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[–] [email protected] 136 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This was peak comedy back then. They were good times.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It's still up there.

#BringBackRage

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I was pre Rage, it's what my kids grew up on, but the beauty of it is the simplicity. Even if you don't get into it, you can understand it. It's like a meme dialect, this one is pretty universal.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

It's living through the evolution as well. New rage faces would get added and new memes would flood all social media. Jackie Chan would get rage face'd and a new flood would start.

[–] captain_aggravated 4 points 2 months ago

the fact that it's based mainly on typical facial expressions. An angry looking face means angry. You can delve into the "That image actually comes from an interview this guy did and he's reacting to someone who said something stupid" He looks like he's exasperated, and that image means "I'm exasperated." It's readable the way emoji are.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago

I hated the “true story” image SO MUCH

[–] [email protected] 112 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

f7u12, executed properly, with just the average amount of 'le', bland/mainstream/non-niche problem, and late-stage rage comics complexity (amount of feces in the last panel). A solid 8/10 I would say, with extra points for classics revival.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Personally I’d give it 5/7, A perfect score!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

Is that with or without rice?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Rage comics is what got me hooked on reddit...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Same. Kept hearing people say something was stolen from Reddit on meme base so I went to look

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ngl, it was a good hook back in the day.

Which kinda reminds me - do you think they ever finished translating the lolcat bible?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I give it 5 bags of popcorn and maybe add in a little Aaron Swartz keychain

[–] [email protected] 74 points 2 months ago

You seemed to have dropped this

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i miss those simpler times

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Naz 7 points 2 months ago

Midnight, motherfucker! Midnight!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Noon night?!

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I miss the use of le in memes.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I’m sure the French are still making memes.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

But what if they're le tired?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Then take le nap... Then FIRE ZE MISSILES!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Bout that time eh chaps?

...

right-o

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

WTF, mates?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Yes, vee are making le meme

hon hon hon

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think this meme format was the turning point where memes became accessible and the beginning of your everyday normal people using memes like where we are today.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

I was there, making and sharing rage comics in its prime

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

u MAD-CoV-2 ?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

It's art, you wouldn't get it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

We're seeing this almost five years later... That meme is aged itself... Creepy

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I miss this so much

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"happened in 10 years ago"

Basic grammar is hard, and punctuation too, apparently.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

Seeing shit like what?