Thursday, July 9, 2026

Fourth Annual Meme Collection 13

So, yeah, it's now become a thing.

In 2023 during the summer, I was bored and looking for topics for Thursday 13, and I thought to mine my phone for the various memes I had saved. When summer 2024 came around I realized I had 13 more memes to share. I did it again last year. So, now it's an annual event. 

(Now that I know it's an annual event, I'll be more careful to collect some more. I came up a little short, so the last couple are posters I found in classrooms that I snapped pictures of. Kinda meme-y. I hope you don't mind.) 

Before you can be great, you have to be good. Before you can be good, you have to be bad. Before you can be bad, you have to try.
1. I think I saw this on Bluesky, and now I can't find the creator to credit. I showed this to the art students in August as I thought it was something they should see. 

How we want it to be: straight line. How it actually is: curvy and loopy line.
2. Same creator as #1. Very good education-type explanation. 

Nothing can do this for you, for that robs you of experience and conflates answers with learning. Rather, it's all the decisions you make along the way, the mistakes, struggles, and surprises! These pathways you create--this is learning.
3. Also found on Bluesky. You can find the whole comic here. 

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com Posting this 1967 Birmingham news editorial cartoon for all the people who don't realize that this is how MLK was viewed by a big chunk or white America. Cartoon with MLK talking to reporter on street with chaos all around. Caption: I plan to lead another non-violent march tomorrow!
4. Vintage cartoon.

May Iranians, who mostly hate their leaders, be safe. May Palestinians, who mostly hate their leaders, be safe. May Israelis, who mostly hate their leaders, be safe. May US Citizens, who mostly hate their leaders, be safe. May all the war-mongering authoritarians be deposed. And may they one day experience real justice. For all the suffering and death they cause. Rabbi Marisa James (adapted)
5.

picture of dragon. caption: Their first mistake is underestimating you. Their second is underestimating your allies.
6.

picture of white buoy. caption: Play that funky music
7. I looked at this. And I looked at this. And then I remembered that that white thing is called a buoy. And then I couldn't stop laughing for five minutes. 

picture of woman sitting, man peeking through doorway. panel 1: woman, "Your items have shipped". panel 2: man, "Be honest". panel 3: woman, "Label created". panel 4: man, "Thank you"
8. I love to watch the tracking of everything I order online. I feel this meme so hard. 

Panel of 4 hats. KKK white hood. Baseball cap with Confederate flag. N*zi uniform cap. MAGA red cap. Caption: Same shit. Different hat.
9.

The Three Categories of Republicans: Fascists. Allies of fascists. People too stupid to realize they're part of the first two categories.
10.

If Republican policies are better for the economy and society, why are Republican states the poorest, least educated, with the least well-paying jobs, with the most health problems, and have the highest dependence on welfare programs? You 'd think that they would've asked themselves this by now.
11.

TBH. Dude. If Bigfoot can stay quiet and mind his own biz for years, then U can do the same for one class, Bro.
12. Found in a 12th grade government class. 

I'm not telling you it's going to be easy. I'm telling you it's going to be worth it. Art Williams
13. Found in a forensic science class. 

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13 comments:

  1. PaulaJuly 9, 2026 at 6:47 AM

    I like those, especially the ones about struggling to reach goals. It’s often not a straight line!

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  2. songbird's crazy worldJuly 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM

    Some really great memes there

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  3. tz_gardenJuly 9, 2026 at 8:25 AM

    These are great, shipping label created is my favorite!

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  4. Mary KirklandJuly 9, 2026 at 11:07 AM

    Loved these. The dragon one is too true.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM

    thecontemplativecat here. #2 is mine.

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  6. AlanaJuly 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM

    #2 and #3- oh yes. #4 - oh yes, that's what the adults in my life believed back in 1967. And that "your item has been shipped" and when you check on the status you see it's only the mailing label being created can be frustrating. And #11, I still don't know what happened. When I lived in Arkansas it had a D governor (Bill Clinton) and two D senators (Dale Bumpers and David Pryor) and the state was interested in bettering itself. I don't know why it made the hard right turn. I still don't understand.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 10, 2026 at 4:09 AM

    This is Birgit- these are great..love the 3 looks of people who follow the orange nut.

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    1. Liz A.July 10, 2026 at 11:56 AM

      Lately I've been saving memes of a particular political flavor.

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  8. CountryDewJuly 10, 2026 at 4:31 AM

    I remember the first time I read some old articles about MLK and realized that white people popped corks and drank champaign when he died, that I cried. That was a long time ago, but it surprised me. It shouldn't have. But I was still young.

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    1. Liz A.July 10, 2026 at 11:57 AM

      It's fascinating how many people who would have hated him in life pretend they're more woke than they actually are.

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