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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The meme features a cartoon character, likely a representation of a person, lying down on a bus seat with a caption "I just wanted to take a nap on the bus, but I think I fell asleep on the floor instead". The meme is...

Topic: Urbanism - Transit Posted:

The meme compares two images of the same city, one from the 1940s and the other from the 2020s. The image shows a massive change in the city's infrastructure, with a sprawling highway system replacing the original cit...

Topic: Urbanism - Transit Posted:

The meme is a screenshot of a news headline from The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, featuring a quote from Pete Buttigieg, a former US Secretary of Transportation. The quote reads: "The truth is, if we want to build a t...

Topic: Urbanism - Transit Posted:

The meme is a play on the concept of urban planning, where a city is designed to be navigable by cars, but a plane is flying over it, implying that the city is too small to be seen from a plane's altitude. The text "I...

Topic: Urbanism - Transit Posted:

The meme is a humorous comparison between the quality of public transportation in San Francisco (implied to be a "first world country") and a fictional, highly-developed city in a fantasy or science fiction setting. T...

Topic: Urbanism - Transit Posted:

The meme is a humorous take on the idea that people with disabilities are often excluded from public transportation due to inaccessible infrastructure. The image is a screenshot of a Twitter post that reads: "what if...

Topic: Urbanism - Transit Posted:

The meme is a humorous commentary on the challenges of urban planning and transportation. It features a map of the United States with a large circle around the Northeast, implying that all flights within this region a...

Topic: Urbanism - Transit Posted:

The meme features a historical image of a woman on a unicycle, with a caption that reads "When you're trying to get to work on time but the bike lane is closed". The image is a humorous take on the frustrations of com...

Topic: Urbanism - Transit Posted:

The meme is an image of a miniature car with a person dressed in a suit and holding a briefcase, implying a city commuter. The image is captioned "I'm not commuting, I'm just commuting".

Topic: Urbanism - Transit Posted:

The meme is a humorous comparison between two contrasting urban planning visions for a high-speed transportation system in California. It shows a 2010 map of California with a proposed high-speed rail system, and a 20...

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