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Dark
memes.

These dark memes take the uncomfortable turn. Check the full caption before sharing, especially when the joke touches a subject your audience may take personally.

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Dark meme gallery

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Behind the punchlines

Dark memes depend on the turn in the caption

A dark joke can begin with an ordinary situation and end somewhere much less comfortable. The change matters as much as the image. In a thumbnail, it's easy to see a familiar face and miss the line that changes the tone.

The archive includes references to family and physical vulnerability. Those subjects can feel very different depending on who is reading, so the surrounding conversation matters.

Choose the audience as carefully as the image

Sharing a joke also shares its assumptions. If you're unsure how a particular subject will land, choose a different image. The sarcasm archive offers pointed reactions in another style. The ironic meme collection is useful when you're interested in a caption whose intended meaning sits at an angle to its literal words.

A little context

This collection preserves memes from the original archive. Captions are jokes and opinions, and references may reflect past events. Original watermarks are preserved. New submissions are reviewed before joining the collection.

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