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If laughter is the best medicine, then memes are over-the-counter medication, available everywhere on the internet. There are also so many different types of memes about pretty much any topic or from a certain community that you’re bound to find something for you.

Today, we’re sharing memes that will probably be at least a little relatable to everyone, shared by the aptly named IG page Memelord.

With the scene set, let's talk about memes.

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    Have you ever thought about what memes are, anyway? That word is used so often, in “did you see that meme I sent you?” and “I love these kinds of memes”, that we don’t really think about its origin anymore. 

    For example, the word ‘chair’ - what makes a chair a chair? 

    Well, it turns out that word may come from the 12th-13th century, referring to a bishop’s throne, which in turn, stems from the latin ‘cathedra’, meaning ‘seat’.

    So what is a meme?

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    The memes we talk about nowadays are from the internet - internet memes. Regular memes are defined on Wikipedia as “an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.”

    According to the “explain like I’m five” Reddit community, memes are units of culture - ideas, jokes, phrases, stories.

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    Memes have a curious trait - they’re like genes - the successful ones replicate, remain in the public consciousness and spread, while the bad ones drop away and are forgotten.

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    Retention and transmission therefore are very important to these “meme genes.” They need to stay in people’s consciousness, as the more a certain meme is used, the longer its lifespan becomes. 

    But they also need to be transmitted to other people so they can ‘infect’ even more people, stay in the public consciousness longer, hopefully be transmitted again, and so on.

    What’s really interesting is that the definition of internet memes or memes in general is a meme itself now. What I mean by this is that we’ve transformed the definition of “meme” and now use it to refer to pictures with slight variations in them or a banner of text above them.

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    So this idea, as mentioned previously, is engrained in the public consciousness so deeply now that it has mutated the original definition - memes are not units of culture, but rather funny pictures to us.

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    Luke Branwen
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since people wear ties at the base of the neck and not the chin level, I'd say 2.

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    Nonesuch
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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm waiting for my flame grilled grouper fillet. And make it snappy

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    One of the first widespread memes was “Kilroy was here,” a little graffiti doodle with the same tagline. It rose in popularity during World War II and can still be encountered in the wild from time to time. 

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    If you were to think about it, are there memes that have stuck with you since your youth till now? Consider the “shut up and take my money” meme, which isn’t hugely popular nowadays, but can still be found as a common expression. Or that image of the guy with his girlfriend, leering at another girl and making his girl jealous - did you know that image has been around since 2017? That’s like, 6 years now, I hope I made you feel old.

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    Juniper_theBoredPanda12
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was lucky enough to get a. Partner last year and I have never been happier so if you are in a toxic relationship there is no way out (in my experience) so I know it's a cliche but there are more fish in the sea!

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    LizzieBoredom
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If Jesus wasn't crucified, he still would have died young due to poor nutritional choices.

    Anna Stephenson
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If this is a dating profile- I would date that man it a HEARTBEAT! Lol

    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Warning. He's got these twelve friends who will be hanging around constantly. And his mother will absolutely expect you to treat him like he's God or something. That's probably why he acts like he can walk on water.

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    zak
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What kinda bait do the Swedes use to catch those fish anyway? 🤔

    Nonna_SoF
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they grow them at farms at this point. They use to wait for the run and dip, a type of net fishing, them but the numbers were dropping so they banned it.

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    Keley Babs
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think Jesus was a little boy when he did the water to wine miracle. Just saying

    Sami K.
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jesus obviously isn’t bound by science, because how else would the CLEAR liquid from the plastic bottle turn red in the cup?

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alludes to the miracle of feeding a crowd of five thousand people with only 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread, brought by a bright young fella who practiced the boy scout's motto millenia before it became a thing. But I digress, out of that lunch for one, 5,000 more were brought forth with 12 baskets' worth of leavings.

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    KittyGaming
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Naw I prefer my android because I can not charge my tablet because I couldn't find an adapter t Walmart so if my tablet dies I have to figure out how to play on my phone but at least it won't die during trips so one point for android

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've had the opposite of this on several occasions and, in a sudden access of panic, wondered what the hell I'd forgotten to pay.

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    River wolf
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom learned to forge my grandma’s signature at, like, ten, and since they have the same initials, now they both have the same signature.

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    LizzieBoredom
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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So on Valentine's Day, he plans to knock someone unconscious in order to get a date?

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    YTK
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you EVER speak to me in Spanish, Te apuñalaré con tu propia columna vertebral!

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    badger
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you could sell douchery, this guy would be a billionaire.

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