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Need a distraction from another painfully dull week? Not to worry! You can always count on us to provide a quick and easy way to curb those bouts of boredom. Yes, we're talking about memes. Dank memes, topical memes, stupid memes, relatable memes, animal memes, memes about absurdly specific topics—you name it, the internet's got it. 

Twitter is like a consistently productive and super reliable joke factory. A lot of the time it churns out some real crap that we all try to avoid, but generally you can find some hilarious jokes, hot takes, and amusing shower thoughts at any point while scrolling the bird app. There are over 300 million people on Twitter, so the constant flow of content is pretty daunting, but that's why we curate some of the funniest and freshest tweets for your scrolling pleasure. 

The week between Christmas and New Years is always a strange one; you're probably still reeling in the insanity of dealing with your stressful family and enjoying all your gifts. Regardless, try to enjoy the couple weeks where your boss is on vacation and won't notice you slacking off at work!

The Jewish tradition of eating Chinese food on Christmas is well-documented in the media, but have you ever wondered how that started? Well, it's a lot more than a trope. Twitter user @kehillahjewess composed a brilliant thread to demystify the holiday ritual on Christmas Eve, and the historical roots are pretty damn fascinating. Turns out the stereotype goes way deeper than the simple fact that Chinese restaurants are some of the only businesses open on the Christian holiday. 

Christmas day is finally here! We know a lot of you are probably trying to hide from your annoying relatives for a few minutes, so grab some eggnog and let these Christmas memes entertain you for a few minutes!

Merry Christmas from us here at Memebase to you and yours!

Nothing says "Christmas" like a prank that's been in the works for over a year. Especially when it's pulled on one's father. Londoner Judy Brown experienced the true spirit of Christmas yesterday when her hard work and prank strategizing paid off. The tale is absolutely glorious.

We usually use Twitter to waste time on funny tweets, but every now and then it provides some serious knowledge to our weak brains. This particular thread explains the bizarre nature of old Christmas cards - and shares some seriously freaky examples. This is some serious pre-Hallmark shit. We just wish we could find these at our local stationery store.

As much of the world is lamenting the lack of festivities surrounding 2020's dismal Christmas, there are people out there who are "celebrating" the holiday for the first time. One such person, Mohammad Hussain, who hails from Ontario, decided to share his amusing observations on the holiday with his Twitter following. Hussain, who grew up as a Muslim, was schooled by his roommates this year regarding all things Christmas. And while many of Hussain's tweets are extremely funny, they're mostly correct. And the thread went so viral that even Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chimed in to attest to the accuracy of the thread - and to wish Hussain a very happy Christmas. You can enjoy the fun (and some replies) below, but be sure to give Hussain a follow on Twitter. We can't wait to see what he thinks about Easter.

We may not subscribe to the whole holiday magic thing, but this Christmas-related Facebook thread had us feeling all kinds of sappy. It's pretty well-known that kids have big hearts, and one mother of kindly youngsters turned to a Facebook thread to help her kids stop worrying about Santa's reindeers. The desperate mom asked a Veterinarian thread if they had info to quell her kids fears about the reindeers contracting laminitis from all the candy canes and sugar they assumed would be in their diet. Facebook users quickly banded together in creative ways to reassure the empathetic children that Santa's flyers would be just fine. The thread is a great reminder that regardless of religion or holiday spirit, people can be nice as hell.

Hope you're ready for some hilarious memes, clever tweets, dumb cultural references, and shitpost-worthy images because we've got all that and more in this crazy mix of content. If you're craving even more memes and internet morsels to distract yourself with, we've got plenty of the same good stuff here. 

For anyone who enjoys holiday festivities but is desperately bored with the same old decorations, family photos, TV specials, and Mariah Carey Christmas hits, Chris Maggio is one honorary memelord who knows how to mix it up by embracing the inherent awkwardness of western holiday traditions and deep focusing into the cringe. His 'Male Chef' photo series satirizes the familiar and banal parts of holiday practices and turns Christmas into Cursed-mas.

We're pleased to share Maggio's repulsive reimagining of holiday ritual. It's fun to try and formulate some sort of narrative as you scroll through these cursed gems.