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Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

Left: Laptop in a classroom playing SpongeBob Squarepants episode. Text overlay reads, "Teacher think I'm paying attention but I'm really watching the bob." Right: SpongeBob Squarepants decorated water bottle in a grocery store. Text overlay reads, "Mom think I'm paying attention whole time I'm sipping on da bob."

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Distracted by the Bob: Inside the new SpongeBob meme taking over TikTok

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Left: Google Search screenshot of "T-Pain full name" with the result reading "Tylenol Painrelief." Right: T-Pain in a pink suit at the Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "Bad Boys For Life" held at TCL Chinese Theatre on January 14, 2020.

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“Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-autism”: T-Pain’s “real name” is back to being Tylenol Painrelief thanks to Trump’s Tylenol crusade

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.

Anna Good

Left: Black man in yellow suit behind a tree rubbing his hands together meme under caption reading, "Every lawyer working for Tylenol tonight." Right: Tylenol Come and Take it under the lone star.

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25 of the best memes clowning the idea that Tylenol causes autism

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21 memes about the Rapture in case today is just another Tuesday

judging girls at a college party meme explained

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“Is that meme ever gonna die?”: Woman featured in Jimmy Tatro skit explains how it came to be

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.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: woman looking forlornly under text reading, "when I complain about my cramps but forgot that boys have to go through chained up all the time or something." Right: Man wearing airpods looking into the distance under text reading, "Remember having to be chained up all the time or something and knowing I have 2 sons."

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How “being chained up all the time or something” became the funniest bit on TikTok

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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Gen Z and Gen Alpha are saying “41” on the internet. Here’s why.

Left: Silksong meme with text reading "Me playing" with a frustrated woman above "Me recommending" next to woman doing heart shape with her hands. Right: pepe with dropped beads above caption reading "How it feels watching all my beads scatter everywhere because I wasn't fast enough to catch them all."

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“Hollow Knight: Silksong” launch breaks records and floods the internet with memes

Left: A Stack Of Great Value Raw Shrimp Bags In A Grocery Freezer. Right: Radioactive man meme. Caption overlay reads "Me after eating a whole bag of them walmart radioactive shrimp."

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Walmart recalls radioactive shrimp, the internet responds with memes—29 of the best

Left: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on Jason Kelce's podcast New Heights. Right: The Simpsons characters Edna Krabappel and Principle Skinner locked together, caption overlay reads "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married."

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26 memes and reactions to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement breaking the internet

Left: Tweet reading "my therapist said this to me, and it hit me like a brick “they’re not your friends if they disagree with you or try to challenge you”" Right: Screencap from The Sopranos of therapist Dr. Jennifer Melfi. Caption overlay reads "My therapist said this to me, and it hit me like a brick: You don't have to eat every dish of rigatoni."

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25 “my therapist said this to me, and it hit me like a brick” memes that went completely off the rails

3 Panel: Left: Woman dancing doing the barbershop haircut that costs a quarter accuracy meme. Middle: Actor Kevin James Sievert delivering the line during the song "King of New York" in a Wisconsin production. Right: Shirtless man dancing doing the barbershop haircut that costs a quarter accuracy meme.

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The “barbershop haircut that costs a quarter” meme from “Newsies” is blowing up on TikTok

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

Jamie Jirak

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The 13 best memes about “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”

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“Warios your Kong”: 25 Donkey Kong Bananza memes celebrating the best Switch 2 game yet

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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“I don’t know why I was so anti-wig”: Elijah Wood revisits the viral “will you wear wigs” interview years later