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.

Meme Categories:

This meme is an image of a 17th-century map of the world, specifically the "Nova et Accurata Descriptio" by Guillaume Delahaye. The map is labeled "Nova Totus Terrarum Orbis Geographica" and features a detailed illust...

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The meme appears to be a humorous image of a world map with a large red X marked through the middle of the Americas. The text "X marks the spot" is often used to indicate the location of a treasure, but in this case,...

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This meme is an image of a 17th-century world map, specifically the "Waldseemüller Map" or "Dunbar Map". The map is surrounded by a caption that reads "This map is like my relationships".

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This meme is an image of a medieval-style illustration of the world, known as the "Nuremberg Chronicle" map. The text in the image reads "Here is the world in one picture" and "Here is the world in one picture". The m...

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The meme is an image of a map of Africa, but with a significant portion of it missing, replaced by a giant cartoon monkey's face. The text "Africa for the Africans" appears in the monkey's mouth, referencing the idea...

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The meme is a map of the world with Africa labeled as "Africa" and a small note on the side that says "Africa = Africa". The joke is that the note is pointing out the obvious fact that the continent is indeed called "...

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This meme is a screenshot of a map of Europe, with a red line drawn across the continent, separating the Eastern European countries from the Western European countries. The text "I'm not a European, I'm a Euro" is wri...

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The meme is a humorous illustration of the world map from the 17th century, with a few key countries and regions labeled in a playful, exaggerated way. The text "Europe is a thing and so is Asia" appears in the image,...

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The meme is a humorous image of a map of the Americas from the 18th century. The text "Americae" is written in a decorative font at the top of the map, indicating that it is a map of the Americas. The meme likely uses...

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The meme is a humorous illustration of a map of Africa, with the continent's outline distorted to resemble a face with a big smile. The text "Africa" is written in bold, playful letters above the map, while the phrase...

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