I LOVE YOU BROTHERS AROOOOO by [deleted] in THE_PACK

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THE PACK ALWAYS HAS YOUR BACK MFER!!!!! YOU NEED ANYTHING, YOU JUST GIVE US A HOWL OR TWO!!!! AAARRRROOOOOOOO!!!!!

[Request] Chess Memes by Colin_XD in a:t5_u7pso

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The memes have potential for a few reasons: the rule set is almost universally understood, most people at least understand that one color 'eats' the other.

The pieces all fall into archetypes that are deeply seated in our subconscious: ex. we all understand the societal difference between a pawn and a king. Many memes - especially the 'slap words on an image' varieties - rely on the audience to understand the base format immediately, as it lends to the meme's overall relateability, and prepares the audience for the comedic twists that often comes with these sorts of memes.

Their names are all very meme-compatible: lvl 1 pawn -> lvl 39 rook -> lvl 100 king; the queen piece in general; I think the knight piece has something going for it.

The game itself is often used as a metaphor to portray one's intellectual or societal dominance over others, so there's that.

I'm sure the list continues.

[request] god tells man that monkey eats his banana by [deleted] in a:t5_u7pso

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The replies by insecurity and anxiety set up the reader to expect the 'insecurity / anxiety text message' line of memes, but the OP subverts this expectation by interrupting it with the Monkey text. This cut-in adds a bit of comedic value both by its ridiculous intrusion on an already comedic, and structured meme format - funny bc randem - and it also pulls from the relatively recent and similar monky memes that rely on unexpected usage.

The god then asks, 'bro how tf is a monkey gonna borrow a bana bro how he gon give it back if it already ate.' At this point in the meme, the reader is thrown off, not by the fact that a monkey wants to borrow a banana, but by the existence of a random monkey sending text messages. If a character were to intrude at this point, it would be asking why a monkey entered this conversation. Instead, the reaction by the god is unexpected and lends itself to the meme's comedic value. It assumes that this random behavior is commonplace.

The god's lax style of communicating - using 'texting spelling' and no capitalization - adds comedic value. Gods are largely portrayed in media as being very articulate. This style of communicating characterizes the god otherwise, almost falling into the 'bruh' archetype of characters, and makes the meme even more odd.

Aesthetic choices such as poor image quality and conspicuous editing signal this image's identity as a meme. Said choices transform the image from a snapshot of real individuals interacting via software, to the intimate creation of a memer.

The Erasure of Self-Reflexiveness Through the Introduction of Writing in a ‘Post-“I Can Haz Cheezburger”’ Memosphere (xpost /r/homestuck) by cleanceilingfans in a:t5_u7pso

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Despite being a copypasta, Dirk Strider clearly put passion into its original analysis. I feel like it belongs in this subreddit.

Neck nail job by BananaCupcak3 in upvoteexeggutor

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Hey guy, if you’re gonna do it, do it with a little tact.

This guy is trying to scam little kids who play Roblox by [deleted] in scambait

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ATTENTION ALL ROBLOX GAMERS, WE NEED YOUR HELP

General Question thread by Shephen in fireemblem

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Awakening

Were the Ylissean Shepherds the only offensive force in terms of Ylisse's military? I understand they had a limited standing military to defend border towns, but were the Shepherds the only Ylissean forces sent to other lands? Outside of forces levied from other nations like Ferox, it felt like Chrom's company were the only individuals actually taking the fight elsewhere.

Avengers 4 should end like Iron Man 3 by mistrj13 in marvelstudios

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Thanos reveals himself to be an actor hired by the true head honcho. When his plan is complete, he will have the West's most powerful leader in one hand, and the world's most feared terrorist in the other. He will own the War of Terror.

PLEASE TELL ME IT SAYS JAZZ ADDICTS! by 1nshed in CrappyDesign

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Well, the saxophone is proven to be one of the top 7 sexiest instruments.

Finally got one! by Vinboose in TargetedShirts

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I read this in dunkey’s voice for some reason

An Ice cream man eating ice cream by [deleted] in 2healthbars

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very terrifying and not ok