Happy Tuesday, Lord of the Rings fans. How's everyone coping with the heat wave? I, personally, am struggling. And not just with the fact that climate change seems realer than ever. I'm struggling because New York City has been feeling way more like Mordor than some bustling city in the beautiful Northeast. While my office's air conditioning isn't too shabby, I've mainly been coping with the pain with the helpof distractions. And what better way to distract ourselves than with Lord of the Rings…

Some memes are just better than others. There's a conspiracy theory amongst older generations that because millennials were given participation trophies, they feel like they are way better than they actually are. Boomers fail to realize that kids could, and still can, tell the difference between an award everyone got and one they earned. For instance, when I was in high school, I won the award “Most Likely To Fall Off Of The Risers” in choir class. I wish I could tell you that earning this most…

Let's be honest: not all memes are for everyone. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but some memes contain layers of esoteric knowledge reserved for only the nerdiest among us. Being a nerd comes in so many different forms. Nerds can be straight-A students who have devoted their lives to exceeding academically. Nerds can also be pedantic fans of science fiction or fantasy franchises like Star Trek or Lord of The Rings. But y'all already knew that. Everyone is a nerd for something; We all have…

Do you ever realize that life is like…kind of bad ? Well, what are you going to do about it? Rotting in your room and wasting away playing Yahtzee is always an option until you realize that marinating in your filth is not a long-term solution to anything. The grass always feels greener on the other side. When you have a job, you wish you didn't. When you're unemployed, you are freaking out trying to become employed. Nothing seems to go the way you want it to until it does. Every day, you are ju…

Wild that we've already made it halfway through the dreaded year 2022. That means we've looked at a whole lot of Lord of the Rings memes in search of the best (and dumbest) ones to share with you. The time has not been spent in vain, nor has it been spent grumbling, scowling, or unhappily. Instead, it's been spent chuckling like Beavis and/or Butthead, hunched over at my desk, making my poor colleagues wonder what is wrong with me. A lot of things, really. But seeking out great LOTR content is…

There's nothing better than spending your Wednesday night at a fine dining establishment such as the Golden Corral. I don't mean “fine dining” in the traditional sense, but “fine dining” in that you will have such a brutally average, filling, and affordable experience that you have no choice but to come back again and again. An all-you-can-eat buffet-style restaurant gives you opportunities that an establishment like IHOP will never be able to offer. You can mix and match the cuisines of the wo…

What up, y'all? We're back with another edition of Tolkien Tuesday , which I almost forgot to wriet because I have a small brain that doesn't adapt well to things like three day weekends and/or having time off for national holidays. That shiz messes my schedule up. Anyway. I didn't completely forget, so here we are now, ready to enjoy some incredibly stupid and moderately funny memes inspired by and using stills from the Lord of the Rings . While most LOTR memes we come across these days stick…

Not all websites are straightforward beacons of great content. With many forms of social media, whether Twitter , Tumblr, or Reddit , it sometimes feels like it takes years of feed curation to get to the good stuff. Who and what are you supposed to follow to find the good content on those platforms? I've found that following people with similar tastes but some notable quirks or personality traits you don't necessarily relate to is ideal. When I was on Tumblr as a kid, I followed a bunch of peop…

Minions have been part of the cultural conversation longer than anyone could've guessed. First debuting in the Steve Carell vehicle Despicable Me in 2010, minions were an instant phenomenon, becoming a merchandising powerhouse comparable to Disney. Minions became the popular subjects of Facebook memes , often featured in relatable image macros for an older demographic. While minions were initially received quite positively, the meme world turned on them in 2015 during the release of their spino…

"People of the Internet! Of the world wide web! Of Reddit, of Facebook, of Discord , of Instagram ! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when men do not appreciate (or yearn for) Lord of the Rings memes, when sad souls on the web do not desire stupid, and accessible humor, when Lord of the Rings marathons lose their comfort and allure. But it is not this day. An hour of viruses, phishing, and responsibilities, when the Age of Internet Nerds comes cras…

Happy Tuesday to all our favorite Lord of the Rings worshipping freaks. And an extra happy Tuesday to all the Dads out there who teach their progeny to love the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. My own father imparted this interest upon me when I was a zitty tween, and I haven't looked back since. Which is why I've somehow ended up making these weekly LOTR meme compilations for this godforsaken website. This week, we're seeing a lot less of the Zoomerification (or “bussin',” if you will) memes, but there…

Greetings, fans of all things Tolkien. But especially fans of The Lord of the Rings. It's that time again: Tuesday. Which means we're putting out our favorite LOTR memes to grace our eyes over the past week. Some of them come from Facebook, where thousands of people get together to share incredibly stupid memes using imagery from the movies. Some of the memes come from Reddit, where it's a constant struggle to avoid reposted shitposts from years ago. We're not going to pretend they're the best…

Tuesday's greetings to the Fellowship of the Internet. It's that time again, and we're serving up another big-ass batch of Lord of the Rings memes. Not sure if it's just my usual existential dread talking, but there's something weird in the air. Oh wait, maybe it's news about The Rings of Power, the Lord of the Rings series that literally nobody (except for maybe Amazon) asked for.

Happy Tuesday to all the Lord of the Rings fans in the house. Hopefully those of you who are stateside and had a long weekend (Memorial Day) of fun. I know I did. Yesterday I got back from a trip north to Vermont, a state that has no shortage of untouched natural beauty. When I'm in the middle of a lush, bird-filled forest or trekking through a seemingly endless field, I can't help but imagine myself in Middle-earth. I may have even pressed my ear to the ground a la Legolas a couple times. Whil…

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…

It's Tuesday again. So let us greet you with a resounding "Happy Tuesday!" to make it feel like it's something to celebrate. While the day arguably sucks, at least we all have our weekly Lord of the Rings to look forward to. It really, truly is the highlight of my week to peruse the internet looking for Tolkien and movie references in memes . It's not a hard task, both because it's fun, and because Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook are filled to the brim with hilarious (and hilariously stupid) LO…