33 Memes for the Worldly Wise

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Aug 30, 2025 7:00 PM EDT

Perhaps it would be a stretch to say that you have to be intelligent to understand memes, but in these days of brainrot and post-ironic humor, you definitely have to have some kind of specialized cultural knowledge. That makes it sound fancy, but ultimately, it is about being aware of a few different pop cultural references and keeping up with some of the advancements in meme culture that happen periodically. This alone is usually enough to feel superior when you 'get' a meme that somebody else might find confusing, safe in the knowledge that being chronically online has afforded you the privilege of understanding. There is a certain wisdom to being aware of many different styles of memes, even if it is a shallow one, and the best way to improve it is to keep looking at them. A list like this is here to help expand that base of knowledge.

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  • 01
    Today 22:16 My zodiac sign is the one you don't want your grandma to have hmm you're making me think now It's cancer Sent GIF Type a message... This guy Start a normal conversatiom Or Draw 25 UNO
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  • 02

    Baby Fire

    Pixar @Pixar Sit back and relax, The Incredibles way! Coleman Richardson @colemanhall If you knew nothing about The Incredibles this would be a horrifying picture
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    Boots With The Fur

    SHAWTY GOT THEM SNAPPLE POSSUM JEANS парqбло
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    i saw mommy kissing santa clause now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick and it's all in my head but she's touching his chest now
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  • 05

    Game

    I have a huge crush on you flert Very big Like dinosaur Seen
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    Local man paralyzed after eating 413 chicken nuggets So the Limit is 412
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    Gotta Get That Screen Time

    Charging Phone in University Charging Phone in Mosque Charging Phone in Restaurant 26-Year-Old Girl Disconnected Her Grandpa's Life Support To Charge Her Phone By Larrartul
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    look at him getting those gains. Tijaan Abbas @tijaanabbas Not even proper form lol, dumba baby
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  • 09

    Clues

    un 7/30 LIFEHD 1448 LMNHD 1449 HWE 1451 HHALL 1452 hold up 9:30 pm 10- My Daughter Is Missing Daughter for Sale CSI: Miami Sell
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    We're magicians! Plot twist, it's actually us! Photo: u/Ao1Yamada
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    Magical Savior

    Victim: Please no, I have a family Mugger: Lmao who's gonna save you, Harry Potter? Daniel: (emerging from the shadows) Oh u guessed it buddy BBC London Newsroom @BBCLondon News Daniel Radcliffe 'came to aid of mugging victim' bbc.in/2uxcXrZ
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    Me: Wins a game of rock paper scissors The mirror: made with mematic
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  • 13

    Goodbye Forever

    "Would you kick your best friend for a million dollars?" Me:
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  • 14
    This baby's first word is going to be "inconceivable". @tank.sinatra
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  • 15

    Evil Gandhi

    AhNegao.com.br Mahains Gends! ANDAS K. GANDHI 10.1948 Someone put lasers in the eye on Gandhi's statue and he got bada as f
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    When you're cooking & the recipe says "chill in the fridge for one hour"
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    Air Rage

    Gi hate it when i'm f Qi hate it when i'm f - Google Search Qi hate it when i'm flying a plane and i hit a deer Qi hate it when friends
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    Spider Chip Cookies Use a toothpick to draw legs while the chocolate chips are still warm ame at a Time Thanks, Satan,
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  • 19

    Spicy

    Colombian salsa
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    National Park Service @Nat... 20h : You know it's cold outside when you go outside and it's cold. 4.6M 747 114.3K 84.8K heychrisjones @heychrisjones Replying to @Natl ParkService Who is running this account 9:10 PM - 17 Jan 23 57.6K Views 8 Retweets 464 Likes 27 National Park Service @Nat... 18h: Replying to @heychrisjones ALT ill 47.6K 34 154 4,246
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  • 21

    Makes Sense

    Mr. Drinks On Me @Mr DrinksOnMe Follow A new scientific study claims that fertility is hereditary. If your parents didn't have any children, chances are you won't either. 9:36 pm- 16 Nov 2018 99 Retweets 181 Likes 11199 181 This is beyond science
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  • 22
    When your Dad dies and you have to act like you didn't just do a choreographed musical number called "I Just Can't Wait to be King"
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  • 23

    End Of Tether

    When your actual personality accidentally comes out at work
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    work.facts When you hear the manager tell a new hire that everyone loves working here
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  • 25

    Oh No

    when you leave things for tomorrow and tomorrow arrives
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    DE "Why don't you ever leave the house?" Me: The Narcoleptic Goddess Unfortunately there are people in our society
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    No Backseat Driving

    When your mom's in the car with you and starts telling you how to drive @dabmoms PASSENGER OFF AIRBAG
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  • 28
    > beetle @tonguedrool nnnNOOOOOO000000000
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  • 29

    No Noise

    munchable The world's quietest room is at Orfield labs in Minneapolis. The chamber is so quiet, you can hear your own organs and after 30 minutes, you begin to hallucinate. The longest anyone has lasted inside is 45 minutes. imgflip.com Deaf people Are you challenging me?
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    When you tell your kid to stop running and they fall bc they don't listen INJURED? GOOD CLAMAR
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  • 31

    Personality Change

    Lawyer: Your honor, if you are what you eat, wouldn't that make my client. an innocent man? The judge:
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    Chicago man arrested after repeatedly stealing guns off of officers using a toy dino grabber. unal- y Follow funny.co VILIQurauid Follow Controversial opinion but i dont think people should go to jail for objectively funny crimes
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    No Fan

    Me: turns off the fan because it's too cold Everyone else in the helicopter:
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