Proper Meme Usage for 2018

Jan 19, 2018 6:24 AM

Awkward Situation Seal

Confession Bear

Terrible Tiger

Confession Kid

Actual Advice Mallard

Socially Awkward Penguin

Socially Awesome Penguin

Socially Awesome Awkward Penguin

Socially Awkward Awesome Penguin

Success Kid

Malicious Advice Mallard

Pissed Off Picard

Am I The Only One Around Here!

1st World Problems

Sudden Clarity Clarence

College Freshman

College Liberal

Scumbag Steve

Scumbag Brain

What Grinds My Gears

Pepperidge Farm’s Remebers

Foul Batchelorette Frog

Foul Bachelor Frog

Bad Luck Brian

Good Guy Greg

Joker Mind Loss

Paranoid Parrot

Almost Politically Correct Redneck

Good Girl Gina

Fuck Me, Right?

You Da Real MVP

Redditor's Wife

[10] Guy

Minor Mistake Marvin

Tough Spongebob

Aaaannd It’s Gone!

Insanity Wolf

Since we’re into a New Year, I thought it would be good to start it off right! Credit where it's due @thecoolbreeze for most of these and @OCanadian for the rest

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I needed this

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"Am I The Only One Around Here" may as well be "Preaching To The Choir", the way it gets used.

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Thank you. Been an imgurian since mid 2016...having these all in one place and explained succinctly is glorious.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

This was very helpful and informative, thank you.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

@OP Thanks for the credit! Glad this is still being shared! =D

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I hate when I post something and then it gets reposted as someone else’s work, but I better get over that! Thank to you friend!

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Always a worthwhile repost...here ya go!!

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Meh oversimplified explanations gloss over the nuances of memeing but I’ll accept it as an initiation for the uninformed.

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Could you enlighten the rest of us, please?

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There’s literally an entire website called “knowyourmeme.com

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Upvoting for awareness

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The panguins always confuse me what is what

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Red is Rad, Blue is Bad!

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

But with the mallards it's the complete opposite

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Reddit had red upvotes, imgur has red downvotes. Go figure.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I wish some post could be pinned.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Create a folder called Memes

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That works too.

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You, sir, are truly the real MVP

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#1 It's not always caused by other people, sometimes you just flat out embarrass yourself.

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You forgot scumbag stacy

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What does that mean in the context of only Scumbag Steve?

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I think the joker one would suffice "Am I the only one around here that thinks these memes are outdated?"

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Judging by the downvotes and the scumbag Steve remark I'm guessing that's not how people perceived my comment though.

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Well you gotta have both scumbags represented I suppose.

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I had no idea about the context of your comment. I guess others felt the same and downvoted. Would have been better as a top level comment.

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Side note did you know the hippi girl is actually a dude...thanks google. I’ll never look at it the same

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Starts with "Am I the only one around here", followed by an opinion or scenario regarding which you are clearly not the only one*

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And if you violate these so God help you

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How many times is this dump explaining uses for memes going to be used? I feel like I see it everyday

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I agree! Lighten up on the "rules for memes"

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

A million times more. Because just like with grammar, people don't know and don't care how to use it properly.

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

have you considered not checking Imgur every day?

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you forgot:

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It's pretty much cruise control for getting to the front page, so we'll see it plenty more times I'm sure.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

But none of these have a caption that says "I'm dying" at the end with emoticons, how are these memes? /s

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

#33 is that an imgur specific thing? Since it came around i've only ever seen that meme used for funny situations caused by weed, or 1/2

8 years ago | Likes 27 Dislikes 0

things that seem like you should be high. Like "turns down the radio so I can see better while backing up." Shit like that. 2/2

8 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 2

But I turn down the radio everytime I park...

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Yeah, that's how I've seen it used. Also foul bachelor/bachelorette frog is used for gender specific gross things done in private

8 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 1

Isn't that what's stated? "At home", "in private", same thing.

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Yeah, but it's specifically a gross thing

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I agree, but I'm pretty sure that it's implied.

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Wow such meme No doge

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Thats because it sucks

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Such rude very resent wow

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Many salt

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Needs list of its own. Be the change you want to see

8 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 1

Very tears Much cry

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Do you remember when people actually knew and used the meme formats correctly? Pepperidge farm remembers

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you forgot Scumbag Stacey

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The girl in that photo is so hot it's ridiculous.

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Every "Unpopular Opinion Puffin" that hits front page.

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Yeah, this one does my head in.

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Because if you use it correctly, with an actually unpopular opinion, you will invariably get downvotes.

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...There's a few rare exceptions I've seen. It really needs to be humorous/bordering on the Tiger meme to make it, though.

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*That you pretend to be unpopular

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I don't doubt that most folks sincerely believe their popular opinions to be unpopular. Everyone wants to think they're the underdog.

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*that you pretend to be unpopular for internet points.

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Should be Required Reading for new Imgurians

8 years ago | Likes 129 Dislikes 4

Well just like the elections, right or wrong, the voters are making the decisions.

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There's an image I like to use when people don't use a meme correctly, for those who want it:

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And old. Seriously, so many people don't seem to grasp the essence of Socially Awkward/Awesome Penguin.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

and confession bears are also oftenly used for just w/e.

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"This bear looks sad. I'll use that to tell the world that my dad died."

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Please tell me that is really OP...

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Sure. That is really @OP.

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I knew it!

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That is one morbidly obese kid.

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Kill his rents with fire.

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Oh wow, legit haven't seen that one before... MINE!

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instructions unclear, dick stuck in window

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yeah. not sure which way the penguins should go on this one...

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Don't lie to us your dick would have gotten stuck in a window regardless of instructions.

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Again, Quagmire?

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pics, or it didn't happen!

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Instructions unclear, dick stuck in mallard

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oh i got mine in a ceiling fan

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Hello, 911? It's Quagmire. Yeah, it's caught in the window this time.

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this guy gets it

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Just soak it in wood for a while, it will be fine.

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SOAK IT IN WOOD

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7/10, perfect advice.

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*7/11. You know, the greatest tragedy of the century...

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5/7

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4/6

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Oh poor Brendan

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