Memes

Hi-diddly-ho, neighborino! We're back with another round of gems from @middleclassfancy, a satirical meme account that hilariously points out and often exaggerates all the quirks and stereotypes of Middle American suburbia. These memes poke fun at everything from banal office life, to your cargo shorts-wearing grill master dad. Scroll along for the best recent posts from @middleclassfancy. 

As the weekend comes to an unglamorous close, it's recommended that you indulge in some self-care. Monday might be looming over your shoulder, but that's no excuse to cower in fear, gloom and doom. Instead, why not make the most of your numbered hours of freedom by enjoying yourself? Scroll through some laugh-inducing internet content. Binge-watch that show. Eat some tasty treats. While we're not qualified to help in the last two areas, we can definitely help with the memes.

Dogs are beautiful, perfect creatures whose sacred bond with humans has only strengthened through the centuries. That said, they can be a real pain in the butt when they want to be. Pet owners everywhere have taken to the internet to expose the crimes of their furry friends—a pretty amusing way to make light of disaster. Whether they're peeing onto running fans, colluding with cats, or eating all the toilet paper in the house in the midst of the great TP shortage of 2020, there's no limit to what calamity these naughty dogs can get wreak upon domestic order. But who can stay mad for long when those puppy dog eyes are looking up at you?

If you're suffering from listless depression, scroll through memes.

If you're suffering from listless depression, scroll through memes.

If you're suffering from listless depression, and you really wanna show it, 

if you're suffering from listless depression scroll through memes. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

Who owns memes? We all do. We plucked these memes from the virtual treasure chests of shameless meme pirates who stole memes from other meme thieves, and so on. Now it's your turn. Go ahead, take 'em. Like anything you see? It's yours. Just make sure you pay it forward and share the wealth in your favorite group chat. 

Ever get the feeling that something is...off? That eerie sense that your whole life might be a reality TV show and everyone's in on it but you. That feeling you've experienced this exact moment before. The thought that maybe there is no such thing as a coincidence. What even is real? There is no spoon.

If you've ever seen or experienced something that feels like a glitch in the Matrix, you're not alone. In fact, there's a whole subreddit dedicated to these very instances. We've collected some perplexing images and examples of strange phenomena that range from unsettling to tongue-in-cheek. We're sure some brainiacs out there have explanations for these visual enigmas, and they should feel free to school us in the comments, by all means.

There may not be anything productive or educational about spending your time scrolling through memes, but there's also nothing inherently wrong about the mindless activity. When life is bringing us so little joy, it's only natural to try to elevate ones mood in any way possible. So why deprive yourself of a few light chuckles? Sit back, relax, and enjoy these memes. You deserve them.