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While it’s easy to overlook a digital image, in these trying times, a good meme is, in many ways, worth more than its weight in gold. So if you are in need of a good laugh, you’ve come to the right place. 

The Recovering Problem Child” Instagram page is dedicated to amusing, random, and just silly memes to entertain any viewer. We got in touch with Sam Grannis, the creator and admin of the page to learn more. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites, and share your thoughts in the comments section below. 

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

I'd love to see a tv series of Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. They did their best with the movie, but limited animation techniques and time make it... not great

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Bored Panda got in touch with Sam Grannis, the creator and admin of the page and he was kind enough to share some more. Firstly, we were curious to learn more about how the page was created in the first place. 

“I always loved memes, I was constantly posting on Facebook and was always told “I post the best memes” and that I should make an Instagram account dedicated to just memes. On top of that, I had followed a few meme accounts on Instagram at the time and noticed that some accounts were making money. I thought “The memes I post are better, I could do this”. And so I created my account in 2017,” he shared. 

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

Well after my 2yo read this (on their own of course) they said, “well mommy, I would propose the notion that it’s not due to a mundane lifestyle. It’s more indicative of an insecure personality, a fragile ego if you will. They seek validation through technological services that connect humans to one another.”

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Naturally, given the literal hundreds of thousands of followers, we also wanted to hear Sam’s opinion on what made the page so popular. “I have a knack for identifying what people will find funny/relate to, on top of that I also go out and do my way to post content that hasn’t been shared by 100 other accounts before I post it. So my followers know they’re gonna get hot new content on my page.”

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

As a teacher I make a point of telling the student teachers that they should always ALWAYS make sure they are on the janitors’ good side. They will not make your life harder if you are not, but, my goodness, can they make your teacher life easier if they like you!

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We wanted to explore this idea of what makes one meme better than another, as they have been around for quite a bit. So we asked Sam to give his best shot at breaking it down. “A good meme contains a funny image/video with a super relatable/funny caption,” he shared with Bored Panda. 

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

5 hours of prepping, 2 hours of roasting, 20 minutes of plating... 10 minutes to eat said meal, 25 minutes of rinsing dishes 2 hours of dishwaser and 20 minutes of putting dishes away. Now it's time for breakfast! LOL!

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Jasmyn JAY
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's the ones who didn't grow up with South Park and family guy who are offended by every little detail of their simple minded life.

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“The image/video is the most important component of a meme, you can have an average caption but if the content you’re using is really good, it will carry the meme and still be really funny. If you’re able to write a caption that hasn’t been overused and is still relatable/funny and the image/video you’re using is great in itself, that’s the recipe for a viral meme.” Interestingly, the caption might be one of the oldest indicators of a meme, that separates it from a generic “funny image.”

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Lauren S
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The baby sure. But have you see the text messages between his dog and owner? I love those.

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At the same time, managing a page that posts memes might be harder than it seems. The internet is changing with content rules morphing year to year, often without warning. “Running a meme account has become harder and harder as time goes on, unfortunately. The TOS (terms of service) gets stricter every day.”

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Lauren S
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We don’t know how good we have it. At least almost 3 will get a good nap in later.

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

See, this is the kind of thing archaeologists mean when they say "ceremonial purposes."

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“Every piece of content I post is heavily vetted by me, I have gained a very strong understanding of what’s allowed and what’s not throughout the years. Stuff that you wouldn’t even think would be removed gets removed. Any big account that’s been doing this for a long time and is active works really hard to keep its page afloat.”

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Lauren S
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think I am hilarious in my head. 🤷🏻‍♀️Laughter is infectious. 😂

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

Still saves money. The parents and their furbaby get a nice home, and dogs don't need clothes or college funds.

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“I’ll just put it this way,” Sam shared, “If I were to hand my account to a random person, I don’t think the account would remain longer than a week. It takes a very strong understanding of the TOS to carry on. What sucks about that is the quality of content suffers but it’s what must be done to maintain your account.”

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Verena
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is always helpful to learn some off-grid basic techniques. Since +/- 30 years more and more of our activities depend heavily on things circling the globe and can be switched off by the owner at any given time, without notice. Or fail, without the possibility to have a technician get it go within hours. Prepper craze is not necessary, but ask (grand)parents how they handled things before satnav and smartphone were a thing. And learn to read maps, understabd street signs giving directions and some basic navigation skills.

rullyman
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I moved to London in 2010, I didn't have a phone with maps. So I learnt to navigate by the sun and the river!

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Lara Verne
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think they would do better than you think. I would like to see reality show, where filthy rich people live as people who are financially struggling, and see how they survive, based on their advice to poor people.

Marie Clear
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dang, why not the 80's when we had to have a huge bundle of maps in our cars? (I was so proud of my comprehensive map collection - still can't bring myself to get rid of them. If the apocalypse comes, stop by my house, and I can drop you off anywhere in North America.)

James016
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Add in ratio mp3 sites. Oh you want that song, upload 20 mp3's to the site first...on dial up

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

Well I bloody wouldn't, yes I know it's meant to be a joke but it's not remotely amusing, can we knock this crāp on the head please

CrunChewy McSandybutt
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the same show, there should be a group of boomers trying to figure out how to navigate Reddit and Tik Tok.

Mike F
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a boomer, I got news for you, most of us don't GAF about Reddit or TikTok.

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Gustav Gallifrey
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When i had to learn celestial navigation (1970s), they wouldn't even let us use calculators. I wonder if that's still the case?

StrangeTrout
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd like to take the younger generations back to the 70s when I was told how to ride a bike on public roads, read a map, climb a mountain, abseil back down that mountain and maintain safety in an up-turned canoe. Also, how to light a fire, house myself and eat safely in the wild, administer first aid, cook and mend my own clothing to an almost professional standard. All this by the time I was 10. Beat that electronically-addicted kids.

Upstaged75
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was always lost trying to figure out those damn Mapquest print outs! So thankful for GPS.

Mr. Ping Pong
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would be funnier to give them a Windows 95 computer and watch them loose their mind before the computer boots up 😁😉

Mr. Ping Pong
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then ask them,"This is so simple! You don't know who to do even this?"

Lynn Morello
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would watch one that they had to use 60's tech, that would be more fun

Smiley Rie
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8 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Their lives melt down when they get a sunburn, (teen genuinely called ambulance for over 1 day old sunburn because she had a blister on her nose), a bleeding scratch (no seriously! Had an absolutely hysterical girl sobbing on the ph & sounding like a 10yr old had amputated something - she’d bumped her head & had a minor head wound… and was 18 😳 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️), or they’re deprived of their phones for 5 mins. They’d spontaneously combust if they had to use a physical map or map quest directions lol.

NoBadDays
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would take on a real subscription to watch this. After learning they teach lessons to littles on what a boom box is and a cassette tape, bring it. 🍿🍻

B Hobbs
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe drop some boomers in pre WW1 tech: butter churn, beat the carpets, telegraph, gas lights, Coke Cola with cocaine, snuff, hobos, robber barons, more horses than cars, etc.. I probably messed up some of these since I'm merey old, not prehistoric.

Cassie
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My kids have Rand McNally road atlases and know how to read a map. The hours-long downloading bit was frustrating even in our own time when there was no other option than to walk away and do something else for a while (and hope nobody picked up the phone before your download was complete).

David
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

as someone who grew up with 60s/70s tech this is funny.

C .Hunger
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Might as well have them play some old school Super Nintendo games while you are at it.

Heather McDonald
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd be interested in this one as much as I would a group of boomers in a 2024 world, having to navigate fixing their technology without Millennials around to help out.

Glenn Cuneo
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Give them a 56k modem, and tell them to dial into the "big Kahuna" BBS located down in Pearl City.

Dahungryfella
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the BBC did something like this at one point. "Back in time for dinner" basically they took a modern family and every week they would live out a different decade of the 20th century. I remember the kid played that gameboy for the entire 90's.

David Paterson
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

90s tech, ha. Slide rule and sightings of stars for directions. And go to a corroboree to listen to a song.

WFH Forever
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Slide rules ruled...until Texas Instruments gave use very expensive calculators with bright red digits that came with protective cases to put on our belts.

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

Best I can offer. Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-XdK8aq00g&list=PLwnD0jwK0yykev1NnCSmivIZy5aLLzPGs

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

As a former wildlife hospital volunteer, I would take a goose over a squirrel any day. Squirrels are terrifying, and they go for your face.

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

That isn’t dumb for a 4-5 year old; it’s just the way they reason until they learn otherwise. Unfortunately, some people never seem to outgrow this level of reasoning.

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

I was at a friend’s house. He said “make yourself at home!” So I kicked his a*s out because I hate visitors. And that’s when the fight started…

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

My alcoholic chain smoking neighbor was the one most concerned with me buying myself a cup of coffee once a week or so.

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

They don't really like you complimenting them on their pretty black dresses either.

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

Recessive, submissive, all the same. Those poor genes must want to be loved

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

This person has serious selective memory of what spending 40 hours week in schools was like, unless they peaked in high school and that is even sadder.

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

As a 34 year old with a driver's license and car title who is 4' 9'', I am deeply offended.

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

To save embarrassing Google searches - A group of men covering another person with reproduction juice.

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

I hope they were tears of joy because that joke is hilarious, particularly for a seven year old

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

People believe that they win these because their story touched somebody's cold dead heart. No, they wrote well, and made it sound real, and that is what wins competitions, not the facts of the story. There are no prizes for whose life was the saddest.

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

I painted a friend a picture of The Last Supper using every comic cat I could think of in place of the people. Bill was Jesus & dressed as Elvis. I titled it “The Last Shrimp Cocktail”. - These things happen. And I would have bought that. I would have it hanging in my house.

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