Biblioteca Memetica

A collection of memes, curated by CJ Trowbridge.

Disclaimer: I often save memes that I disagree with; seeing something here should not be taken as evidence that I agree with it. I have been saving and categorizing tens of thousands of memes for decades. Many times I save a meme specifically because I disagree with it and in order to create new memes that counter its message.

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This meme is from the Star Trek franchise and is a play on the infamous "I know what you did last summer" movie. The image shows a Star Trek crew member, likely a captain, with a serious expression, and the text "I kn...

Topic: Star Trek Posted:

The meme is a humorous exchange between two individuals, where one person is trying to explain the concept of a "carcels" (a typo for "car-els") as a way to describe the lack of infrastructure in a city's road design....

Topic: Urbanism - Road Design Posted:

The meme is a screenshot of a Twitter post by a user named "brian" with a humorous take on a public library's policy change. The post says "If you need to use a library just read the books don't photocopy them" and is...

Topic: Urbanism Posted:

The meme is a screenshot of a Wikipedia page for the Swedish word "Tågskryt" which translates to "train bragging". The image is a humorous take on the concept of bragging about one's train commute, with the text "Tågs...

Topic: Urbanism - Transit Posted:

This meme is a humorous image that juxtaposes a scene from the 2022 film "The Batman" with a quote from the movie. The image shows Robert Pattinson's character, The Batman, looking at a quote that reads, "What power w...

Topic: OC Posted:

The meme is a humorous representation of the concept of consciousness and the complexity of human thought. It features a cartoon character with a puzzled expression, surrounded by swirling clouds of thought, with the...

Topic: Consciousness Posted:

The meme is a humorous take on the concept of "millenialism" or the idea that younger generations are more focused on their personal lives and relationships than on traditional societal norms. The meme presents a conv...

Topic: Millenihilism Posted:

The meme is a screenshot of a character from a 1980s cartoon, "The Muppet Show" character, "Kermit the Frog", being dragged away by a police officer. The text "I can't hear you without my subtitles" is written above t...

Topic: Queer - Post-Structuralism Posted:

Topic: Food Posted:

In the spirit of Neo-Dadaism, this meme subverts the traditional notion of a "meme" by presenting a seemingly innocuous conversation between a cardinal and a chickadee. The text reads: "Your parents let you have a moh...

Topic: Neo-Dadaism Posted: