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Memes

Seth MacFarlane explains how his college professor inspired the ‘It Insists Upon Itself’ meme from ‘Family Guy’

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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What is the My New Character trend on TikTok?

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.

Angela Andaloro

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Ding Fries Are Done: meme origins

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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The ‘Pepperidge Farm Remembers’ meme is nostalgia wrapped in humor

Christine Friar is a writer and editor in New York who focuses on streaming entertainment and internet culture. Her work has appeared in the Awl, the Fader, New York Magazine, Paper Magazine, Vogue, Elle, and more.

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This old ‘Family Guy’ joke about Kevin Spacey is eerily prescient

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Entertainment

Peter Griffin stumbles onto Trump’s bus in uncensored ‘Family Guy’ skit

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

Family Guy

Seth MacFarlane explains how his college professor inspired the ‘It Insists Upon Itself’ meme from ‘Family Guy’

What is the My New Character trend on TikTok?

Ding Fries Are Done: meme origins

The ‘Pepperidge Farm Remembers’ meme is nostalgia wrapped in humor

This old ‘Family Guy’ joke about Kevin Spacey is eerily prescient

Peter Griffin stumbles onto Trump’s bus in uncensored ‘Family Guy’ skit

This comic about Bart Simpson and Chris Griffin in therapy will make you cry

This ‘Family Guy’ cover of ‘Uptown Funk’ has no right to be this good

This real-life Peter Griffin impersonator puts Seth MacFarlane to shame

Weepy ‘Family Guy’ fans plead to bring #BringBackBrian

Redditor recreates “Family Guy” house using The Sims 3