'Sorry, I'm on break': A brown bag of tasty lunch time memes to enjoy before heading back to work

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Jun 26, 2026 2:00 PM EDT

What lunch did you pack for work today?

Did you make a classic PB&J or ham and cheese sandwich? Or are you fancy and have some sort of rice bowl with veggies and slow-cooked meat? Or are you like me and just hope that the office hasn't run out of string cheese and Brisk iced tea so you can save money on lunch? Whatever your lunch choice is, I sure hope you use your entire allotted time. It's the only break you get during the day, and it's while your tummy is rumbling. You should enjoy every bite and heck, why even go back to the office afterwards? Okay, okay, fine, go back to work, catch the 4 pm work call. But take another break for a sweet treat later too, you've earned it. 

Don't have time for a sweet treat after lunch? Then snack on these memes! They're tasty and will satisfy your starvation for LOLs. Sure, laughing might not have minerals and vitamins for you to ingest, but it feeds the soul. Working all day non-stop eats away at your brain. Why does sitting at a desk and typing all day drain you so much? I know I'm exhausted after a full day of meme harvesting. It's exhausting! 

So, you need something that will give that brain a lunch break too. Stop thinking about spreadsheets and quarterly targets; that new trainee can handle themselves! Let's think about how that bologna and cheese sandwich with crinkle potato chips would be hitting so much better if you had just been playing mermaids in your neighbor's above-ground pool for hours instead. Heck, that should be a legit reason to call out of work: "Hey boss, can't come in today. I'm playing mermaids with my neighbor." Ahhhh, if only…

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