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Until now, our favorite hot button theory about Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory has been that Grandpa Joe is the true villainof the film and the Roald Dahl book it's based on. This Tumblr thread from user evayna changes all of that. In the film, the impoverished Charlie ends up winning the f*cked up competition, thus inheriting Wonka's fortune and position as the world's most deranged and masochistic candy maker. Evayna believes that this honor should have been bestowed to the gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde, and she's got some solid evidence to back this theory up. We're 100% sold. 

We're not about to pretend to be psychologists, but the study of the brain can be incredibly helpful in any situation that hinges on communication. Whether you're trying to get ahead at work, make a good impression, or avoid creeps, these life hacks use the science of your brain to help you do better at pretty much anything.

Congratulations on making it through another sucky week! It's Friday night, and hopefully some of y'all just got paid and can go out on the town and blow off some steam. For the rest of us, there's memes. And lots of them. 

It already feels like we've experienced an eternity of Joker memes, but the internet isn't done with the film yet. The latest Joker-related meme stems from a very cringey and off-base tweet about the film. The tweet came from @__greys, who sent out an image of Joaquin Phoenix's Joker paired with one of Heath Ledger's. In both images, the villains are pictured in a car - and this was enough for Kevin to include the critical caption "for those who didn't catch the reference". Twitter users started mocking him pretty immediately for his "analytical" take, even making parodies featuring other movie characters in cars to mock the logic behind the tweet. We feel kinda bad for @__greys, but these tweets are too good not to share.

We're not fans of bullying or "othering" people but roasting is a thing all it's own. If people ask for it, roasting and toasting should definitely be fair game. So don't feel too guilty scrolling through these owns. They got what they asked for.

You don't have to be a gamer to appreciate this Call of Duty meme format. This meme from Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 comes from a scene in which General Shepherd shoots down both the player-character and Roach, an act of betrayal as he is thought to be an ally. As pretty much everyone alive (or dead) has experienced some form of treachery, the format is incredibly versatile and extremely relatable. It's being used to describe classic betrayal scenarios as well as smaller, petty and amusing disloyalty, such as asking the teacher to collect the homework. We've put together some of our favorites, but if they're not enough, you can check out some of our gaming collections here and here.

As meme formats go, starter pack memes have been seriously killing it since their inception. The relatable and often very specific memes started in 2014, and became so popular that there's even a subredditdedicated to the format. We put together some newer start packs for you to peruse, but we've got a whole lot more where these came from.

AMC's The Walking Dead is back for its tenth season, and so is a meme that's inspired by the long-running zombie show. We've noticed a whole lot of memes mocking sign fails on subreddits such as r/dankmemes, and according to Know Your Meme, it all started with a poorly thought-out promotional poster. The poster features a door with the warning "Don't open, dead inside" scrawled hastily across it, but the way it's written makes it seem like the sign says "Don't dead, open inside." People mocked the promo for a while on Twitter, but it wasn't until early September that it began popping off in dank meme form. Redditors began pairing the shoddy signs with object-labeling to make it seem like the "wrong" interpretation is threatening the intended message, and they're pretty entertaining. Here are some of the best we've seen, but the evergreen nature of the meme makes us think there will be many more to come.

Old or young, smart or dumb, pretty much anyone can agree that this assortment of memes speaks the truth and is relatable AF. This batch features the perfect combination of fresh memes (Hello, Joker), classic themes (the pains of being in school) and even a dash of dark humor. 

Picking a card for a loved one, whether it's for a joyous or somber occasion, is generally an activity of thoughtfulness. While there are some exceptions, most of these people seem to be lacking in the empathy department. The cards range from hilariously obviousmuck-ups to seemingly painstakingly purposeful pranks, but they're all worthy of a smile and maybe a chuckle.

Portland comedian @jayshingle is the mastermind of the bizarre and eerily depressing "Ordinary People Memes" Instagram account. The memes pair incredibly banal text with photos of, well, very ordinary people - and the results range from amusingly relatable to slightly dark and lonely. We hesitate to refer to them as a commentary on the volume of inanely basic tweets and memes, but they're definitely a weird palate cleanser after scrolling through pandering low-effort content.