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[–] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 145 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 38 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It's still up there.

#BringBackRage

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 30 points 10 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.

[–] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 18 points 10 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@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 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.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 10 months ago

I hated the “true story” image SO MUCH

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 115 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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.

[–] waz@feddit.uk 46 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 19 points 10 months ago

Is that with or without rice?

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 36 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

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

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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?

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

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

[–] _bcron@midwest.social 81 points 10 months ago

You seemed to have dropped this

[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 57 points 10 months ago (1 children)

i miss those simpler times

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Narwhal bacon

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, but when?

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

Midnight, motherfucker! Midnight!

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Noon night?!

[–] SgtAStrawberry@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I miss the use of le in memes.

[–] gianni@lemmy.ca 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I’m sure the French are still making memes.

[–] AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca 31 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

But what if they're le tired?

[–] grandkaiser@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Bout that time eh chaps?

...

right-o

[–] mrslt@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

WTF, mates?

[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Yes, vee are making le meme

hon hon hon

[–] boboliosisjones@feddit.nu 33 points 10 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.

[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 8 points 10 months ago

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

[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 25 points 10 months ago

u MAD-CoV-2 ?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

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

[–] kata_ton_daimona@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago

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

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't have corona

[–] kata_ton_daimona@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

I miss this so much

[–] KingOfTheCouch@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago

o rly?

[–] M137@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"happened in 10 years ago"

Basic grammar is hard, and punctuation too, apparently.

[–] AceStructor@feddit.org 2 points 7 months ago

I miss rage comics.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz -1 points 10 months ago

Seeing shit like what?