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This is a 3-panel meme using a scene from the Marvel movie *Thor: Ragnarok*. The first panel shows the villain Hela labeled as 'GAME COMPANIES' saying 'You can't defeat me'. The second panel shows Thor labeled as 'FILE SHARING WEBSITES' replying 'I know, but he can'. The third panel shows the fire giant Surtur, who is destroying Asgard, labeled as 'TORRENT'. The meme jokes that while file sharing sites may not be able to bypass game companies' anti-piracy measures on their own, torrent services easily defeat game companies' attempts to stop their games from being pirated and distributed for free.

Long Live Torrent

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The meme features a real photo of an extremely small, short chain-link gate that only blocks a tiny section of a wide, open stepped concrete walkway, with full unobstructed access to the rest of the path on either side of the gate. White text overlaid on the gate reads 'Are you 18 +', while black text on the unblocked walkway area past the gate reads 'Porn site.'. The joke pokes fun at how ineffective mandatory age verification prompts on adult content websites are, as users can easily lie about their age to bypass the check, just like anyone can easily walk around the useless tiny gate to access the area behind it.

Are you 18+? Useless Porn Site Age Verification Meme

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This meme uses the popular swerving car highway exit template to compare user preference between AI tools and Google search for simple queries. The overhead highway sign shows two options: continuing straight corresponds to 'use AI', while the right exit corresponds to 'use Google'. A car labeled 'me needing a quick answer' is shown swerving sharply to take the Google exit, conveying the common sentiment that Google returns faster, simpler answers for straightforward questions compared to modern AI tools.

Google is a lot easier than AI for quick answers

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This is a two-panel reaction meme. The top text reads "When you see a meme that's just a little funny". The left panel shows the popular "Blinking White Guy" (Drew Scanlon) with a neutral, blank facial expression. The right panel shows the same person with small curly squiggles drawn over his mouth, representing a very restrained, tiny suppressed smile, conveying the relatable feeling of finding a meme only mildly amusing rather than laugh-out-loud funny.

Reaction to a slightly funny meme

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This is an edited iteration of the viral Distracted Boyfriend meme format. The original format depicts a man walking with his girlfriend, turning to stare lustfully at a passing woman in a red dress. In this version, the face of the woman in red is replaced with the Wikipedia logo, while the girlfriend's face is replaced with the Google search diamond logo. The joke satirizes the common online habit of prioritizing Wikipedia as a trusted source for quick factual information, even when Google search is the more easily accessible default option, playing on the widespread perception that Wikipedia delivers more consistent, reliable results than standard Google searches that often include ads, low-quality content, or irrelevant results.

When I need reliable information quickly

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This is a 4-panel reaction meme using footage from the animated sitcom Futurama. Leela acts as a stand-in for a news website, stating that even though the site already displays large amounts of advertising, users are still required to pay to read full articles. Bender acts as the stand-in for the average internet user, first laughing loudly at the unreasonable request, then noting he realizes the request is serious so he will laugh even harder, before returning to uproarious mocking laughter. The meme expresses the common frustration people feel about paywalls on news sites that still run heavy advertising.

Paying For Ad-Filled News Articles Is A Scam

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This is a reaction meme consisting of two text sections paired with a screenshot of the animated character Shrek. The top text reads 'When a newbie on Reddit asks about karma', referencing new users of the Reddit platform asking for an explanation of the site's 'karma' point system given to popular posts and comments. The image below shows Shrek with a smug, amused, slightly condescending expression, gesturing with one hand, with yellow text at the bottom of the image that says 'Good question.'. The joke relies on the common experience that Reddit's karma system is often seen as arbitrary, confusing, and difficult to meaningfully explain even to long-time users of the platform, so the response 'good question' implies no one actually has a satisfactory answer to the newbie's query.

Good question (Reddit newbie karma meme)

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The meme uses a still of a viral reaction clip showing a bearded man gesturing emphatically as if delivering an impassioned pitch, standing beside a whiteboard with a crude, nonsensical drawing. The text overlay above the image sarcastically mocks NFT enthusiasts (colloquially called 'NFT bros'), joking that they aggressively attempt to convince others that low-quality, absurd NFT artworks (such as an ugly PNG of a cyborg gorilla with a dildo inserted in its anus) are worth 1 million USD. The joke critiques the often overinflated, unsubstantiated valuations of many low-effort NFT projects that were popular during the 2020s NFT boom.

NFT Bros Mockery Meme Mocking Overinflated NFT Valuations

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This is a single-panel reaction meme featuring a screenshot of actor Chris Pratt playing the character Andy Dwyer from the US sitcom *Parks and Recreation*. He is standing in an office setting with a confused, awkward, and perplexed expression. White bold text is overlaid at the top and bottom of the image: the top text reads "I DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL THESE KOREAN CHEERLEADER POSTS COME FROM", and the bottom text reads "AND AT THIS POINT I'M AFRAID TO ASK". The meme humorously expresses the relatable feeling of being out of the loop on a sudden, widespread social media trend, and being too embarrassed to ask for context about it.

Confused About Sudden Korean Cheerleader Posts Meme

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This is a two-panel reaction meme using the popular exasperated Mr. Incredible template from Pixar's The Incredibles. The top text opens with an unfinished sentence: "Did you hear that Elon Mu..", implying someone is starting a conversation about Elon Musk. The first panel shows Mr. Incredible cutting the speaker off with the line "shut the fuck up", and the second panel, where Mr. Incredible has an even more tired, frustrated expression, repeats the sentiment as "please shut the fuck up". The meme expresses widespread public frustration and exhaustion with the constant discourse, news cycles, and unsolicited opinions about Elon Musk that are pervasive across social media.

Stop talking about Elon Musk

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This meme opens with the common internet phrase "Go outside and touch grass", a saying used to suggest people who spend excessive time online should go experience real life. Below this text is a photo of a busy, heavily paved suburban/commercial road in a car-dependent area, with traffic on both sides, cracked asphalt, utility poles, billboards and storefronts lining the street, with almost no visible green grass. The joke highlights the disconnect between the idyllic, nature-filled idea of 'going outside' implied by the phrase, and the unappealing, hot, concrete-heavy actual outside environment many people encounter, especially during summer months.

How summer feels like right now

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