As Coronavirus spreads from Asia to Europe and the United States, it seems the whole world is paralyzed with fear. Flights are being cancelled, the stock market has absolutely plummeted. As anxiety rises, some people are using humor to cope with COVID-19. And this post is a great example of that. An anonymous jokester used classic stereotypes to riff on Coronvirus response, and we have to say it's making our day.
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We hope these memes won't trigger any of our buds in the United Kingdom, but these jab-heavy memes were too good not to share. From riffing on their habitual colonizing (love a good history meme) to mocking British cuisine, these memes are filled with slightly savage but mostly-harmless fun.
These tweets will only fully make sense to our British audience, but we're willing to bet non-Brits will get a confused kick out of them too. If you're not sure what "limeys" means, it's a slang term for the British that originated in the 1850s in reference to the British sailors who would consume citrus fruits to prevent scurvy. The more you know!
Be sure to check out the official Very British Problems Twitter account for more brilliant content!
'90s alt rockers Rage Against The Machine just announced their European tour, and the London Review Bookshop was extremely surprised to find that the band was slated to play their modest store on August 14th. While some business might simply inform the tour managers of the error, this particular bookstore decided to roll with the hilarity on Twitter. And we're extremely glad they did. The whole debacle turned into a delightful thread filled with book puns, Rage Against the Machine references, and some serious impressive wit on the part of whomever runs the account. We've included the highlights in this gallery, but you can see more of the bookish antics right here on the thread.
And for you English Rage fans that are worried about going to a show at a prim and proper book shop, fear not: the correct venue is Review Bookshop in Peckham. Which we hope has planned for the rockers' set.
The British government released its "Get Ready for Brexit" campaign on Sunday and let's just say, the rest of the UK is not impressed. The campaign comes in the form of billboards and social media advertisements in anticipation of Britain's October 31st exit from the EU.
One billboard in particular that reads, "Get Ready for Brexit," has recently become a meme on Twitter. Many Twitter users are mocking the ad for encouraging a "shared responsibility," and fears of what could happen to the average UK citizen - including losing access to medication.
You can read some of the snarky tweets and memes about it below!
There's really only so much one can take of reading through boring historytextbooks for hours on end. At some point you just stop retaining any information and your mind wanders to what you're planning to eat for dinner. Instead of enduring that crippling boredom, browse through these history memes for some added comedy!
These weird-as-hell "Scottish Pokemon Trainer" memes stem from the the Galar region in Pokemon Sword and Shield, which many have noticed uncannily resembles the UK. Accordingly, people have been creating memes that parody the Scottish accent and dialect that none of us Americans can understand at all.
We're not entirely sure what to make of these memes, but we sure got a kick out of them - see for yourself!
Though these memes are a completely head-turner, these 'slaps roof of car memes' are just completely out of control, and need to be reigned in. So you need to decide which ones are worth keeping, before the rest are scrapped.
Earlier this month, English British Prime Minister Theresa May caught our attention while awkwardly dancing to ABBA's "Dancing Queen." This was not the first time that May went viral for her dancing, but these photos from her appearance at the UK Conservative Conference definitely win most meme-able. It's taken a couple weeks, but this meme format has become nearly unavoidable - a great representation of when people just march on in a way that is very entitled, sneaky or downright stupid.
Lindsay Lohan wasn't the only one tweeting during the Brexit vote last night. Celebrities across the pond were also getting into the action. Mostly, with the soul purpose to scare the sh*t out of millennials.
The vote passed with 52% and the United Kingdom has officially chucked a deuce to the European Union.
So, how is this going to effect you? Well, according to Twitter, you should probably go to church because the world is DOOMED.
