dank memes

2020 is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Between the election, coronavirus, and all the other fun stuff (constant pain) we're amazed we're even around to enjoy the madness. These memes and tweets really sum up the whole ordeal with accuracy and ease. Here's hoping we make it out alive.

Surprise surprise. More lockdown. Some of you thought it was over, but ohhhhh no. Not even close. Looks like we'll all be literally hibernating this winter, so it's time to get creative with the indoor activities. If you can't think of anything new and exciting to fill the dull, dark days with, at least you know there's always gonna be memes to fall back on. Memes are like a security blanket that never gets old or tattered. Let these decent random memes warm up that cold heart, and if this dump isn't enough for you, we've got even more here!

As the worst Halloween in recent years comes to a close, it's safe to say that many of us are left bored and unsatisfied. Costume parties on Zoom feel weak and insufficient. Drinking themed cocktails isn't as fun when you're alone. These memes won't fill the orange and black void in our sad hearts, but they might just help to ease the pain a little. And that's all we can ask for. 

Happy Monday, fools. Before you submit to the grind and get back to your responsibilities, we recommend scrolling through this hefty batch of memes. They may help your disposition. But really, at this point, either way you've got nothing to lose.

There are definitely a few perks to getting older. Some people take you more seriously. You can eat whatever you want. Hopefully you can live on your own. But there are also some definite downsides. For example, the hangovers. Rampant misanthropy. Having to pay rent and bills. These observational memes and tweets sum it all up in style. Hang in there fellow, olds. We'll get through this together.

Anyone else feel like their meme standards have taken a nose dive of late? Political fatigue and a general contempt for the world seem to have skewed our taste towards the very dumb. This past weekend we were graced by meme that easily meets this very low criteria. According to Know Your Meme, the trend began on 4chan, after a user shared a still of Paul Allen (Jared Leto) in American Psycho. The intentionally miscaptioned still reads  "Patrick, it's you!! You're the American Psycho?!!," to which another 4chan user replies "He didn't say that." After other users chimed in, the thread grew to over 100 replies. And now it looks like it made an impact in the memeosphere.

Following the 4chan thread, the format started to pop up on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Users seemed to be scrambling to create (and share) the incredibly stupid and easy-to-make memes. Even gamers got in on the joke, creating their own versions for releases such as Death Stranding and Final Fantasy. While it's hard to present these memes as the "best" of anything, they're pretty damn entertaining. Here's hoping we see more dumb and easy content in the coming months. This year needs all the help it can get.

Artists have been revered for creating works of beauty for thousands of years - but do you think brush-wielding monks in medieval Europe had any idea their painstaking efforts would be used for the unholy humor of memes? Chances are they didn't. These memes may have absolutely nothing to do with the art's intended purpose, but we think they add historical and cultured edge to an art form that's only been around for a couple decades. They're a beautiful merging of old and new, and (most importantly) they're funny as hell.

As we've get older it feels like the weekend becomes less and less exciting. Instead of being able to look forward to fun activities, it becomes more of a break from work so we can tackle our other responsibilities. And in 2020? It's even worse. Fortunately, memes often help us fill up this inevitably boring time. And we've got a lot of 'em right here for you.

While it's said that history is always doomed to repeat itself, it's definitely anything but boring. These fresh (and spicy) history memes take the stuff of dull classes and actually spin it into something funny. Lord knows you'll probably learn more from these funny pictures than you will from a Zoom class.

Doesn't it suck when you're in desperate need of a distraction but there's nothing jumping out to save you from that evil chore demanding your attention? No need to panic, because we've got the perfect excuse for you: mmmeeemmmeeesss! And if this list of dankness isn't enough, we've got even more memes here, here, and here.

Sometimes all you need to brighten your day a little is some random memes. After all, they say that laughter is the best medicine. Well, that's probably not completely true, because medicine is the best medicine. So like, if you're really having a tough time, don't cover up the pain with memes. Don't say we didn't tell you so. 

Some people in this world only want the freshest and most niche memes. Others want the tried and true memes of yore. This gallery is a mix of the two. At the end of the day, the only thing that matters to us is having funny content to distract ourselves from the pain of reality. And these memes really do the trick.