35 Memes to Return to in a Time of Need

Ally Perry • Writer and Editor

Oct 21, 2023 10:00 PM EDT

There is a strong argument to be made that we don't actually need memes. Human beings survived without their fix of internet-based entertainment for thousands of years, and indeed, millions of them still do. Not all of us are Pepe hooked up to the oxygen mask, with memes replacing oxygen.

Still, the numbers of us who kind of feel that way increase day by day. In theory, we'd stay alive and well if we decided to wean ourselves off the never-ending stream of meme goodness, but do we actually want to live that way? Of course not. That's as good as needing something, at the end of the day.

The memes below are here to amuse you in whatever way you see fit. That could include saving them for later, when the humor will just hit different to indiscriminately consuming them now. We won't judge you, no matter what you decide to do.