Memes for minutes

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

Geminis are not the most revered sign of the zodiac. In fact, some people believe they're the absolute worst. As a Scorpio, I can relate. It's as though our signs are the villains of astrological signs. We're pretty much always at the top of the list when people talk about signs you should never date. And while some of the hate is warranted (I pretty much only date Geminis), it can sometimes feel like a bit too much. In celebration of the beautiful chaos of Gemini season, we've put together som…

Now with extra complaining!

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…

Happy Sunday, friends, enemies, lovers, whatever! We would say that we hope your weekend was enjoyable, but time is a construct and right now, in the deep of winter , it feels like we're living a pretty freaking Sisyphean existence. One of our only forms of respite is to try to distract ourselves from that terrible, painful truth, and to inject some joy and maybe meaning into the monotony before we head back to the grind. This weekend, at least in the United States, some of us have a little mor…

Guys. We really need to know why it always seems to be 'where are the memes ? Give me the memes ! I need the god damn memes! ' but not ' how are the memes? It just seems kind of rude not to care about how they might feel about being swiped and redistributed as we see fit. They are flung into our group chats and casually uploaded to Instagram stories. Just think about it for a second. Nearly much every meme you have seen has probably been passed around without any regard for its psychological st…

Mix and match

Happy freaking weekend, y'all! We're pleased to be bringing you another mildly entertaining batch of halfway decent memes . They can be consumed as you laze around in bed, enjoying a lack of career-related responsibilities. Alternatively, they can be enjoyed while en route to go see some friends out in the world (perhaps at a bar or restaurant.) They can also be enjoyed from the comfort of one's couch, as you indulge in other forms of relaxation, such as watching a stupid movie, or (as is my te…

The first time I ever played any sort of board game was when I was eight years old. The game was Monopoly and my Dad thought it would be a fun time for my sister and I. While I share his love of competition, he was sorely mistaken. I became mad with power as I destroyed my little sister's spirit, and pretend wallet. My Dad, in turn, relished messing with me. While I struggled to maintain some sort of savings, Monopoly quickly became my sister's least favorite activity. Eventually, she grew so f…

A few nibbles

Memes aren't purely for entertainment. Memes serve many purposes. They're like little friends in your phone that cheer you up when you're feeling lonely or sad. They bring people closer together and they're a good excuse to DM a crush in a chill and non-committal way. The perfect meme will brighten up any group chat after an awkward silence. They're excellent for occupying dull moments you can't get out of, like waiting in a long line at the grocery store. If you're trying not to make eye-conta…

I've never doubted the existence of extraterrestrials. It seems too pompous to believe we're the only intelligent life in this galaxy. But it seems that aliens are a pretty popular - and polarizing - topic. Just relatively recently the United States government confirmed several UFO sightings - and released footage. They have not ruled out aliens from their theories. But it's not like this news created a ton more interest in the possibility of extraterrestrials. There have been reported sighting…