'Can I get an ETA on this too shall pass?' 25 Memes that shouldn't be put on the back burner

JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor

Apr 23, 2026 4:30 PM EDT

It's always a good time for a good meme.

Do you ever feel like you're running out of time? The days are long, but the years are short. You wonder what your life is going to look like in a year, and then boom. It has been a year, and not much has changed. It comes at the speed of light and isn't going to slow down any time soon. You're busy as a bee, and life comes at you as fast as you can handle. Maybe you can't actually handle it, and that's the issue. You're trying to hold onto something, and it keeps threatening to slip right through your fingers. It's a tough battle, but it's one that we're all here to fight. And there are ways to make that a little bit easier. There are ways we can slow down and stop and smell the roses. Maybe we take ourselves for a walk and really take in our surroundings. Maybe we spend some time with friends and realize that they're here for us when we need them. Or maybe we take a minute to look at some memes. Memes are always here for us, and they are almost guaranteed to help us get in a better mood. They make us feel understood, heard, and like we're not the only people on Earth who observe what we observe. This is a beautiful thing, and we shouldn't take it for granted. So here we are, all gathered together to look at a big batch of memes together. Memes that have traveled from far and wide, all with the express purpose of making us laugh. So all you have to do is sit back, keep scrolling, and enjoy.