GagBase Logo Explore

Tag: history

This meme uses an edited fight panel from the popular manga Jujutsu Kaisen, depicting the iconic battle between Satoru Gojo and Ryomen Sukuna. The left character (Gojo) has the flag of Argentina covering his eyes, paired with text labeling him as 'Most racist in history'. The right character (Sukuna) has the flag of Spain covering his face, paired with text labeling him as 'Most racist of today', with 'VS' text positioned between the two labels. The meme frames this comparison as an intense, high-stakes fight, referencing the 'domain expansion' ability from Jujutsu Kaisen to imply the clash between the two countries' associated reputations around racism would be notable and extreme.

This domain expansion will be nuts

This meme uses an edited figh…

This is a 3-panel meme. The top panel displays three ancient Roman dodecahedrons, mysterious bronze historical artifacts found across Roman-era Europe whose exact intended purpose remains unconfirmed by historians. The bottom left panel features the stretched, uncanny smiling Mr. Incredible meme character labelled 'People who don't know', representing people unaware of the popular running online joke about the dodecahedrons' suspected lewd/intimate use case. The bottom right panel shows a laughing skeleton in a grave labelled 'People who know', implying that Romans who used these artifacts (represented by the skeleton) are amused by modern historians not figuring out their purpose, and people online who are in on the joke understand the punchline.

Roman Dodecahedron People Who Know Meme

This is a 3-panel meme. The t…

This is a 3-panel pun meme. The first panel displays a classical painting of a triumphant Julius Caesar addressing his Roman army, overlaid with the text "you can kill". The second panel shows a classical painting of Julius Caesar lying dead on the ground following his assassination by Roman senators, overlaid with the text "the man". The third panel features a photograph of a Caesar salad served on a plate, overlaid with the text "but you can never kill the idea". The humorous joke plays on the well-known saying that you can kill a person but cannot destroy the ideology they represent, twisting the phrase to frame the "idea" that survived Caesar's death as the Caesar salad dish named after him, which aligns with the title joking that Caesar conquered half the world only to end up as a common food item.

imagine conquering half the world just to end up on a plate

This is a 3-panel pun meme. T…

The meme is divided into two sections. The top section mimics a mobile sports event notification, displaying a match between Norway and England scheduled for Saturday, July 11 at 5:00 PM, with each country's national flag next to their name. The bottom section is a historical illustration of Viking raiders (originating from regions that include modern Norway) landing on the English coast, armed with weapons like axes, swords, and shields, preparing to invade, with Viking longships visible in the sea behind them and medieval English settlements in the background. The joke plays on the common saying "history rhymes", drawing a humorous parallel between the modern sports match between the two nations and the historical Viking invasions of England that occurred centuries ago.

History Rhymes: Norway vs England Viking Match Meme

The meme is divided into two …

The animated meme opens with a gloved hand pulling a dark, flat rectangular object representing the Rosetta Stone out from a glowing space, then cuts to three anime schoolgirls who react with first shock, then growing awe, then excited, overjoyed disbelief as they look at the stone, ending with one of the girls holding the stone excitedly. The repeating caption across the animation describes the scenario of French soldiers digging a fort in Egypt in 1799 accidentally discovering the Rosetta Stone, the artifact that allowed researchers to finally decode ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The meme uses over-the-top, exaggerated excited anime reactions to humorously frame the historically significant accidental discovery as an incredibly exciting, unexpected win.

And that’s how we deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

The animated meme opens with …

This meme uses a text setup and reaction shot format. The top text shows a line from a time traveler asking 'Hey, is this WWI or WWII?', followed by a header for the WWI soldier's response above an edited 3D animated character. The character is modified to look like a dirty, battle-worn WWI soldier wearing a military helmet, with an extremely shocked, horrified wide-eyed expression. The joke is that the soldier is learning for the first time that a second world war will occur after the conflict he is currently fighting, which aligns with the original title of the meme.

Don't tell me there will be a second one

This meme uses a text setup a…

This is a 3-panel collage meme. The top left panel displays an ancient terracotta/clay tile with embedded cat paw prints, dated to thousands of years ago. The top right panel shows an old medieval handwritten manuscript with ink cat paw prints left on its pages. The bottom panel features a modern calico cat standing on the keyboard of an open laptop, interrupting digital work on the device. Text at the very top of the meme reads 'No matter what Millenia or Century, Cats will be Cats', delivering the joke that cats have consistently interrupted human work and creative projects by leaving their paw marks across all of recorded human history.

Cats Will Be Cats No Matter The Millenia or Century

This is a 3-panel collage mem…

This is a single-panel reaction meme using a still of the character Yoda from the Star Wars franchise. Yoda has an amused, skeptical, slightly smug smirk on his face, sitting with his hands clasped while looking directly at the viewer. Bold all-caps white text is overlaid at the top and bottom of the image: the top text reads "IMAGINE BEING THE FIRST GUY TO MILK A COW." and the bottom text reads "WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE PLAN?". The humor comes from the relatable absurd confusion of thinking about the first human who decided to squeeze a cow's udder for drinkable liquid, as this choice seems deeply odd and unmotivated out of context, making the implied lack of clear reasoning funny to audiences.

Imagine being the first guy to milk a cow, what exactly was the plan?

This is a single-panel reacti…

This image is a low-resolution screenshot of a mobile app store listing for an educational app named 'Jewish History' by developer HistoryoftheWorld. Visible app details include a 6.5 MB file size, 3+ age rating, note that it contains ads and in-app purchases, and a green 'Install' button. Below the app listing, a clearly fake user review attributed to 'Adolf Hitler' (the Nazi leader responsible for the Holocaust that killed millions of Jewish people) is partially visible, dated 24/05/2022. The dark, absurd humor of the meme comes from the inherently contradictory, shocking pairing of the violently antisemitic historical figure as a reviewer for an app about Jewish history, as well as the anachronism of a review from Hitler posted in 2022.

Very strange review on a Jewish history app

This image is a low-resolutio…

This is a single-panel photo meme. The main image is a close-up shot of an ancient Egyptian carved limestone female bust from the New Kingdom period, on display in a museum. The bust wears a layered wavy wig topped with a carved headband decorated with repeating heart motifs, and its painted facial features have a faint subtle smile. An information plaque for the exhibit is visible behind the statue. Above the photo, a caption reads "Meanwhile in Hee-Heeegypt". The core joke is a pun combining pop singer Michael Jackson's iconic signature "Hee-Hee" vocal ad-lib with the word "Egypt", as the statue's facial expression is humorously compared to the face Jackson makes when performing the ad-lib, implying this ancient artifact is an early predecessor of Jackson's famous mannerism.

Ancient Egyptian Statue Michael Jackson 'Hee-Hee' Meme

This is a single-panel photo …

This is a two-panel meme using the popular Soyjak vs. Chad format. The left panel depicts a smug, balding, glasses-wearing Soyjak character making the common pseudohistorical claim that Atlantis is a real place and modern archaeology is on the verge of discovering it. The right panel shows a Chad-style character styled as an ancient Greek, representing Plato and mainstream academic consensus, dismissively responding 'NO.', followed by a paragraph of explanatory text confirming that Atlantis is likely a myth or allegory, noting that it may have been inspired by the historical volcanic eruption of Thera that destroyed Minoan civilization on Crete around 1500 BCE.

Atlantis was an allegory

This is a two-panel meme usin…

This is a two-panel comparison meme. The top panel features a Wojak character styled as Harry Potter standing against a Hogwarts castle background, labeled 'Wizards in movies', with text explaining that fictional movie wizards attend magic school, learn spells, and work fighting dark magic. The bottom panel features a Wojak character styled as a medieval monk against a generic medieval village background, labeled 'Wizards in reality', with text explaining that historically, educated people who lived in monasteries, copied books, and knew Latin were called wizards by local villagers, referencing the original definition of 'wizard' as a wise or learned person rather than a magic user.

Wizards in movies vs historical reality meme

This is a two-panel compariso…