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 is a screenshot from the movie "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" where the character Douglas Adams is explaining the universe's origin. The text "If you want to make a good first impression, start with a...

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The meme is a humorous take on the frustration of debugging code. It shows a cartoon character (Bugs Bunny) in two scenarios: one where the code is working, and another where it's not. The text "I don't have time for...

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The meme is a play on the concept of "null" in programming, which refers to a value that does not exist or is unknown. The image shows a coffee machine with a button labeled "NULL" and a cup of coffee with a label tha...

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This meme is a humorous take on the challenges of maintaining old code. The image depicts a person stuck in a sinking ship, with the caption "That one developer who's maintaining the old codebase". The meme pokes fun...

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This meme is a humorous take on the stereotype that software engineers are not good at estimating time or resources. The image shows a programmer ( likely a developer) who is supposed to be a "10x engineer" (a mythica...

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The meme features two cats, one with a puzzled expression and the other with a sarcastic tone. The text "I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining why I'm right" appears above the cats, implying a situation where someone i...

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The meme depicts a developer being asked to write a simple program to print "Hello, World!" to the console, but instead of writing code, they produce a 10-page document with a complex explanation of the programming la...

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The meme is a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Where Do We Go From Here?" speech, in which he critiques the American social and economic system, highlighting the disparities between the country's ideals and its re...

Topic: Sociology Posted:

Sociology

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This meme is a screenshot of a Reddit comment from the sociology category, where a user is sharing a humorous anecdote about a professor who was being overly enthusiastic about a mundane topic. The comment includes th...

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