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Ochen pa khrestyanske, ochen pravaslavna
“Ochen pa khrestyanske, ochen pravaslavna” (roughly “very christianly, very orthodox,” with the words misspelled) is a meme made of two consecutive VKontakte (VK, the Russian socia
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VR Goggles
This catalog comic is built on two panels. In the first, a character wearing VR goggles marvels at how realistic everything looks, and in the second, a sobering truth about real li
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Hold the Fuck Up
A black-and-white cartoon of a man in glasses at a computer who gives up on philosophical texts and snaps "padazhzhi yopta," a profane slang "wait a damn minute." Used when somethi
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Shooting Stars
A song by Australian electronic duo Bag Raiders that became a meme years after its release as the backing track for video edits. It fits any clip needing a sudden moment of elation
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Falling Kermit
Falling Kermit is a reaction to plunging headlong into an activity that promised to take only a minute. The toy hero flies into the void of a stairwell, and the captions turn the b
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The Yarovaya Package
A meme about Irina Yarovaya, the State Duma deputy who co-authored the 2016 anti-terrorism law package signed by Putin. Her photos get captions mocking the restrictions the laws br
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A Stick in the Wheels
A three-panel comic where a boy on a bicycle jams a stick into his own front wheel and falls. It gave rise to the phrase for putting obstacles in your own or someone else's way, us
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Dependency (xkcd)
A diagram of a huge structure resting on one tiny support, a variation on Randall Munroe's xkcd comic "Dependency." It jokes about infrastructure and big projects that depend on on
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Hector the Palm Tree
A palm tree filmed by a webcam during Hurricane Irma in September 2017 that stood against fierce gusts for hours. Livestream viewers named it Hector, and it became a joking symbol
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Monument to Toothache
A sculpture by artist Maryana Shumkova made of human teeth, with an open mouth, twisted face, and glistening skin. Its unsettling look made it a favorite for photoshops, used to il
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Joel's Panic Attack
A shot of Joel by a tree, used as a reaction to emotional and physical exhaustion. The "panic attack" nickname stuck to the template online, but the image establishes no clinical c
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Dad, Tell Me About Your Youth
A Russian adaptation of a Cyanide and Happiness comic in which a child's question makes a father recall his wild past. The awkward twist ending makes it a template for jokes about
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Papey Gavna
“Papey gavna” is an absurd line on a picture in which a spider dangling from a web offers a cup. The joke sets a polite offer against disgusting contents and amplifies the absurdit
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Parallel Lines
The meme imitates a school geometry textbook: a definition of parallel lines sits at the top, and below are two arrows labeled “Me” and “Sports.” The joke rests on self-deprecation
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Guy in a Pool of Urine
“Guy in a Pool of Urine” is a caricature about collective condemnation and double standards. A person in blue water is surrounded by laughing accusers, even though the yellow area
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Guy in Yellow Glasses
A blurred snapshot of a smiling man in yellow glasses: with one hand he lifts the frame, as if adjusting or taking off his glasses. The photo was posted by musician Mui Fresco in 2
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Guy in the Green Shirt
A mustached man in a light green polo shirt laughs loudly against a backdrop of white plastic chairs. The video appeared in August 2019: it was filmed at a city council meeting in
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Guy in Headphones in Front of Angelina Jolie
A meme built on the contrast between a striking event nearby and a person absorbed in their phone or music. It shows absent-mindedness and the gap between what bystanders notice an
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Guy Throws Away a Plate
The guy throwing away a plate is Dennis from the series “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” Mac offers him food, and the subsequent throw turns an ordinary refusal into an extreme
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Boy and Girl Texting in Bed
A comic of two people in bed who text each other instead of simply talking. It jokes about handling even the simplest questions by message while lying side by side, and adapts easi
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The Cartoon Guy Reading a Book
A frame from a 1960s Spider-Man cartoon showing Peter Parker staring at an open book with a puzzled, distrustful look. It is used as a reaction to text that seems incomprehensible,
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Clown Applying Makeup
Four panels show a young man turning into a clown, step by step: white base, colored shadows, red lips, a red nose and a rainbow wig. It is used for someone sinking ever deeper int
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Guy Answers the Maniac
The comic 'Guy Answers the Maniac' shows a hero hiding from a masked man with a bloody knife, giving away his location by finishing every line the stalker says. The joke mocks catc
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Guy Singing "I Won't Come Back"
A viral clip of a guy in a dark jacket dancing and singing along to VIA Gra's "I Won't Come Back" on a snowy square. It's used as a reaction to happily parting with something for g
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