Memes are a surefire way to spark a conversation online. You can create visual content worth sharing on social media with clever wordplay and a fitting image.
It’s also why online communities like the Meme Life Facebook group remain relevant in today’s era of TikTok dance videos. Its 888,000 members keep the page alive with chuckle-worthy and relatable posts that best describe daily life.
We’ve picked some of the standouts from the deep well of posts about doom-scrolling, corny puns that tickle the funny bone, and questions that stir curiosity. Keep scrolling, and you may just find the exact meme that perfectly encapsulates your current state of emotions.
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Clever. And now that I realize that is idea is likely true, I am scared.
Memes have a staying power that has allowed them to outlive many internet trends that have come and gone. Even with the drastic switch in content creation these days, they still remain relevant. Why is that?
One possible reason is their impact on society. An article by the University of Westminster pointed out a meme’s ability to elicit emotions through a simple image and text. Greenpeace co-founder Bob Hunter called this concept a “mind bomb,” a photo that sends a strong message and urges action.
Exactly. Serial killers should have a better grasp of correct grammar.
Greenpeace also used memes to make statements about the causes it promotes. Most of their posts covered misinformation about climate change and protecting the environment, which got the younger audience's attention.
Yes, once they were placed, you didn't really move them around much.
Load More Replies...We had that exact TV and when my parents got a new one in the living room, for some reason they moved this one to the dining room and I would move all the dining chairs and make a "fort" under the dining room table with blankets and pillows and have other blankets draped over the table with just enough opening to watch the TV. I would camp out that way for days! Such a great memory...
My in-laws (who are now in their 80s) had an attempted-but-failed burglary "back in the day." From the drag marks in the carpet, it looked like the would-be thieves TRIED to take their wooden cabinet'd TV... then just GAVE UP.
My brother used to live in a bad neighborhood in Philly and once a guy tried to steal his bike and TV at the same time. Apparently he wasn't too smart because he couldn't manage both and a neighbor was able to stop him. I laugh just imagining the dude trying to ride away while balancing the TV.
Load More Replies...Those were the TV's you would put the new TV on top of when they finally died, because it wasn't worth trying to move them.
We have two of these, one of them way bigger than the other and the console has a record player in it-we use that one all the time. The one with the record player still works as a tv even, it has an old game system hooked up to it. The other one has a tablecloth on it and a bunch of gnomes on it. I don't think that one works, but honestly I don't remember, as it's been a gnome home for a long time now.
I really want to find one of these, bust out the TV part, and turn it in to a cat hangout. :)
We didn't change the configuration of our family room for about 10 years because it was too hard to move the tv
Because you needed a 4-man crew, a heavy equipment dolly, and a box truck. Too much effort.
Then we measured our screen in inches. Today, we use feet. Not really, but we could.
Not true in my parents' case. I think l was four years old when my parents took their tv to a repairman who never gave it back.
I bought my first television and VCR in 1982 specifically to watch and tape My 49ers in the Superbowl. They both are Mitsubishi and cost $850.00 each. The last T.V. I bought is a 60 incher and cost $450.00, I also bought a DVD player for $25.00.
I had one exactly like that in the 90s! My eye was immediately drawn to the NES games.
My husband sprained his back something horrible when he tried moving our console TV!
Sometimes we wished that it WOULD be stolen! It was WAY too heavy to move from one home to the next one! Or even to a different place in the living room! OUCH! 😢🙄😅
It required two people, a Dromedary camel, and 8 glasses of Real Southern Sweeten Tea to move this much-coveted beauty.
I hated discarding the TV when it was gone. Changed all the tubes and still nothing. When the picture tube was burnt out you had to buy a new one. The cabinet was always so nice, though.
Yeah, cause they weighed like 100000000000000 pounds those things
I still have one of those. I tried giving it to a community theater group to use as a prop, but they turned me down.
The idea was to make the TV blend in with your furniture. Thus, the faux wood grain cabinet. You could camouflage with plants, doilies and knick knacks.
Load More Replies...Another possible reason for memes' longevity is their pop culture connection. Many of them include images of some of the biggest celebrities in the world. Remember crying Michael Jordan? How about Ron Burgundy’s famous catchphrase from the first Anchorman movie?
These famous faces have been used to express an emotion that everyone could always relate to, making these memes stand the test of time.
I am afraid this Meme is too accurate and will have to be removed from BoredPanda.
He's a bit in-bread but at least he doesn't loaf around. (Sorry, sorry.)
But what makes a meme so effective? Entertainment publishing entrepreneur Kit Chilvers attributes it to their shareability through humor, which brings people together.
In an interview with the New York Times, he pointed out how memes can make people feel like they belong to a tribe of like-minded individuals. Content creator Saint Hoax agrees, describing these images as "editorial cartoons for the internet age."
Saint Hoax has over three million Instagram followers, building their online presence almost exclusively from memes. They also credit the “transmissibility” of these funny yet relatable posts and how they can translate within different cultures.
“It has the ability to capture insight in a way that is in complete alignment with the zeitgeist,” Saint Hoax said in the same Times interview.
Now, we’d like to hear your opinions. Why do you think memes are still as popular as they were almost 15 years ago? What do you think is the reason behind their longevity? Let yourself be heard in the comments!
Is anyone else gonna come into Hell for laughing before I close the door? (EDIT: The REPLIES ROFLMAO)
They start googling it and I get my “I told you so” ready
So that's a polite way to suggest the person parks better. Can't get mad at that, can you?
That's how my toe looked after breaking bones, I tried pulling it straight thinking it was dislocated and put my socks and boots on.
Do sales Preparation H increase after elections as we all seem to be feeling well and truly f****d in the a*s with their broken promises.
Except for the last one. It could easily be replaced with 'most people '.
Load More Replies...Except for the last one. It could easily be replaced with 'most people '.
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