Month: April 2020

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The ‘Stabby The Roomba’ Story Reveals How Strange Humanity Really Is

People are strange. The reason we’re the dominant species on the planet isn’t because we’re the biggest, or the strongest, or the fastest, but because we’ve got these big, complicated brains that lead us to innovate and empathize and cooperate and just try things until they work.

Also we have thumbs. Thumbs are super helpful.

But the same brains that give us this edge over the natural world also lead us down pathways that by all accounts seem absolutely irrational.

Take this hypothetical bit of sci-fi from Tumblr user sepulchritude, for instance.

Stick with it. At first, the claim they make won’t seem right, but pretty soon, you’ll probably find yourself agreeing.

Part of my brain says “No, I’d never indulge in that. It’s dangerous. It’s pointless. It’s stupid.”

But another, louder part of my brain really wishes I had a Roomba so I could go strap a knife to it right now and freak out my roommate.

We can empathize with just about anything that seems remotely alive. Especially when those things are small and cute and mischievous.

We’re capable of going from indifferent to highly attached real, real quick.

And don’t forget about our love of games.

Having an ongoing, unpredictable game of “what’s the little guy gonna do next” would be irresistible in any stale workplace.

Remember Wilson from Cast Away? The VOLLEYBALL we all CRIED ABOUT when it washed out to sea at the end?

If reblogs were more knives, “Stabby” would be the most dangerous killer in the universe. Or, more likely, would have been overloaded with the weight long ago and just shut down. This conversation was reblogged over 150,000 times. People love them some Stabby.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever found yourself attached to?

Share your human experience in the comments.

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History Memes That We Can All Learn From

They say that people who don’t learn their history are doomed to repeat it. In my case that was true. I repeated 9th grade history twice. I paid very little attention.

Lucky for me, now I don’t have to try to learn history from dry old books or snooze-inducing lectures because the internet is full of history memes that bring the past alive! Finally, I can learn AND laugh AND not actually learn. Let’s look at ten lessons history has for us, in meme form.

10. There are two men inside you

9. We’ve always been upwardly mobile

8. Anxiety is not new

7. Science…took a while

6. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet

5. We’re all terrible

4. Holy Wars don’t take much

3. Youth rebellion is a constant

2. Art inspires innovation

1. “Flower power” used to mean something very different

I feel like now we have the wisdom of the ages in our hearts and minds. We’ve basically got a history degree but without the crushing debt and hopeless job market!

What’s your favorite historical factoid?

Enlighten us in the comments.

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‘Lord of the Rings’ Jokes to Make You Lord of the Memes

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit – the first of the Lord of the Rings series – in 1937. He would go on to write three more epic novel installments, another entire book of background lore, and invent a new language to flesh out the world he had created. We can only assume that he worked this hard with a singular purpose in mind: to one day inspire lots of dank memes.

Thanks to the massive success of the Peter Jackson movie adaptations, there’s hardly a person alive now who isn’t at least passively familiar with Middle Earth. But how deep does your knowledge go? Check your nerdery by tallying how many of these 10 Lord of the Rings memes you get.

10. My Precious!

9. UM ACKTUALLY

8. You can’t sit with us

Via funnyjunk

7. Terms of endearment

6. Lord of the Ni

5. Such senseless violince

4. A broken sword is right twice a day

3. Shadow throwin’ shade

2. Discard all

1. Keeper of the legends

Now if you’ll excuse me, since we’re all stuck inside right now I’m going to go binge all of the special edition blu-rays. See you in three years.

What’s your favorite LOTR fact?

Share in the comments.

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Twitter Users Imagine What God Was Thinking When He Made All the Animals

I grew up as a Christian, so naturally we talked about God a lot.

I heard many times the story of creation in Genesis, in which God creates the world and all living creatures in just 6 days. It’s a poetic little story.

Many believers take it to be metaphorical, some literal, but my favorite interpretation is the one the internet has stumbled upon with the “God creating _____” meme.

The truth is, life on earth is pretty weird. If all these creatures were designed, they were designed with some odd choices.

Here’s some examples of what might have been going through God’s mind when he was making certain animals:

10. Humans

9. Parrots

8. Fish

7. Kangaroos

6. Centipedes

5. Ants

4. Turkeys

3. Bees

2. Spiders

1. Praying Mantis

I think I’ll take these tweets and use them as the first section of my new holy book. Gotta keep myself busy, after all.

What do you think is the weirdest animal?

Vote in the comments.

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Thoughts From the Internet to Get You Through the Day

Today, the internet offers us heaping helpings of philosophy at every turn. Perspectives you never thought you’d encounter are everywhere, and expressions of thoughts you didn’t even realize you had appear at every turn.

Now, that might be a lofty way of thinking about memes, but I have a fine arts degree and over-analysis makes my student loan payments feel justified.

Come feel insightful with me as we tour these fascinating thoughts from the corners of the internet.

10. A Life of Quiet Desperation

9. The Road Less Traveled

8. Patience is a Virtue

7. As a Waking Dream

6. Do What You Love

5. Know Thyself

4. Live to the Fullest

3. Youth is Fleeting

2. Time Waits for No One

1. Being and Nothingness

Ah, there we go. We practically read a book just now. I certainly feel enlightened.

What thoughts and ponderings from the internet caught your attention this week?

Let us know in the comments.

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