China

Well would you look at that, right in the thick of the coronavirus pandemic, we might have ourselves a new disease on the rise! This one's called hantavirus and it originated in China. But before you freak out, just keep in mind that researchers think that this particular disease can only be spread via direct contact with infected rodents, not by human contact. 

In other words, let's focus on defeating coronavirus first and enjoy some entertaining memes about a hypothetical disease that probably won't actually amount to anything.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a repost from a few weeks back (wow how times have changed) Please visit CDC.gov or the World Health Org of  the NHS website for further information.

If it wasn't time to panic before, it certainly is now. Coronavirus has officially spread to most of Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East, and doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. Luckily however, if you're not elderly or have an underlying illness, you likely won't die or experience any sort of further complications. So to further help you find some humor in such a dire situation, have some memes!

Normie memes got you down? Find yourself craving spicy memes and edgy comics? This dump's for you. The comics are the right mix of corny and twisted, and the memes are, too. Just don't show your mom. They might upset her.

We've been providing you with a plethora of coronavirus memes lately, but the following memes are a little more historical for anyone who's sick (heh) of the former. 

So while we all try to stay in doors and avoid catching today's version of the Black Death, here are 15 memes to keep you entertained. They won't help you feel any better about the situation but we're all going to die anyway, so RIP.

And be sure to check out our latest gallery of coronavirus memes for even more dark humor!

The Wuhan Coronavirus claimed its 81st victim today in the Heinan province of China, where the illness has sickened nearly 2,500 people. The SARS-like disease has spread to twelve countries - with five confirmed cases in the United States. The rampant nature of the virus has inspired a lot of health-related anxiety all over the world - with many people making memes about their fears. We've seen a lot of good ones on r/dankmemes, our favorite corner of Reddit, and are happy to present you with the best of the bunch. If the Coronavirus keeps spreading, we can definitely expect to see more where these came from.

The internet was rich with 2020 plague memes around the new year, and with the news of the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak, memers are back to the meme drawing board. So, Photoshop. The virus has already sickened hundreds and claimed six lives in China - but the news of the first case in the United States is causing some anxiety. While it's being said that the risk to the public is low, comedy flourishes in times of tension, and the memes are proving to be unstoppable. And that's all good - it's better to laugh at fear than succumb to it. 

It turns out that Chinese President Xi Xinping really hates being compared to a cute little children's cartoon. 

If you've been on the internet in the past two days, then you've probably seen the plethora of memes mocking Xi Xinping for supposedly resembling Winnie the Pooh. 

The mockery began all the way back in the summer of 2017 and has escalated to the point that the president decided to ban all caricatures of Winnie the Pooh in China because he hates the comparison that much. 

This of course has only escalated the meme-age and criticism of the Chinese government's censorship tendency. 

Ironic, isn't it?

China has censored beloved American cartoon show South Park and the internet is pissed, to say the least. The episode that sparked the whole controversy, entitled "Band in China," critiqued the notion that American content tends to pander to Chinese censorship laws.

In response to the episode, the Chinese government banned all South Park content. (Can you spot the irony here?)

The show's creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, responded in the most South Park-esque way that they possible could've, with a total non-apology (which you can read below).

The drama of Lord of the Rings has always lent itself well to dank memery, and we're happy to report that this format featuring the villainous Saruman is making a bit of a comeback on Reddit. The scene being used is from The Fellowship Of The Ring, a moment in which Saruman offers Gandalf a choice between joining him or dying. Gandalf refuses to help Saruman, who remarks "So you have chosen death." The foreboding line is generally being used in much lighter contexts - think family quibbles and "things i don't like" style memes. They're pretty good, and we're happy to see the format is alive and well.

We're all familiar with the story of Mulan from the classic '90s Disney movie, but what you probably didn't know is the lesser-known tale of Captain Li Shang questioning his sexuality. Being the '90s and all, people weren't as comfortable talking about different sexual orientations as we are now, but the story is finally coming out of the closet! (sorry.)

All jokes aside, please enjoy this hilarious retold version of Mulan!

If you didn't pay much attention during history or hate reading dumb books, these memes might help you seem smarter. They won't help you write an award-winning essay, but they might help you in random conversation or when you're trying to impress someone who is only moderately intelligent. So who said memes have no educational value?

If you're looking for dank memes that won't rot your brain (or will rot it at a slower rate) you've come to the right place. These historically-themed memes have been freshly culled from the depths of reddit, and allow you to have a hot scrolling sesh that has the benefit of being "educational." Enjoy!

English is a pretty tough language to learn, so even though these translations are hysterical, we salute anyone trying to learn!