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We have to give a big shout out to The Toast for throwing together this amusing gallery of women having a terrible time in classical paintings. And if we're being honest, it seems that times have not actually changed that much throughout the years...

Adam Ellis has been churning out cute and relatable comics for years, but it's only since he decided to leave his steady gig at Buzzfeed that his work has started to get...interesting. It would seem that Ellis has a much weirder - and much darker - sense of humor than we originally thought. We've put together some comics that reflect this new edge, and we can't wait for more.

Remember the good old days? When we weren't glued to our smartphones, Instagramming every meal, or checking in wherever we went? Frankly, neither do we. But people swear that such a time existed. This meme pokes fun at all the near-luddites that are won't shut up about times without technology. We gotta hand it to these people, these takes (which incorporate both art and pop culture) are pretty damn good.

We know that roasts involve people literally asking for it, but also...why? Guess some people are just confident enough to not be legitimately and deeply hurt by it, and honestly we're pretty envious of that. This round of Reddit roasts takes the form of insulting sketches (made by SketchyCrab) that highlight the victim's worst features!

When you get caught in a glaringly obvious web of lies, the best policy is generally to just own up to it. Nobody's falling for your BS anyway so it's probably best to not make yourself look even more stupid.

This "tattoo artist" blatantly stole a bunch of their designs from other artists off of Google and then continued to play dumb after being called out.

And the worst part? The copied art is definitely not as good as the original!

This gallery is for those who are fascinated by both medieval history and dumb classical art memes! We're fans of the artwork created during that time, but that doesn't mean it isn't completely and utterly WTF. And of course, if you want even more weird classical art memes, check out eBaum's World!

These memes are the perfect combination of culture from days of yore and what some may consider our distinct lack of culture. Whatever your opinion of  memes, these artsy tidbits hit just the right relatable spot for us. If you're looking for something a little more dank and fact-based, you can always check our our history memes here and here. 

We've never seen petty like this before and honestly, this story has so many levels of petty that we're gonna have to just let it do all the talking. All we can really say is that it involves world-renowned a-hole Anish Kapoor, his "bean" (aka Cloud Gate), and the world's blackest black shade of paint.

If you're not familiar with what "manspreading" is, it's the stereotype that men tend to take up more space than necessary in public spaces by spreading their legs. Women, on the other hand, are stereotyped as trying to take up as little space as possible by crossing their legs or keeping them tightly closed.

A student at the University of Brighton was fed up with dudes taking up too much room on the bus so she created an art project called the "Manspreading Chair," which forces men to keep their legs closed. 

Whether or not you believe manspreading is a cultural problem, you gotta admit that the whole thing is pretty effing meme-able!

This batch of classical art memes is a little more on the cynical side - just the way we like 'em! We've got your Jesus, Revolutionary War era, and of course weird-looking animals (did no one know what a cat looked like back then...?). We hope you enjoy them just as much as we do.

Object labeling memes have been making waves for a while, from Distracted Boyfriend to Cracking Open A Cold One With The Boys. The ease of the format has led to some seriously viral memes. Its latest manifestation uses dramatic, dark and violent fantasy paintings to humorously describe some pretty average situations. 

To all the creative types out there, we understand your struggle. It's not easy trying to consistently churn out artistic brilliance and still have a sane mind left to give. All of that, plus you constantly have people asking for free labor because what you do is "fun" and it's "for a friend." We all gotta pay the bills, dammit! Friends and "fun" be damned!

Classical art memes are...well a...classic if we're being honest. They'll never go out of style and we are a-okay with that because we thinking they're hysterical. They're particularly amusing when paired with adult or totally inflammatory jokes, and we've got lots of that in this gallery, so go ahead and enjoy!