MEME FINDER COLLECTION
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Payment at the Therapist Went Through
A 2024 Russian TikTok format that flips between two outcomes: if the payment fails, the therapist hits a sore spot; if it goes through, a kind moment brings relief. The staged cata
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Opossum Gives an Interview
An opossum with a microphone looks like a small participant in a big public debate. The frame from the spring-prediction ceremony in Alabama has become a template for confident, ir
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Let Go, I Won't Let Go
A meme with a ginger cat clutching a person's finger in both paws, captioned with a deliberately misspelled "let go, I won't let go." It jokes about being unable to give up bad hab
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That Giant Cat Again
A painting of a woman in red at a table, hiding her face in her hands, while an enormous white cat's head fills the half-open door behind her. It stands for an intrusive, oppressiv
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Orekhus
Orekhus is a character from the “Fruitovoshchi” sticker pack, later becoming the hero of short VK comics and a “Spravedlivo” (“That’s fair”) reaction. In this illustration, a large
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Teacher Weapons
“Teacher Weapons” assigns armaments to school professions, turning each job into a game class. In February 2018 the format became a reaction to the discussion of armed school staff
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The Donkey, the Gopher, the Spider-Man
A nonsense song from a 2010 animated clip, sung with a pointedly serious face over naive animation. It became a Russian-internet symbol of absurdity and is shared as a classic of w
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Careful, He's a Hero
The caption “Careful, he's a hero” sits on a still from the 2004 film “Spider-Man 2,” where train passengers carefully carry the unconscious hero above their heads. The template wo
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Island of Dreams
An aerial photo of the “Island of Dreams” amusement park in Moscow: red towers, light buildings, and blue glass domes. The park opened in February 2020 and immediately became a sub
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Paul the Octopus
An octopus in a German aquarium that supposedly predicted football results, getting most Euro 2008 and 2010 World Cup picks right. He became a meme about the lucky "seer" and the s
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Father Holds the Child
“Father Holds the Child” is a drawing by Belgian artist Jeroom in which a serious-faced adult talks to his daughter. In meme remixes, his confident tone is paired with absurd concl
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Dad and the Dog
A still from a video game: a grim man with an eyepatch drives a military off-road vehicle, and a gray-and-white beast resembling a wolf sits in the back. The image is used as an il
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Joanne Rowling's Revelations
A series of jokes about the author of “Harry Potter” continuing to share new details about her fictional world after the last book was published. The captions are built on contrast
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I'm Opening a Beer, Pouring It into a Glass
Vasily Didlyakov wrote a song about a familiar everyday ritual: opening a can of beer and pouring the drink into a glass. The repeated line easily separated from the track and came
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Otkuda Ty Eto Skazal (Where Did You Learn That?)
A drawn scene of a winged creature and a man reacting to a rude line from an old Kolobok joke. The caption “Where did you learn that?” is used when a remark is unexpected or unexpe
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Straight-A Student at Flirting
“Straight-A Student at Flirting” is a remake of a comic by Dan Martin, in which a teacher is so impressed by a student's answer that he covers the student's face with A+ grades. Th
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Great, Keep Working
The phrase “Great, keep working” comes from an advertisement for the web studio Sokol from Novocherkassk, in which the head of the company describes his team in a calm, businesslik
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OTP, Shipping, and Pairing
Fandom slang for rooting for a romantic couple in a book, film, or TV show. The terms came from English-language fandoms and spread through fan fiction and forums, and the meme is
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Reflection in the Pupil
“Reflection in the Pupil” is a template featuring a large eye of a girl Inkling from the Super Smash Bros. announcement. Instead of a glowing emblem, it shows an unexpected news it
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Our Father, Who Art in Heaven
A close-up of a small light-colored dog with wide eyes and a wary look. It is captioned with the opening of the Lord's Prayer when someone realizes things are bad and all that is l
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Owen Wilson Says “Wow”
Owen Wilson says “wow” — a meme about the American actor's distinctive pronunciation of a short exclamation. His lines are collected into compilations, repeated in parodies and use
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Waiter, Bring Me Something I Haven't Tried Yet
A 2017 meme with a smiling waiter in a vest and bow tie holding an empty tray, captioned with an absurd order. The joke plays polite service against a ridiculous request and works
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Ohayeshechki Dattebaeshechki
A parody greeting: the Japanese "good morning" gets a cutesy Russian diminutive, an anime catchphrase is tacked on, and it's delivered in a sugary voice. The faked delight clashes
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The Bouncer Opening the Door
A 2016 meme of a bouncer deciding who gets let in, first as a four-panel comic, later as a photo of a man at a door. It jokes about arbitrary or absurd entry rules and who passes f
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