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Some people say that happiness is the best revenge. While that might be the mature mindset, it has never been the most immediately gratifying. Especially where dramatic breakups are concerned. Just think about that classic Carrie Underwood banger, ‘Before He Cheats.’ The country pop tune is an anthem for scorned women seeking revenge. You can't help but feel pleased that she dug her key into the side of his pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive, and carved her name into his leather seats. Th…

Happy Tuesday, Lord of the Rings fans. What are some of your first memories as a devotee of the books and movies? One memory that always gets me happened a long, long time ago - when I was in high school and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was in theaters. My friends and I were so excited that we dressed up in our most fantasy-esque garb, had a nice mom buy us some wine, and went off to the Pavilion to sink into the possible bedbug-ridden seats and enjoy the show. Unfortunately, o…

Time for a little history less: On this day exactly 10 years ago, a funny meme was born. I'm not sure exactly which one, but that's the beautiful thing about memes—new ones are made every day. Every hour. Even every second. Even the weakest and dumbest Marvel movie takes years and millions of dollars to produce. But the best memes are totally free and sometimes they only take a few seconds to create. It all comes down to having an idea. Some memes might shine a little bit brighter than others,…

Hold the sprinkles

Nothing is off limits

“We have him, who has no legs… This is the ‘stairway to heaven,’ we have to go all the way up there—stairway to hell."

Embarrassing

Now with extra complaining!

If you've used pretty much any type of social media , chances are you've seen those unhinged advertisements for games like Project Makeover, or games that involve living in a palace and trying to climb up the ranks to bang a prince. They usually involve a woman (or two), and a lot of dirt, grime, body hair and sometimes even weird sexual situations . Oh, and unexplained baldness. These advertisements are well documented over at the @MobileGameHell Twitter account. Last week, artist Julie Greine…

The other day I saw a chalkboard sign outside of a smoothie shop that read, "when life gives you strawberries, make a smoothie." It was was bewildering to me. For one, they completely missed the point of the adage they were referencing. The reason why you make lemonade when life gives you lemons is because lemons are way too sour to eat on their own. The quotes about seeing the silver linings in terrible situations.. When life gives you strawberries, you eat the strawberries. Because the gliste…

Some mistakes were made last night. What was supposed to be an innocent goodbye celebration for one of Memebase's former editors turned into one of those nights where you suddenly realize it's 5 in the morning and you're about to start hearing the birds chirping. A bottle of mezcal, many seltzers and a lot of cigarettes made today feel pretty damn rough. But it was worth it to spend time with her before she moved to Scotland. But still. I am suffering mentally. Whenever my brain isn't operating…

A tiny misunderstanding

Being able to express oneself in writing is no small feat. Some people write in a dry manner, only caring to get a point across, no fuss or flourish necessary. Others are more poetic, sprinkling descriptive words into their work to paint a more attractive picture (or, of course, to show off). But the witty writers we appreciate the most are quick, cunning, and ballsy enough to destroy people in 100 words or less. These insults and comebacks (which hail mostly from Twitter) come from people just…

Karen, Karen, Karen . What are we going to do with you? Are you okay? What happened in your life to make you this angry? Let's try something out. I want you to close your eyes and take a deeeeeeeeeeeep deep deep deep ( deep) breath. Now imagine you've just arrived at your favorite brunch spot ten minutes before closing. The place is packed full of fellow Karens, but the host manages to find a table for you and your six friends. They could have declined to seat you, but they did anyway. Isn't th…