Funny & Fresh Memes About This Week's Skyrocketing Oil Prices

Mel Dawn

Mar 9, 2022 3:00 PM EST

Gas prices have soared to $4.25 per gallon—the highest in U.S. history. Costs were already predicted to surge in 2022, but with the current sanctions against Russian energy, commuters are going to feel the pain way sooner and harder than expected. As many frustrated people have pointed out this week, it seems like just about everything is going up except our wages. There's not much regular civilians can do about global markets and international matters, except maybe meme about our problems and complain on Twitter, and that's exactly what everyone's doing.

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Most people are coping with surging gas prices the best way they know how: through jokes and memes.

"Just filled up my tank and I've actually decided to put my car in neutral, open the door and use my feet like the flinstones." Tweeted @notdanilu.
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Yet another good reason to work from home

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Many pointed out that the rise in gas prices was just one more reason to work remotely, especially for people with long commutes.

“Gas prices are skyrocketing,” tweeted @DataDrivenMD, “and yet we’re pushing millions who currently work from home to resume their daily commute just so they can sit in a poorly-ventilated office in the midst of a pandemic. Make it make sense.”
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