While they plan an integral part in many of our lives, memes often get treated like an afterthought. They’re the things that act as a distraction, stealing moments of our day when we should be working, or easing the mind numbing boredom of the commute. They’re an essential form of entertainment that we tend to use in forgotten moments.

Perhaps this isn’t the way it should be. It would be nice to actually take the time to appreciate memes properly, and make their easily digestible humor go down even easier. All it means is that we have to make a small commitment to them — maybe take some time in the evening to scroll through another day of freshly procured images.

If that seems like too much of a task, then a list like this is here to make the whole process as simple as can be. A few minutes of your time, and you’re up to date.