It's a miracle that you're reading this list. It has nothing to do with you, dear reader. It has to do with the fact that I have no concept of what day it is, I'm bloated from holiday feasting, and pretty sure I'm still fighting a 3 day hangover from trying to drink away the pain of being with family. The period between Christmas and New Years is famous for its murkiness. One day can feel like three. We melt into our couches, filled with the scraps of that turkey, ham, or (perhaps) a tofu roast…

What up, fools? I guess we've survived yet another holiday season. Now we are tasked with somehow getting through the weird week between Christmas and New Year's Day. I, for one, am feeling bloated, dazed, dehydrated and very, very dumb. I'm sure many of you feel similarly, if not hungover from alchohol, hungover from social interaction or excessive amounts of sugar and sodium. When we feel a bit “under the weather,” metaphorically or physically, we find the internet has a way of coming through…

The end of the weekend can be difficult. Especially after a holiday weekend. Our energy is usually at an all-time low (at least it is on our Sundays) and almost any form of inane entertainment will keep us enraptured enough to forget about Monday's impending doom and the anxiety of heading back to work. You can turn on the television and get sucked into some series about a serial killer, or some wartorn country, and actually feel pretty good about your current station. Especially after you've e…

2022 was a big year for goblins, and people who always feel like goblins. In fact, “goblin mode” was bestowed with the honor of being Oxford Dictionary's word of the year. According to Know Your Meme , goblin mode is “ a slang term initially used to describe a person or animal acting feral or the cowgirl sex position which later achieved more literal association with goblin-like, chaotically evil behavior.” That is probably due to the fact that the term first gained popularity in connection wit…

They're so special.

Remember the whole “Storm Area 51" meme movement from a few years ago? It's amazing how time flies when you're absolutely not having fun. Prior to the satirical event, which was popularized on Facebook, I actually enjoyed alien memes. Then the naruto-running freaks took hold of things and ruined them. As a staunch X-Files fan, and alien movie connoisseur, it's true that most alien memes are stupid. But that's okay, because most memes are stupid in general. But there's something about extraterre…

"Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!" This line from The Wizard of Oz is regarding the most terrifying predators of the world. Look, we all know that if faced with any of the above creatures, we should at least attempt to escape or defend ourselves. So, why are they so damn cute? Bears, in particular, have a way of making us turn soft and say “Aww” when we see them rolling around in a field or bouncing around looking for food. They're not only adorable, but they're some of our favorite character…

Do you ever stop and take the time to think about memes? I mean, really think about them. It's kind of surreal how memes just exploded onto the scene. I remember a time before I was sharing memes with friends , but I can't tell you exactly when it was. Way back then I spent all my allotted internet time on Neopets and MySpace instead of collecting shitposts for my friends and the likes of you. I would play Sissyfight and sneak into chat rooms and talk to peers who were probably, in actuality, b…

I don't think I'm the drama...

Here at Memebase we recognize that there is a demand for mostly-basic and very relatable memes . And there's really nothing wrong with that. That said, we have to admit that after years of scrolling through that simple and easily-consumed content, we tend to appreciate the weirder memes a little more. Memes that might be incredibly surreal, or even completely nonsensical. Memes that make you scratch your head, or even weird you out. And, of course, memes that are ever so slightly offensive. We'…

Is anyone else getting completely obliterated by the stress of the holiday season? I just looked at my bank account and I'm quaking in my boots. How is it that I've made certain to remain within my gift-giving budget and yet I'm dead broke? I think next year I'm just going to bake everyone cookies and send them via Fed-Ex so that I can stay home and enjoy the holidays by myself, like a proper Scrooge . Anyway. The world doesn't stop for my stress, and you know what? That's a good thing. The hol…

Ah, the dark, dreary and joyless days of winter. Here on the East Coast, the cold (and accompanied deep, deep depression ) render us into mopey blobs with little to no energy or motivation. Big old blobs that are incapable of making good on their promises to finally cook some food for themselves instead of ordering expensive takeout. Blobs that can barely find the strength to lift the remote control to change the channel. Blobs that can hardly find the ambition to seek actual joy through hobbie…

We here at Memebase are firm believers in letting people enjoy things. As with anything else, though, there are exceptions. If you enjoy picking your nose and eating your boogers, we're not going to support you. If you enjoy pulling the plug on people on life support to charge your phone, that's not going to fly either. Drinking a pumpkin spice latte or light beer, however, is AOK. People who shame others for their tastes are usually sad people - gatekeeping or roasting the most basic of intere…

Happy Tuesday, meme freaks! We're back with another rousing selection of the most entertaining Lord of the Rings memes we saw this week . As the holidays approach, the weather gets colder, and we (hopefully) have a few days off, we're feeling pretty good. Why? Because it's definitely, without a shadow of a doubt, Lord of the Rings marathon season. Some people of you may decry the Hobbit trilogy, but whether you're watching six movies or three, anyone partaking in a marathon has got their work c…

If you had a million, bajillion dollars, and a passion for utter chaos , which company would you buy and transform beyond recognition? Many people think this is exactly what Elon Musk has done to Twitter, but frankly, it only seems slightly more insufferable. For now. Me? Well, I'd probably buy Benihana. If you don't catch the shrimp that the Hibachi master lovingly tosses toward your mouth, you have to pay double your bill, and clean the restaurant. What could go wrong? Twitter user @JennyENic…

Giving people gifts can be one of the more challenging aspects of the holiday season. Especially when you're dating someone who isn't straightforward about the presents they would actually like to receive. The people in my life who I struggle to buy gifts for are my parents and my boyfriend. My parents simply have everything they could ever want and have abandoned the quirky interests of their past (like Mexican dioramas) for a more quaint and pastoral lifestyle in their new home of Vermont. My…