Every day of our waking lives, we are bombarded with different types of branding. From the food we eat to the movies we watch, there's a catchphrase and ad campaign assigned to almost all of them. It is so much a part of our lives that sometimes, it's hard to even notice that we are being targeted by it. This is something which is brought into sharp focus by r/sbubby, where famous logos get remixed in ways that are altogether more odd and entertaining than the original. It confirms what those in advertising have wanted us to think all along: branding really is the perfect meme template.
Decades ago, futurists predicted that by the 21st century, technology would make a shorter work-week possible. They imagined an efficient world in which workers had more leisure time and less stress. Boy oh boy, how wrong they were. Their optimism was pretty precious, though. Nope, instead we work harder, longer hours and get paid less. For anyone who's severely fed up with the daily grind, these painfully relatable memes are just for you. If you get the urge to tell off your boss in a fit of rage, take a deep breath and scroll through these memes first. We're here for you.
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Let's face it — while absurd memes and deep fry might give them a good run for their money, the closest thing that the internet has to modern art is stock photos. The mind-boggling creativity that goes into many of these images is brought to another level by the fact they are often completely out of context. It's questionable who is likely to need some of them, but that only makes them more precious as meme fodder.
The cherry on the cake is their omnipresent watermark, reminding us that these are the kind of goods that someone, somewhere, presumably pays top dollar to own in high quality. Money wasting idea for billionaires: stop shooting yourselves into space and buy up all these delightfully bizarre works, curating the world's first stock photo art gallery.
Finally. At long last. The weekend is upon us. Try to savor this freedom. Feel the spring breeze awaken your senses. Don't even think about the fact that Monday is right around the corner. I said don't think about it. Here, how about some memes to help keep your mind on the present and off the dreaded future. Go outside, get some fresh air, and then scroll through this fun batch of funny stuff. You deserve it.
Imagine you're on a first date. You're having a really wonderful time at the bar together. The flirting is effortless and the chemistry is on point. You agree to go back to their apartment but right as you're driving up, they give you a long list of warnings—something about the bathroom and 'crazy roommates.' You think 'uh-oh' but manage to shake off the feeling of reluctance. And then you walk into literal hell. The carpets are damp, the air smells of mold and cat pee, roaches scatter when the lights turn on and your date's 'bedroom' is actually just a sheet-less mattress in the middle of the living room. Your brain is screaming 'leave!' and yet...you stay.
It's incredible, the things people put up with just to get laid. @cloutcurator was curious about just what sort of nasty apartments her followers have ended up in and boy did they deliver. We're cringing just thinking about these experiences.
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The humble t-shirt. Practical item of clothing? Barrier between nipples and cold air? Or a blank canvas for stupid humor? It's more like all of the above. While these comedic tees lack the insane specificity of "Facebook shirts," they definitely pack a punch, or can at least inspire a weary groan - especially when used in a funny context. Example: A man clutches his wife's hand as she's in the delivery room - wearing a shirt that simply reads "I did this." Simple. Funny. Effective. Much like the rest of the novelty tees in this gallery.
As the subject of endless rose-tinted memes over the years, there's nothing certain parts of social media enjoy more than reminiscing on being a 90s kid. Gen Z kids might enjoy borrowing some of its fashion, TV and music, but they will never understand the unique benefits and challenges of a which they often use for their grab bag of cultural references. What may have seemed like vintage novelties only a few short years ago could be considered bona fide relics by teens nowadays; or at least that's the theory proposed by Twitter user @aklingus. Asking people about what nineties trends they could think of that would be hard to explain to someone born after the year 2000, he was inundated with replies.
Being one of the last generations to remember a time before the internet ruled our lives, the particular flavor of 90s kid nostalgia can fascinate geriatric millennials and born-in-1999 posers alike. If there's one thing that we can take away from everyone's responses to this tweet, we will probably never see the likes of the decade's creatively rampant consumerism again.
If you've spent the whole week entering numbers into excel spreadsheets or serving lattes to obnoxious Karens or delivering late-night fast food to drunk a-holes, I think it's safe to say that you deserve some R&R. If billionaires are allowed to ride their phallic rockets to the edge of space whenever they please, you should be able to say 'hell no' to that double shift and enjoy some hilarious memes instead. This is your time—you do you.
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Crack open a cold one with the boys this weekend. By 'cold one' I mean memes and by 'boys' I mean your smartphone. Hey, not all of us need friends. Some of us are quite happy spending our free time scrolling through a bunch of random funnies. Memes are the perfect solution if you don't feel like socializing IRL but still want to enjoy some hearty laughs.
Matters of taste may be difficult to dispute, but there are some universal aesthetic truths in the design sector that we cannot stray from. For example, no carpet in the bathroom or kitchen. Though this may seem obvious, we regret to report that people do have carpeted washrooms. Some psychos even have cloth toilet seat covers. While most of us are free from such horror, this gallery is rock solid proof that there are some people who should not be trusted to decorate or design. Not even in their own home.
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Let's get one thing straight: at this point in the long-documented saga of the 21st century's most entitled a-holes, the term 'karen' isn't limited to middle-aged women, though the stereotype may have started that way. Just because someone doesn't flaunt a highlighted a-line bob doesn't mean they're exempt from the karen label. A 20-something man who calls the landlord on a neighbor peacefully sunbathing on a patch of grass outside is a karen. A vegan who posts a lengthy message to Nextdoor demanding that everyone in their vicinity stop grilling meat is a karen. A redditor who complains that people should be speaking English in r/France is a karen. Karens come in all shapes and sizes, but they all have one thing in common: nobody likes them.
The delusional karens and shamelessly disrespectful customers of the world are still at large and they must be exposed. If you've ever worked in the service industry or retail, some of these infuriating examples of utter rudeness might strike a nerve.
If you disregard the physics of time actually 'stopping' and what that would mean, essentially the real question becomes: If you had 48 hours to do anything you wanted, what would you do? According to the answers in this r/AskReddit thread, people generally fall into two categories—those who would do crime and those who would prank as many people as possible. A handful of the busier redditors would love to just do nothing for once. We've collected some of the most amusing answers from this popular thread. It's hard to read through these without considering all the different possibilities, which makes for a pretty fun daydream session.
Some people might not understand the phenomenon of possum memes. The large marsupials look something like giant uglier rats (sorry guys) and have an affinity for garbage. They don't move very quickly and have very poor eyesight, so graceful is the last thing we'd use to describe them. Nonetheless, the critters have become something of a meme legend, almost rivaling their arguably cuter trash cousins, raccoons.
Possum (opossum if you're nasty) memes are often self-deprecating. You know the drill, "I am trash," yadda yadda. But some of them are downright wholesome, painting the homely creatures as sweet princesses or cuddly and adorable. We appreciate both brands of memes, and this gallery celebrates them, too.
Let's face it. Everywhere you look people are going crazy. Is it the pandemic? Is it just...*gestures at everything*? Does it even matter? Not really. So while we're kind of enjoying the spiral but kind of feel like we're in hell, we're here to offer the only solace we know: humor. Relatable humor. Stupid humor. Maybe even some depressing humor that covers both the bases above. Hopefully memes can help you through this mess we call existence right now.
Celebrity impersonators are cool and everything, but sometimes they try a little too hard (no offense). Isn't it way more fun to see some ordinary schmo minding their own business at the bus stop, looking exactly like a bootleg Tony Stark? r/WalmartCelebrities is a hilarious goldmine of off-brand celebrity doppelgängers caught in the wild. If you haven't already checked out the subreddit, it's your lucky day because we've collected our favorite examples of funny lookalikes and human puns.
