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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Anna Good

Oscar audience with text 'this is what it feels like when someone posts a gross pic of me on their story"(l), Tweet "Im crying bro you're at the oscars" with retweet from Ben Stiller "Knicks win"

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Oscars 2025, as told by 30 of the internet’s funniest memes

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‘Look how they massacred my boy’: 31 ‘Shrek 5′ memes roasting the characters’ new look

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

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2 panel image: one a post from NYPost that reads: Teen who injected himself with crushed butterfly spent 7 agonizing days in the hospital before he died. And another post: I'm sorry but like what

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How a teenager’s bizarre death from injecting crushed butterfly turned into a meme

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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Lindsey Weedston

image of Elon Musk at CPAC 2025 with text over: I AM BECOME MEME

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Elon Musk’s ‘I am become meme’ quote, explained—what it means and where it started

Irving from Severance(l), Text "could he act? no. but was his character good? also no. And were his plotlines compelling? not really. but did he look good? also no. But did I enjoy his time on the show? Again, no. But would I watch more of his character? Also no"(r)

A text meme about people who serve nothing is going around

‘Could he act? No. But was his character good? Also no’: A copypasta meme about actors who bring nothing to the table is trending

2 panel image: on the left a person cooking and on the right a post that reads: me: hii, trader joe's frozen aisle: Lemony garlicky miso gochujang brown butter gnocchi

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‘Lemony miso gochujang brown butter gnocchi’ was a joke, then a meme—now it’s a real dish

‘Me when Hamas visits me and my family’: How a threatening tweet accidentally sparked a pro-Hamas meme

Image of actor Robert Downey Jr. in the Iron Man movies.

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JARVIS, explain JARVIS memes to me

2 panel image, both scenes from Star Trek series. Text over says: I still believe in Gene Roddenberry's vision for the future.

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The ‘I still believe in Gene Roddenberry’s vision’ meme is the perfect mix of irony and Star Trek fandom

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The ‘accidentally became important at work’ meme of corporate dread, explained

Sad duck pointing to himself(l), and crying(r) with text 'this is who you're sending to work tomorrow"(top)

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Young, dumb, and full of glum: The ‘Sad Duck Pointing At Himself’ meme, explained

Still image from the music video "Denial is a River" showing the musical artist Doechii.

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The internet can’t stop memeing Doechii’s ‘DENIAL IS A RIVER’—here are the best ones

Text "just walked past the cockpit on this delta flight and the pilot is a straight white dude in his 30s im gonna f***king die dawg"(l), Couple holding each other while woman cries and text "i have 2 flights coming up"(r)

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‘Many plane crash, no egg’: The internet is coping with plane crashes the only way it knows how…memes

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What are the Cave Diver memes all over the internet? Here’s why people are mocking extreme spelunking

2-panel image: on the left is a seen from Parks and Recreation and on the right a well-known meme from Flavor of Love. Text over: What's Galentine's Day?

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25 of the funniest Galentine’s Day memes to celebrate your BFFs