It can be more than a little unsettling to pass an unassuming mountain of trash and hear something rustling around in the shadows of the garbage pile, but depending on where you live, it's probably just a cute little trash panda hunting for its next meal. There's no reason to be scared of these critters unless they are frothing at the mouth in a rabid rage. In fact, humans share more qualities with those tiny creatures than most people actually realize. Are there dark shadows under your tired-l…

Clowns have completely eclipsed their purpose in recent years. While variations of clowns (or fools) have existed as far back as 2800 BC, the modern clown , with its colorful and often ridiculous-looking clothing, wasn't a thing until the 19th century. That white-face makeup that we associate with the clowns we know, love, and fear? That was the doing of Joseph Grimaldi, the actor who made the clown role a lot bigger than it used to be. Though clowns are generally portrayed as bumbling fools, t…

There are a lot of jobs out there that people don't take seriously. Jobs that may seem easy to an outsider, like free money. But we would wager that nobody on Earth has ever said teaching is easy. Because it's not. Insanely early mornings, hours grading papers and creating lesson plans, and spending your own money on supplies are just a few of the constant joys that educators have to look forward to. And we can't forget the charms of entitled and deluded parents who think their children are God…

Sometimes existence feels completely pointless. You know, life's a b*tch and then you die type stuff. It really does feel as though we're meant to struggle, living paycheck to paycheck, while some person who says “yes” or “no” lives richly thanks to our hard work. While we try not to think of the sad reality, it has become increasingly hard to ignore. But when the going gets tough, and reality begins crushing our poor, sad, little brains, we have to turn to humor to turn things around in our mi…

Picture this: It's August 2022. As the world continues to struggle with a pandemic, and the United States is facing a scary recession, Americans seem to have gained some much-needed perspective. Instead of jumping at the opportunity to go full Karen at the drop of the hat, people are taking deep breaths, and learning not to sweat the small stuff. “Let people live” has become the country's motto, and the internet is a happy place. Instead of raging comment sections, people share compliments, adv…

I don't know about you, but I am both fortunately and unfortunately old enough to remember a place and time before the world wide web. A simpler time, a time when you had to find humor in joke books, terrible TV sitcoms, inside jokes with old pals, the funnies, and good old fashioned farts . When I was a child, my insane friends and I would invent strange and completely nonsensical words and repeat them over and over again until the gibberish finally became hilarious. There's no denying it: we'…

When I was a child I would spend hours staring at my father's (and my grandfather's) thick Audubon Field Guide to North American Birds. The book was textured on the outside, almost like snakeskin, and the interior was filled with birds, arranged beautifully by color. I had only seen a few of the avian creatures - the usual Northern Cardinal, chickadees, sparrows and jays that frequented my grandparents' bird feeder. My life has become way more bird-centric since then. I play a board game called…

When you really think about it, it's kind of strange how people obsess over celebrities, whether they're award-winning actor heart throbs, or popular musicians. It's easy to forget that they are humans, just like us. And humans are weird. Like, really weird. So it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that meeting the star of a Marvel movie might be less than explosive,. And it shouldn't be shocking that maybe that energetic musician you like is actually kind of quiet when chilling in the real wo…

Greetings, friends. Great news. You can all stop whatever you're doing and rejoice because everyone's favorite day of the week is upon us. That's right, it's Tolkien Tuesday . If you know, you know, but if you're new around here, then prepare yourself for an extra dank collection of all the best Lord of the Rings memes the internet has to offer. If you haven't seen the movies? Well, that's a crime that can never be forgiven. Still, there's something for everyone in this batch of LOTR memes , ev…

Congratulations, time traveler. Somehow, through will, strength, or perhaps resignation, you have made it to the end of Monday . How does it feel? If it doesn't feel like something that should be congratulated, then you're right with us. We didn't consent to being born, and we certainly didn't consent to an existence that makes us feel like we've accomplished some grand task. Life shouldn't feel like an endless cycle of suffering with tiny breaks in between, and if we are this exhausted and dej…

"Eyyy, Tony Pizza!" If this is how my partner greeted me, I would be ecstatic. It embodies everything I love: a New York accent, an Italian name, and an Italian food . This weekend I learned that not everyone is quite as forgiving and open-minded when it comes to pet names. And you know what? That's okay. Everyone is entitled to their own comfort in the nickname department. But once you reveal your contempt for a moniker in a Reddit thread, you're fair game. And you just might go viral.

Some people wake up on Mondays and just get out of bed instead of snoozing for 40 minutes. Some people mosey over to their coffee maker or tea kettle, look at the window, and smile, thinking “How wonderful. It's another day on Earth, and I'm lucky to be alive.” They take a shower, get dressed, and high-tail it out of the house with a pep in their step and a grin on their faces, excited to be productive and see their coworkers. Then there's the rest of us. Dragging ass, disgruntled, taking some…

I don't know about you, but I'm old enough to remember a place and time before the world wide web. A time when you had to find humor in joke books, terrible TV sitcoms, inside jokes with old pals, and good old fashioned farts . When I was a child, my friends and I would invent strange and completely nonsensical words and repeat them over and over again until they became hilarious. There's no denying it: we've come a long way since then. Thanks to memes , millions of strangers can be in on the s…

If one thing is true about the folks here at Memebase, it's that we are firm believers in the fact that people shouldn't need to feel guilty when you want to look at memes or mess around on their phones. Life is short and often thankless experience. We are worked to the bone and then granted tiny scraps of time to “enjoy” while we can. Scraps of time that end up being devoted to exhausted binge-watching or, even worse, our endless lists of chores. If you want to spend your lunch break scrolling…

The underbelly of working in the restaurant industry has gained a lot of attention since FX dropped their latest smash hit The Bear. The single-camera dramedy has both critics and viewers raving. Let's just say that awards season will be featuring a lot of “chef speak”. But the kitchen slang that has become so popular is only one facet of chaotic restaurant life and the jobs that make the whole operation happen. The reality is a lot less sexy than Jeremy Allen White The reality of working both…

The internet can get an individual into a pretty sticky situation if they aren't careful. One minute you're innocently checking your work inbox and the next you're three years deep into your ex's Instagram, very carefully trying not to accidentally "like" any thirst traps even though you're creeping them from a burner account like an expert stalker. "Who am I?" you ask yourself as the palpable shame permeates your entire being. It wasn't always this way. Before the internet, people sat around a…