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This meme consists of two lines of text placed above a reaction image of Jerry the mouse from the classic *Tom and Jerry* animated series. The first line quotes the common motivational platitude: 'It costs $0 to be kind'. The second line delivers a snarky counterpoint: 'As if hating ain't free too'. The image of Jerry shows him with a wide, smug, mischievous open-mouthed grin, holding one hand up in a playful, sarcastic gesturing pose. The joke subverts the expected positive message of the original platitude by pointing out that unkind, petty, or rude behavior also has no associated financial cost, using Jerry's famously cheeky persona to amplify the lighthearted, unapologetically snarky tone.

It costs $0 to be kind? Hating is free too Jerry meme

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This meme features the illustrated Rainbow Fish, the titular character of the classic 1992 children's picture book, swimming against a blue underwater background with small bubbles visible. Overlaid text reads 'Some of you have never read THE RAINBOW FISH AND IT SHOWS.' The joke implies that people who did not read the book, which teaches core themes of sharing, kindness, and humility, lack these positive traits, and this shortcoming is clearly visible in their behavior and attitude.

Some of you have never read The Rainbow Fish and it shows

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This meme features the popular puppet character Kermit the Frog gazing out through a rain-streaked window with a contemplative, deadpan expression. Overlaid text reads: 'WHY ARE THE WHITE SUPREMACISTS' at the top, and 'ALWAYS THE LEAST SUPREME OF THE WHITES?' at the bottom. The title 'Similar to a nude beach' draws a humorous parallel: much like how nude beaches are often populated by people most would rather not see unclothed, white supremacists are almost universally the least accomplished, intelligent, or admirable members of white demographics, directly contradicting their ideological claim of being 'supreme'. The joke relies on wordplay with the term 'white supremacist' and snarky social commentary mocking white supremacist ideology.

Similar to a nude beach.

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This is a two-panel comparative Wojak meme that contrasts a common modern misconception about prehistoric humans with factual evidence of their capabilities. The top panel shows a smug, contemplative Wojak character paired with text representing the wrong opinion that prehistoric humans were unintelligent people only capable of grunting at each other. The bottom panel features a Chad-style caveman Wojak in a cave setting, wearing an animal hide tunic with a marked stone spear behind him, with text pointing out that these same prehistoric humans successfully survived an entire Ice Age without access to modern medicine, agriculture, or electricity, highlighting they were far more capable than many modern people assume.

Turns out cavemen were quite capable

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This meme consists of a block of text above a two-photo side-by-side collage. The top text states that all Scientology buildings located on Hollywood Boulevard have been locked down, with their exterior door handles removed, and claims that TikTok users accomplished this outcome in one week, despite 30 years of critical books and documentaries failing to produce the same effect. The left photo shows the front entrance of an open Scientology building, with large 'SCIENTOLOGY' signage displayed prominently above the doors. The right photo shows a locked, unmarked Scientology building on Hollywood Boulevard, with no visible exterior branding, situated next to a street tree and fire hydrant on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The core joke is a sarcastic praise of TikTok's grassroots user base for having a larger tangible impact on the controversial organization's public operations than decades of formal critical media coverage.

I guess TikTok isn't 100% bad after all...

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This is a two-panel side-by-side comparison meme. The left panel features the character Homelander from the live-action superhero series *The Boys*, standing with his hands on his hips in his signature blue, red, and gold superhero costume, labeled with the text 'My weird dad' above him. The right panel features the character Soldier Boy, also from *The Boys*, wearing his dark green tactical superhero suit and holding his signature shield, labeled 'My racist grandpa' above him. The joke draws on the canonical plot point from the show that Soldier Boy is Homelander's biological father, mapping the characters' established negative personality traits (Homelander's erratic, emotionally stunted, often bizarre behavior, Soldier Boy's old-fashioned, bigoted, discriminatory views) to common relatable experiences of having odd, awkward fathers and unapologetically prejudiced older grandparents. The core gag ties into the title, referencing the frustration of being related to people with unlikable traits that you have no control over.

We don’t choose our family…

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This meme consists of a screenshot of a verified DiscussingFilm X (formerly Twitter) post reporting that the Saudi Arabia-funded film 'Desert Warrior' is on track to become one of the biggest box office flops of all time, having earned only $488,000 against its $150 million production budget, paired with official promotional art for the film showing the lead warrior character holding two swords against a golden sunset desert backdrop. The 9Gag repost adds a sarcastic joke in its title, suggesting the film would perform far better if it was renamed 'Desert Harem Babes', implying leaning into male gaze-oriented, tropey suggestive harem content would draw a larger audience than its current serious action premise.

Joke Suggesting Renaming Box Office Flop Desert Warrior to Desert Harem Babes

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This meme opens with text claiming most young women would rather date the fit, conventionally attractive man on the left than the heavier, less conventionally attractive man on the right, and frames this claim as non-controversial factual observation. It then notes that when the poster made the identical argument referencing women (stating men prefer dating more attractive women over less attractive women), they received extreme negative backlash, ending with the sarcastic line "Funny how that works...". Two side-by-side headshots of men against plain gray backgrounds appear below the text to illustrate the two options referenced. The meme aims to highlight a perceived double standard in how conversations about gendered dating preferences are received depending on which gender is being discussed.

Hear me out: Perceived double standard in dating preference conversations

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The meme is split into two horizontal comparison sections. The top section, titled 'Cartoons Then', features four uniquely designed classic 20th century Western cartoon characters, each with distinct facial features, hairstyles, outfits, and unique art styling that highlights the diversity of older animation character design. The bottom section, titled 'Cartoons Now', features four popular 2010s Western cartoon characters, each placed next to an identical simple line-drawn generic smiley face template that matches their wide, grinning facial structure. The joke satirically implies that modern animated shows use a homogeneous, overused facial design that makes many contemporary cartoon characters look interchangeable.

Cartoons Then vs Now Art Style Meme

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This is a satirical gaming meme using crude stick figure and Wojak art. On the left side, 6 stick figures representing major gaming publishers and platforms (Ubisoft, EA, Nintendo, Epic Games, PlayStation, Xbox) each hold a gun that has backfired, shown by a red explosion from the gun's rear end, indicating their attempt to attack has failed. On the right, a calm, unbothered stick figure holds the Steam platform logo, completely unaffected by the failed attacks. Below this scene, a group of enraged, open-mouthed Wojak-style figures yell the word 'Monopoly!' in anger. The joke conveys the widely held gamer sentiment that large gaming companies attempt to enforce anti-consumer practices such as excessive pricing, exclusivity locks, and subscription mandates to build a monopoly over the market, but Steam's continued existence as a pro-consumer alternative prevents them from doing so.

Steam Ruins Gaming Companies' Monopoly Plans

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The meme consists of top text followed by a widely used reaction photo. The top text reads 'when bro is so mysogynistic u wonder if he's gonna marry a man at this point:'. The image below shows Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny at the 2023 Academy Awards, holding his hand over his face with a cringing, exhausted, secondhand embarrassed expression, while other attendees clap in the background. The joke is a snarky jab at extremely misogynistic men, humorously implying they dislike women so intensely that marrying a man would be the more logical choice for them, with the reaction image conveying amused disbelief and cringe at the absurdity of extreme misogynistic views.

When your extremely misogynistic friend makes you wonder if he'll marry a man

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This image is a screenshot of two consecutive posts from X (formerly Twitter). The first post by user Tylor Saunders claims that giving $600 to a poor person will result in the money being gone in a week, while giving the same $600 to a rich person will multiply 10 times in a few years or less. The second post is a reply from user Todd, who corrects this flawed, classist take: he points out that poor people have no choice but to spend $600 immediately on basic needs to survive, while rich people already have all their needs fully met so they have the luxury of saving or investing the extra money. Todd ends his reply with frustration, asking if people are really that ignorant to miss that obvious context. The meme calls out common harmful misconceptions that blame poor people for their financial situation instead of addressing systemic wealth inequality.

Think Tylor Think: Correcting the Classist Take on Poor vs Rich People Spending $600

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