Biblioteca Memetica

A collection of memes, curated by CJ Trowbridge.

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Category: Urbanism

This urbanism-style meme recontextualizes social welfare policy as a matter of community infrastructure and investment. It argues that for a healthy city environment, everyone—including "Housed people are more stable"...

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This meme illustrates a vast network of urban connections across the US, with lines linking every state to major cities. The humor relies on the concept that weather is "bipolar"—meaning if you live in one city in New...

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This meme visually represents the frustration and danger of being blind while navigating infrastructure and public spaces. The man is shown preparing to dig a trench or bridge next to a residential home, completely ob...

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The image illustrates the frustrating trope of "armchair political engagement," where a user claims to share a "recent discovery" only to reveal that their "find" is just a cynical re-imagining of a joke they’ve heard...

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This meme satirizes the chaotic and often gridlocked infrastructure of Los Angeles, particularly the Westside commuter rail service where massive trains, trucks, and city traffic frequently get stuck together in a con...

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This meme plays on an urban twist where a white "DO NOT" sign is planted in a large, dense hedge. Beneath the sign, two massive, gnarled tree branches poke through the greenery, obscuring part of the text and creating...

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In this urban meme, humor is derived from the absurdity of trying to protect your home from a "street-level" threat. A tactical green sign that reads "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" is taped to a rope next to a modern doorbell c...

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This urbanism meme argues that the physical layout and quality of public buildings—not politics or governance—are the primary causes of financial ruin in these cities. It suggests that developers who rush to build che...

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The meme in this image is a visual representation of urban pollution, capturing the historical event of the Great Lakes Oil Spill. The text 'An aerial photo from 1967 shows plumes of industrial waste flowing in the Cu...

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"This urban meme satirizes the absurdity of legal land rights applied to nature by presenting a Google map with the text 'Tree That Owns Itself,' which ironically claims a white oak has legal ownership of itself. The...

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