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 a humorous commentary on the historical accuracy of the American Revolution. The image depicts a famous painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but the figures are replaced with people...

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This meme is a historical quote from Cicero, a Roman statesman and philosopher, who wrote about the corrupting influence of power and the dangers of unchecked power. The quote is often used to illustrate the dangers o...

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This meme is a humorous illustration of a historical scene, where a group of ancient people are being threatened by a dinosaur, and one of them is trying to use a dictionary to explain the word "thesaurus" to the beas...

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This meme is a play on the 2020 United States presidential election, specifically the controversy surrounding the 2020 United States presidential election. The image depicts a woman in a kitchen, with a cake that says...

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The meme is a screenshot of a Twitter post from 2020, where a user, "suki", responds to a review of a wooden horse statue with a 5-star rating, saying "Ok what the f***" in response to the review's praise of the statu...

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The meme is a comparison between two historical events, the destruction of Pompey's House (the ancient Roman house that was destroyed by the Roman Emperor Pompey in 80 BC) and a modern-day Tinder profile. The text "It...

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The meme is a humorous commentary on the historical account of the Roman Emperor's execution, using a humorous and unexpected response to the news of the emperor's death. The image shows a man responding to the news o...

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The meme is a joke about the Roman Empire's historical expansion into the Alps, with a humorous twist on the idea of a Roman soldier's first experience in the mountains. The text "Roman guards watching an elephant com...

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This meme is a humorous comparison between the famous scientist Isaac Newton and a fictional character from a medieval fantasy novel. The text at the bottom of the image reads, "Isaac Newton developed the law of gravi...

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The meme is a humorous comparison between two ancient Roman leaders, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and their respective relationships with Cleopatra. The image shows a scene from the animated TV show "Phineas and Fer...

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