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:

The meme is an image of a 17th-century map of the world, but with a humorous twist. The map has been altered to show ridiculous and absurd locations, such as "Ludovia" (a place where "ladies" go to get drunk) and "Far...

Topic: Papes - Old Maps Of The World Posted:

The meme is an image of a vintage-style world map with a large tear in it, implying that the world is falling apart. The text "I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles" is written in a playful, handwritten fo...

Topic: Papes - Old Maps Of The World Posted:

The meme is a map of the world with a red line drawn through the Americas, indicating a separation between the old world and the new world. The text "I love you" is written in a small font at the top of the map, while...

Topic: Papes - Old Maps Of The World Posted:

This meme is a humorous illustration of the world map from 1690, which is often used to poke fun at the outdated and inaccurate representations of the world from the past. The meme features a map of the world with the...

Topic: Papes - Old Maps Of The World Posted:

This meme is an image of a vintage world map with a large, red X marked through the middle of the United States. The text "I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining why I'm right" appears above the X. The image is likely b...

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The meme is an image of a vintage-style world map with a humorous caption. The map appears to be a classic example of a 17th-century world map, complete with ornate illustrations and a sense of nostalgia. The text "I...

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The meme is a humorous illustration of a 17th-century map of Africa, with a cartoonish image of a monkey in the center of the continent. The image is captioned "Africa, according to European maps of the 17th century"....

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This meme is an image of a map of the world with various countries and territories labeled in a playful, exaggerated way. The text at the top of the image reads "In 2-3 sentences, describe this meme for someone who ca...

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This meme is an image of a map of Europe from the 18th century, with a red line tracing the border between Prussia and Poland. The text "Prussia" is written in the upper left corner of the map, and the red line is lab...

Topic: Papes - Old Maps Of The World Posted:

This meme is an image of an old world map, specifically the 1700s-era "A New Map of the Terraqueous Globe" by John Senex. The image features two large globes, one showing the Eastern Hemisphere and the other showing t...

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