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What was the original meme ? It's a highly debated topic, but many consider Baby Cha-Cha (also known as Dancing Baby and Oogachaca Baby) to be the very first internet meme in existence. The iconic and somewhat disturbing dancing CGI baby was created in 1996 by Kinetix Character Studio. Originally meant to showcase the company's CGI software 3D Studio Max, the dancing baby would frequently pop up on various TV newscasts, and perhaps most famously on Ally McBeal. The dancing baby was parodied and…

Remember when everyone was hoarding toilet paper and gasoline because they thought the world was ending? That was pretty crazy. Humans, though smarter than any animal on the planet, can be impressively dumb sometimes, especially in emergency situations. With oil soaring to unprecedented prices all over the world, it's safe to assume that people are going to start freaking out and filling plastic bags with petrol again before it gets even more expensive. But I've got a galaxy-brained plan: Inste…

Every day is a struggle. First you have to wake up, and if that wasn't already traumatic enough, then you have to get out of bed. Once you've made it that far, it's time for those daily hygienic rituals that help others perceive you to be a functioning member of society. If I already lost you at “get out of bed,” let's just backtrack a bit. There's no need to rush this. Here, have some memes first. Maybe a bit of funny content is all you need to get those gears turning.

Ah sh*t, here we go again. That's right. We're back with another round of dank and dumb memes for anyone struggling with an ugly bout of boredom. If you're in need of a distraction, we've got all the time-killing content one could ever need.

What isn't a meme now? No, really. Think about that for a second. What isn't a meme? Sometimes I look around at the state of things and wonder where satire begins and reality ends. Do memes imitate life or does life imitate memes? I really can't tell. If the medium is the message, then the medium of the 21st century is memes. Memes began as an efficient vehicle for ideas to spread far and wide across the internet—ideas about humans, culture, and society. Now it seems that the reverse has happen…

Scrolling through a bunch of random memes is a lot like browsing a Las Vegas buffet that takes up half the floor of a casino, or one of those huge midwestern diner menus that has so many pages they had to put it in a binder, or the impressive charcuterie board at your distant relative's wedding. 80% of the goods likely won't be to your taste, but when that one shrimp cocktail hits, it really hits. On the other hand, maybe you're not picky at all and love a little bit of everything handed to you…

On this day exactly 10 years ago, a meme was born. I'm not sure exactly which meme, but that's the special thing about memes—new ones are made every day. Every second. Even the dumbest Marvel movie takes years and millions of dollars to create. But the best memes are totally free and only take a few seconds to create. All you need is a funny idea. Some memes might stand out among others, but at the end of the day, memes need each other in order to stay relevant as a medium. Since the humor of m…

The other day I saw a sign outside of a smoothie shop that said “when life gives you strawberries, make a smoothie." It was upsetting. For one, they completely missed the point of the proverbial phrase they were referencing (when life gives you lemons, make lemonade). But even worse was the blatantly low-effort attempt to be clever. Have some self respect.

Time for a little history lesson. On January 23, 2012 at 2:15 UTC, a little boy named Ian Davies posted his best friend's yearbook portrait taken at Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, Ohio. The boy pictured was Kyle Craven, better known to the internet as Bad Luck Brian . Kyle's dopey smile and red nose were so offensive to the school principal that they made him retake the photo. But it was too late. Ian had already scanned and posted the photo to the internet. Little did Kyle know, he was…

Things are constantly happening. Sometimes it's difficult to keep up with all the viral content and cultural moments, especially when your brain is on low power mode. It's only been a few days and the internet has shifted it's focus from pregnant Rihanna, to crypto news, to everything that happened at the Super Bowl, to Kanye West's weird beef with Pete Davidson...it's impossible to keep track of everything that goes viral. Don't you wish you could turn off the social media side of the internet…

We've seen a lot of strange and amusing headlines in our time. While some are funny in their structure, others are funnier because of the content ('Alton Attorney Accidentally Sues Himself'). We're fond of both. Some of our favorites include: 'Macaulay Culkin to legally change name to 'Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin'' (EW) 'Seagulls keep couple hostage in their own home for six days by attacking them every time they leave house' (The Telegraph) ‘Florida Mayor Arrested Just Weeks After Taking O…

What even is real?

Let the memes take over your phone

Nope.