While it could be argued otherwise, one of the great appeals of internet humor is that it appears all memes are created equal. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, or how you think, with a little bit of editing skill and the right punchline, you could have your 15 minutes of fame with a meme—potentially over and over again, if you’re good enough. The main thing you are at the mercy of is the mysterious, all-powerful algorithm.

It isn’t just the technology that dictates how far a meme spreads, though, but also the people who come across it. Your job is to dictate what the internet finds funny, and that can be a hefty responsibility. Hopefully, imbibing internet humor in small doses, such as a list like this, stops it from becoming too overwhelming. The only thing that the memes ask of you is to give them all some time.