2020 in memes. No words just memes.
And please let’s give everyone a break and NO POLITICS.
(I know, I’m asking for NO POLITICS. Go figure.)
So, I laughed, I cried, I left my meme.
Here’s a couple to get things started.
Time Traveler: Hey, what year is it?
Me: 2020
Time Traveler: So has it happened yet?
Me: Has what happened?
Time Traveler: The disaster.
Me: Could you narrow it down a bit?
@njfan@RiotDemon the oatmeal is excellent. He doesn’t post much new stuff now, he started doing animation a while ago. But his stuff is excellent and there’s a ton of a backlog to waste some time on if he’s new to you.
@blaineg@Kidsandliz And gas (dinosaur juice) was a nickel a gallon. And then you can regale them with tales of yore, explaining that hydrocarbon energy sources didn’t used to be illegal, that a nickel was an ancient form of analog stored value, and that we just made up shit when defining units like “gallons”, “inches”, “feet”, “miles”, “acres”, “pounds”, and used the same unit, “ounces” for two completely different things, weight and volume, and then a yet different variation to measure the weight of silver and gold (and just those two).
@blaineg@mike808 That sounds like way too much work to regale them with all those tales. I’ll just stick with a half gallon of ice cream used to be an actual a half gallon and leave it at that.
@Cerridwyn
Thanks. I keep trying to decide if it looks like some sort of carvings on the edge of the mound or if it is just my mind trying to create patterns out of random stuff.
@Cerridwyn
I found several (Spanish) references to “Saudi Arabia scorpion invasion” but no further details. Bummer… I was hoping some mehtizen could do the Paul Harvey thing and tell me ‘the rest of the story…’
@blaineg@chienfou@djslack@RiotDemon@shahnm
found this one too if it will upload
it says, “Footage of around one hundred baby scorpions crawling all over each other in their nest, just two weeks after leaving their mother.”
@heartny That looks like some of the rope swing chair stands with respect to space to swing. Actually that looks like one of my front porches I had and I had to hang the porch swing from the outer roof beam so kids wouldn’t kick out the bedroom window when they were swinging (and so the swing got wet in the rain all the time and eventually rotted).
Time Traveler: Hey, what year is it?
Me: 2020
Time Traveler: So has it happened yet?
Me: Has what happened?
Time Traveler: The disaster.
Me: Could you narrow it down a bit?
@mike808 Umbrella academy?
@mike808 @njfan
Sparrow academy?
@j2
I totally did steal this meme! Thank you.
@Mehrocco_Mole I stole it too!
@blaineg
@blaineg … is that a Dr. Who reference?
@blaineg @InnocuousFarmer are you my mommy?
@blaineg one me some doctor W
Except it was yellow.
@blaineg I’m sad to say it’s fake.
@RiotDemon Yep, but I’m going with it.
@RiotDemon
@lisaviolet
/image gif oh God no
@RiotDemon
I wish I could hit like on this one twice.
@RiotDemon You’ve sent me down a clickhole I am so enjoying!
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/living_significant_other
@njfan oatmeal is great! I’m glad you are enjoying it.
@njfan @RiotDemon the oatmeal is excellent. He doesn’t post much new stuff now, he started doing animation a while ago. But his stuff is excellent and there’s a ton of a backlog to waste some time on if he’s new to you.
https://theoatmeal.com/blog/secret_life_of_matt
@chienfou
contest is over, you win
@RiotDemon
@mike808 Uphill, both ways?
@blaineg @mike808 In waist deep snow or barefoot in 114 degree heat on pavement.
@blaineg @Kidsandliz And gas (dinosaur juice) was a nickel a gallon. And then you can regale them with tales of yore, explaining that hydrocarbon energy sources didn’t used to be illegal, that a nickel was an ancient form of analog stored value, and that we just made up shit when defining units like “gallons”, “inches”, “feet”, “miles”, “acres”, “pounds”, and used the same unit, “ounces” for two completely different things, weight and volume, and then a yet different variation to measure the weight of silver and gold (and just those two).
@blaineg @mike808 That sounds like way too much work to regale them with all those tales. I’ll just stick with a half gallon of ice cream used to be an actual a half gallon and leave it at that.
@blaineg @Kidsandliz Or when a pound of coffee wasn’t 12 ounces.
If 2020 was a medical procedure
/giphy enema
@blaineg oh my God. Never seen that.
@blaineg @RiotDemon
i know several people who would faint if they saw this
@blaineg wonder if they can whistle wind of change?
I also wonder if burning down that whole neighborhood is covered by insurance.
@blaineg @djslack @cerridwyn @riotdemon
WOW… that is amazing. Anyone know the backstory on that video?
@blaineg @Cerridwyn @chienfou @djslack @RiotDemon
The backstory is pretty fascinating, actually. Turns out there was this place, and a shitload of scorpions showed up.
True story.
@blaineg @Cerridwyn @djslack @RiotDemon @shahnm
yeah… thanks…
@blaineg @chienfou @djslack @RiotDemon @shahnm
my google-fu says somewhere in the middle east.
I didn’t try real hard
@Cerridwyn
Thanks. I keep trying to decide if it looks like some sort of carvings on the edge of the mound or if it is just my mind trying to create patterns out of random stuff.
@Cerridwyn
I found several (Spanish) references to “Saudi Arabia scorpion invasion” but no further details. Bummer… I was hoping some mehtizen could do the Paul Harvey thing and tell me ‘the rest of the story…’
@chienfou
one i found was from south africa.
i did find this gross pic
@Cerridwyn
awww… babies…!
@chienfou
even if creepy babies
@blaineg @chienfou @djslack @RiotDemon @shahnm
found this one too if it will upload
it says, “Footage of around one hundred baby scorpions crawling all over each other in their nest, just two weeks after leaving their mother.”
@blaineg @Cerridwyn @chienfou @djslack @RiotDemon @shahnm
Do the neighboring scorpions react if a scorpion uses its sting? Just wondering if you could set off a chain reaction of stinging scorpions.
@mehcuda67 like the pheromone bees use to target a victim?
If they do, im upgrading my request from burning the whole neighborhood to burning the entire city.
@djslack @mehcuda67 Only the city?
Does this help?
TIL Scorpions also live in books
https://imgur.com/gallery/ERgsS
If 2020 was your September forecast.
Wait…aw, crap. It is.
@lordbowen Still better than a hurricane.
@lordbowen @Mehrocco_Mole
You can have both!
@lordbowen
@blaineg @lordbowen Too soon…
@lordbowen @shahnm A long time ago…
@blaineg @lordbowen Too close…
The 2020 Holiday Cthucken
@mike808
https://eatthedead.com/halloween-recipe-the-facehugger-feast-roasted-chicken/
Ouch.
@heartny That looks like some of the rope swing chair stands with respect to space to swing. Actually that looks like one of my front porches I had and I had to hang the porch swing from the outer roof beam so kids wouldn’t kick out the bedroom window when they were swinging (and so the swing got wet in the rain all the time and eventually rotted).
If 2020 was a pie…
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/2020-doomed
(it’s only $10 now too, FYI – HURRY!
)
If 2020 was a culdesac
@ybmuG That is sad. I hope someone rescued the babies.
@Kidsandliz
@Kidsandliz @ybmuG I am so happy someone rescued those babies!!
@tinamarie1974 @ybmuG Me too!!
If 2020 was a meal
@heartny That’s just the appetizer.
This is the main course.
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