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The Daily Dot

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

Left: how a mathematician sees the world meme. Right: how a computer science guy sees the world meme.

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Memes

25 “how they see the world” memes that got progressively unhinged

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

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“You just look a little bit different”: Belle the “shocked” dog goes viral again after owner explains her unique look

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.

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Jamie Jirak

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“I was having a ball”: Jack Black explains what it was like shooting the infamous Minecraft “chicken jockey” scene

Mature woman doctor talk with patient about diagnose at doctors office. Reddit text overlay reads, "Reddit Doctors and Nurses: What's the most impressive case of Google 'self-diagnosis' that turned out to be true?"

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“Itchy hands and feet”: 15 times people Googled their symptoms—and turned out to actually be right

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Finally, the “This is Fine” meme is now a video game

Left: White rabbit with a clock meme above caption reading, "White rabbit with a clock meme." Right: White rabbit with a clock meme under text caption reading "when they randomly start being mean."

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15 years later, the “white rabbit pointing at a clock” painting has become the internet’s new favorite meme

2025 meme inspiration for halloween costumes

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17 memes from 2025 to turn into Halloween costumes

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.

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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

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

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

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.

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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