'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (January 10, 2026)

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Jan 10, 2026 6:00 AM EST

Long first work week of the year? Let's meme about it! 

Wow. We survived another year. It's 2026. Isn't that such a weird number? Like, this year goes beyond sci-fi writers who were writing about the future back in the early 1900s. Like, 2026 wasn't even in their radar! They were saying we'd have flying cars by 2001. We don't need to tell them what actually happened in 2001… But yeah, 2026. It's like the future's future. And yet, the struggles still feel eerily similar to that of the people from the early 1900s.

So, let's drown out those sorrows with memes! I'm not saying you should ignore them. We've done that long enough. We need to get organized, y'all. But I'm just saying, you can't be in serious go-mode 24-7. You need a break. You already work all day and then have no time for you. The least you can do for yourself is allow some LOLing at memes. 

We got you! Memes are life, because what is life without laughter? NOTHING. I don't even want to imagine a life without laughter. That is NOT a future I want to exist in. So let the memes take us away like a flying car headed to our condo in the stars and LOL well into 3036! 

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    Me on Monday morning, trying to find my laptop: 6corporatebish
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    I'm a pretty chill person as long as I don't get irritated in any form whatsoever GIRLY ZAR
    via girlyzar

  • Life can be beautiful, even during these hard times. In fact, some would argue that there is nowhere to go but up when you are at your lowest. And, boy, do the headlines make it feel like society has reached its lowest… But who knows?! Maybe we could go lower. But it's all about how we feel and if we are still able to laugh. As long as there are still plenty of LOLs to go around, and it is our duty to spread the LOLs!

    So, a little WWIII vibes ain't gonna stop us from sharing the memes. In fact, now we're going to share them even harder. There is nothing better than when a big bad serious meany guy tries to get all up in your face and you just laugh at them. Their precious ego will shatter and you will walk away with a smile on your face. 

    Now, THAT is the future I want to live in! Those villains are living in 2026, but with these memes we're living in 3036! So buckle up in your brand new flying car and let's sh00t for the moon, bestie! Because LOLing together will already make us feel like we've made it. 

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    When everything at work is falling apart, but it's only January: corporatebish
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    Not all princesses live in castles, look at me at work: HELLO KITZY corporatepish
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    when u on break at work and see the staff struggling because it got busy
    via dontworkinretail
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    Coworker: "you look tired" Me:
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    Me: does nothing Me: why Is life so hard? NOW
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    When I have more than two tasks on hand at the same time
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    setting an alarm for 7am at 3am
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    Me waiting for my work bestie to react to the 483rd meme I sent her about quitting our jobs: @MillennialHorror Story
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    When I ask my coworker how his weekend was and he's still talking 30 minutes later
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    When your work day totally wrecks you and you're just sitting there like:
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    9am: Clocks into work. Goes to the bathroom. Sits down at desk. Goes on social media. 10am: Twistedpixels It's time to have some fun and relax.
    via twistedpixels
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    Dear lawd, I wanna get paid, but I don't wanna go to work
    via workinglife__
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    When you try to leave work a little early, but your boss reminds you that you have 7 hrs left..
    via highfivepins
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    Everyday Pov: You're trying to survive that random wave of tiredness that hits at 3-5pm MEME ZAR
    via memezar
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    me at the end of a bad week my best friends' kid about to tell me he loves me
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    Adults having breakfast at a friend's apartment before heading off to work is the biggest lie television ever told me
    via memedroid_fun
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    When you're on your third mood of the day and someone asks if you're ok D Can you just please be quiet, have a bit of respect
    via jacqs_mum_life
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    Me: "I wish people would invite me out more," Me in a social setting:
    via memesandmoodz
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    me heading to the plans i made when i was in a good mood
    via *uckboyproblem.s
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    corinne caputo @corintellectual which auto response should i send back to my dentist? Attached is the pano that was taken today. Thank you! So cute! I love this picture!
    via corintellectual
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    Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman The problem with 10:30pm is that it comes exactly one minute before 2:30am if you're not careful.
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    bread/ crackers provided by the restaurant free of charge that will ruin my appetite if i eat too many me
    via clean.starrry.memes
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    When you're in a great mood and someone tries you
    via memesandmoodz

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