.

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Andy Frobig 2 months ago

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

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Nikole 2 months ago

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 2 months ago

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

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Anne Home 2 months ago

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)

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LyriQal 2 months ago

Pain

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IYAAYAS64 2 months ago

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

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Karina 2 months ago

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.. 🥲

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LavenderHippoInAJar 2 months ago

Nooo! I needed those!

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Poppy 2 months ago

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

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Jane 2 months ago

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

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MrsFettesVette 2 months ago

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.

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MrsFettesVette 2 months ago

That's "TOYS" and books- I was way too young to have any "boys".

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DeathToAllHamsters 2 months ago

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

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Winter Eleven 2 months ago

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 ... )

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Jane Dorothy Warner 2 months ago (edited)

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.

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Data1001 2 months ago

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.

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MotherofGuineaPigs 2 months ago

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

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Nikole 2 months ago

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?

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

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No matter how far away it is, one toe must remain, or you have accepted defeat.

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justanoldhag 2 months ago

Mountain rug cleaning, awesome!!

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Nonna_SoF 2 months ago

Looks like he likes it.

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Soulstorm brew 2 months ago

Yum

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detective miller's hat 2 months ago

r/mirrorforsale is amazing

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Fellfromthemoon 2 months ago

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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Enclave destroyer 2 months ago

All i see is the sniper i think they lied about the ketchup.

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Ellinor 2 months ago (edited)

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 2 months ago

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 2 months ago

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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Janelle Collard Premium 2 months ago

Well, ya know, if you paid attention to her on your own...

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char 2 months ago

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 2 months ago

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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