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With every job comes a slew of misinformation about what it is you do all day. Wouldn't you believe it, Law and Order SVU isn't actually a terrifically accurate depiction of what forensics specialists do all day. Here's a smattering of the dumb conversations people have to have about their jobs.

Judging by our timelines, it's definitely that time of the year again. You know, the time when Spotify bestows its users with the year's oft-embarassing listening statistics. And for some reason pretty much everyone feels the need to share these streaming habits with their Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook followers. We're kind of of the mind that, um, newsflash, your friends probably don't care about your top song of the year. But it's 2020 and we'll let people have their fun. 

People are definitely having fun with this year's "Wrapped" on Twitter. The site is absolutely brimming with funny reaction memes and self-deprecating music-related humor. Though a lot of the jokes are self-owns regarding, say, listening to songs from Glee over and over again, there are some memes that employ a bit more wit - or make playful fun of Apple Music users. Both of which we're definitely here for. 

We've put together our favorite reactions in this here gallery, but you can find more on Twitter. If you're curious about your own Spotify Wrapped, just follow this link. And make sure you're in a safe and judgement-free zone. These things are sensitive. 

Winter is coming and we all know what that means...seasonal depression! We're gonna need all the warmth we can get, and one easy way to absorb those much needed good vibes is through wholesome images and stories about people being compassionate to others. We've got just the batch of feel-good content to warm you up inside as the days grow darker. If you're in the mood for even more wholesome goodness, we're one step ahead of you.

Lo and behold, it's been more than six months of this lockdown BS and life still really sucks here in America. We're all still miserable AF, and it seems like we'll never be free of this crap. So this is a friendly reminder to wear your damn mask. Now let's get on with the memes.

In May of 2012, Tumblr user LeonsBuddyDave made a fake Twitter account with the name "United Airlanes" (as opposed to United AirLINES). He posted a few gag tweets and then left the account alone. Recently, he decided to check up on the account just for kicks and saw that quite a few people had tweeted at the parody account believing it was the real thing.

John Lewis is famous for releasing a touching Christmas advertisement every year. Of course there's another John Lewis who ends up getting all the Tweets that people direct to the department store and he's just a guy living in America. Fortunately he has a great sense of humor about it.

W Hotel sure has a funny way of maintaining that supposed 4-star rating. The way they treat this newlywed couple managed to bring tears to strangers' eyes too.

Nobel Winner Tim Hunt recently made some grossly sexist comments and Scientists have been responding to them on #distractinglysexy.

Humans have interrupted a lot of natural processes. Highways divide forests, and dams interrupt the migration routes for fish. But that isn't to say that we haven't found solutions to some of the problems that we created. Wildlife bridges have been built over highways allow animals to cross the highway safely. And in a recent Twitter storm, the public has rediscovered an amazing apparatus that scientists released in 2014 which helps salmon migrate. It is called the Salmon Cannon. And as you can imagine, everyone is obsessed with it. 

Sometimes it's difficult to tell whether or not you should take that advice from a random stranger on the internet. Like if someone tells you to rub apple cider vinegar on a bad burn, are you gonna just go for it or ask for their credentials? They could be some kindergartener messing with anxious adults online. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to easily distinguish the good advice from the bad? Lucky for us, there's a place where we can enjoy the wry humor of fake life hacks and hilariously bad advice, and that's r/ShittyLifeProTips. There's absolutely no advice here that anyone in their right mind would actually want to take, but these shitty pro tips are sure fun to laugh at.

Is there a word for "observation that seems poignant in the moment and then sort of gets instantly muddled into the background noise of your head, only to pop up at the most inappropriate moment?" If not, that's kind of what tweets are. That's not a bad thing, they're fun. Balls of wit make up some of the great funny tweets and tumblr gems to quote later.