It’s true that the past however thousands of years have blessed us with technologies from the wheel to our iPhones. But there’s also been a lot of bad sh*t to come out of these technologies and relative progress of humanity. Weapons, war, racism, genocide, etc etc. The people of the past, whether on the «good …
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History Memes That Use the Bad Old Days as a Punchline
When I was a sullen teenager with a vintage clothing addiction and an ever-growing record collection, I would often find myself thinking «I wasn’t made for these times.» I likened myself to an old soul – world-weary and wise, with a timeless charm and worldly intellect. While some of this is probably thanks to living …
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History Memes For History Buffs With a Sense of Humor
It’s easy to idealize the past when the present is, um, lacking. Maybe that’s why nostalgia is so present in media. We’re not just talking about those ’90s kids memes. We’re talking about all the music that hearkens back to bygone eras – like the ’70s and ’80s. It can be said that every generation …
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History Memes That Might Actually Teach You Something
We here at Memebase feel that history memes are a special breed. I usually have one of two reactions to them. A knowing smirk, chuckle, or nod at a meme dealing with history that I’m well-versed in. Shock, horror, and an hour-long voracious time-traveling trip through the depths of Wikipedia. Generally speaking, I mostly react …
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‘Band of Brothers’ Memes For Lovers of the HBO Miniseries
I guess I need to admit that we don’t all have the urge to watch gruesome, bleak, and violent war movies and read books about statecraft and strategy. I fully recognize that as a 34-year-old woman, this may be considered an odd passion or pastime. But if you, too, watched Band of Brothers as many …
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History Memes That Use the Olden Days as a Punchline
When I was a sullen teenager with a vintage clothing addiction and an ever-growing record collection, I would often find myself thinking «I wasn’t made for these times.» I likened myself to an old soul – world-weary and wise, with a timeless charm and worldly intellect. While some of this is probably thanks to living …
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Mostly-Fresh History Memes For Scholarly Scrollers
We’re just approaching the end of 2022, but it’s already looking like a bleak year. It’s really hard to be optimistic when all the bad stuff is getting thrown in your face on the internet and the television.To distract from the current political, economic, and health nightmare that many countries are facing, we’ve put together …
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History Memes For Folks Who Don’t Want to Crack Any Books
You don’t have to crack open a textbook or a non-fiction account of some historical event to indulge in a little history. Right now, it’s perfectly understandable that any of us would want to escape the present with a little trip to the past. But what if we told you that the journey through time …
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A Selection of Funny History Memes That Paraphrase the Past
Whether you love to laugh at the past or fact-check dubious history memes in your spare time, we’ve got a bunch of amusing content right here for history buffs and novices alike. And they cover many, many of the historical bases. If you’re into uncovering the clandestine and sketchy actions of the Central Intelligence Agency, there …
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A Handful of History Memes for Buffs With a Sense of Humor
It is time for a history lesson! Do you know anything about the origin of the memes you consume to make life more tolerable? The truth is that memes aren’t just funny pictures you find on Reddit or Memebase. Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins originally introduced the term «meme» back in 1976, and it obviously had nothing …
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