Why Are We So Obsessed With Memes?

MEMES! Everyone loves them. Everyone shares them. But why? And is there any benefit to them?

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[captainamericyang]

"Take a break from social media!"

2 seconds later...

" f o l l o w u s o n t w i t t e r i n s t a g r a m
a n d f a c e b o o k "

[eegk]

"It's best to take breaks from social media"

"DID YOU KNOW LIFE NOGGIN HAS TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK??"

[chloebrooks]

Life Noggin:Its best to just take a break from social media

Also LN:Did you know that we also have
Instagram, Facebook and Twitter? Go check it out!

[sam-pelg]

''You can't look ugly if your animator doesn't give you a face''
Beautiful.

[secondsuccess]

Literally the spiciest comment section I have stumbled upon in a long time.

[Noke]

Idea:

Why do people say, "Say Cheese!" when taking a photo?

[zeldaisaboyandyouplayashim]

I have noticed that video memes die out faster than internet memes. For instance, memes like Ugandan Knuckles and Shooting stars have died out within months or a year. Internet memes however, like Doge and rage comics, have lasted way longer.

[SuwawakosOldWorld]

*soon meme will become a language*

edit: *MEME IS NOW A LANGUAGE FELLOW MAGGOTS!*

[nallac]

who else seen the AYY LMAO in the window?

[elliotjeanne]

So wait.... I can be a meme scientist?!

[syedmarwansyedjaffar]

Its best to take breaks from social media. Immediately says *HEY DID YOU KNOW LIFENOGGIN IS ALSO ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK?*

[LethalMonarch]

*sees Bento The Piano Cat* please come back ;(

[glassreptiles]

well, if the internet makes you nicer, then I'm the nicest person ever

[tatertotting]

Dad: Hey son, can you get me a soda?

Son: But Dad, I’m busy-

Dad: I AM YOUR FATHER

Son: Woah Dad calm down I’ll get your soda geez

[creatorlater]

100 Memes (edited) (stale and normie included, in no particular order)
(also dead, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!)
1. Rage Comics
2. It's Everyday Broooo
3. England is My City
4. What If I Told You
5. Ken Bone
6. Running In The 90's
7. V A P O R W A V E
8. A E S T H E T I C
9. (insert word) C
10. get out of my room I'm playing minecraft
11. bee movie script but "insert stuff"
12. Harambe
13. Troll Face
14. pootis
15. praise helix
16. Battlefield 1 Trailer
17. deez nuts
18. what are thoooose
19. excuse me sir this is a christian server SO NO SWEARING!
20. hey Beter
21. cat in the hat bat
22. why the **** you lyin'
23. red pill or blue pill
24. NORMIES
25. redpill
26. topkek
27. spiderman butt slap
28. *hitting buttons*
29. Shaq sleeping meme
30. cowbelly stealing memes
31. Hey, VSAUCE, MICHAEL HERE
32. triggered
33. feminazi
34. greentext stories
35. leeroy jenkins
36. B I G G I E W A V E
37. the sun is a deadly lazer
38. we could make a religion out of this
39. space dust/ even crazier space dust
40. hello darkness my old friend
41. and you say you're fine even though you're not
42. bill wurtz himself
43. boxxy
44. Behind The Meme (yes, he's a meme now)
45. super minecraft kid
46. durr plant
47. windows xp sounds
48. Smash Mouth - Allstar
49. Shrek (in general)
50. We Are Number One

51. T H E B A T H
52. M A C I N T O S H P L U S
53. just a P E P P E R M I N T T E A for me
54. papa bless
55. sodie pops
56. boom (CrazyRussianHacker)
56. gajjicks (CrazyRussianHacker)
57. buzzfeed manspreading
58. go home gamer girl
59. Davie504 remixes
60. CAN WE HIT FOR (insert number) LIKES?! (WolfieRaps)
61. kazoo kid
62. hey this is library
63. Kill Bill alarm
64. wuss poppin jimbo
65. understandable have a great day
66. why not both?
67. lit fam fidget spinner (ironically)
68. leafy chin
69. WAKE ME UP
70. why are you crying
71. soundclown
72. important playlists video
73. vietnam flashbacks
74. jesus christ it's jason bourne
75.
76. hotel? trivago
77. ohh yeah mr krabs\
78. I'm MURDOC NICCALS
79. pool's closed
80. balloon boy (from the publicity stunt, not fnaf)
81. where's the lamb sauce
82. lamb sauce located
83. A S C E N D E D
84. I am the lorax, and I speak for the trees, the trees say "insert text"
85. pawn shop meme
86. shovel - smells like teen spirit meme
87. rickroll
88. sofloantonio parody
89. S I M P S O N W A V E
90. black midi
91. zenzi
92. mountain dew 4chan poll spam
93. the guy from vidcon who harrassed the guard (christian burns)
94. ey b0ss
95. HAMBURGER PL0X
96. pink guy
97. salamander man
98. filthyfrank himself
99. jacksfilms (forehead, light switch, etc.)
100. THOMAS THE DANK ENGINE

Reply with the amount of memes you recognize from this list!

[aoc]

Roses are red,
Violets are red,
Bushes are red,
Grass is red,
Oh shot my gardens on fire.

[Permoore]

Have u ever tried to eat a clock????






it's very time consuming

[Schnort]

I appreciate that Sanic has come to share some of his fast.

[Kadz]

What about We Are Number One? Or Redbone? Or Shooting Stars? Or Let it Grow?

[sean..L]

I don't want your NORMIE memes. I need some more esoteric memes like "🅱oneless 🅿️izza"