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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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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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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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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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“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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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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“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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“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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Caitlin Youngquist
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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.

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

As the head keeper at our local owl sanctury keeps telling us - owls aren't wise, they are as thick as two short planks. Bird-brained would be a good description. So much of the brain is given over to visual processing there isn't a lot of room for much else.

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

I think their eyeballs are bigger than their brains and that tells you all you need to know about owls! Still love them!

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

Geese are evil cobra chicken, best not mentioned. They could hear you.

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

I chaperoned for my daughter's class trip to the zoo once. I told some boys in the group not to mess with the geese. They didn't believe me. I hollered at them not to mess with the geese. I promised them that the punishment that the geese would dish out would be far worse than the teacher. They scoffed. 5th grade boys and girls screaming sound exactly the same, no matter how bad___ they try to look.

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

Geese? Geese? Geese are WHAT? Not Canadian. I'll tell you that.

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

I have been chased by angry geese. (Also a swan. Once.) there are reasons they’re sometimes used as guards!

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

be respectful to geese and they'll be respectful to you, I promise

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

As a Canadian who lives next to a field currently full of Canada geese. Aka velociraptors. I respectfully disagree.

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

I am so so scared of the giant field of Canadian Geese that I walk by every day on my way to school. They’re coming back so there are huge numbers of them and the only thing separating us is a decently tall chain link fence. But guess what, I don’t think it matters how big that fence is because GEESE CAN FLY. THEY CAN FLY RIGHT OVER IT AND GET ME WITH THEIR LITTLE SHARP TEETH.

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

Unpopular opinion: geese are superlative parents, faithful mates, and powerful athletes. Plus, they’re beautiful and take no s**t from anyone.

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

My brother's girlfriend owns a farm. Her goose Gertie went for the main man bit and he got bit through his shorts. So yeah, depends on the opportunity they are presented with.

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

I have befriended the Canada Geese. They eat grass from my hand, and I can sit with them. I am like a god.

Natalie Doran
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A squirrel killed my watermelon vine along with the tiny melon that was growing on it. This means war.

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

We have a lot of geese in south Jersey. Even tho they can fly, they cause traffic jams while a bunch of them slowly cross the street.

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

Canada geese were introduced as game birds to Australia and New Zealand. Ended up with a pest problem. Rabbit Redux.

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

My grandfather had a saying about geese. Only animal that can eat one pound and poop two pounds.

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

TRASH PANDAS FTW!!! and deer aren't gentle. Those pricks will box you!

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

"BEWARE: The Much-Hater Fart-Squirrel.🦨🦨🦨 It"s black with a long white stripe down the middle of it's back.

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

Geese make great guard dogs and burglar alarms. Nobody is gonna get onto your property without you knowing about it, if you got a goose!

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

Raccoons are vicious, possums are nasty, squirells are rodents, owls are noisy, geese are tasty and deer are dumb.

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

None of them hold a candle to just how evil koalas are. Cute and cuddly my bottom!

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