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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 156 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

To be fair, that is a horrible meme format for this purpose.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 49 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I still don't know if the OP was complaining that she stops the phone from charging beyond 80% or that she insists on charging even when it's already 80% charged.

[–] sqw@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 3 weeks ago

its the latter

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 94 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

He has to explain the very concept of a movie to his mom now.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 42 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Mom, I know it's hard to accept but film is inevitable

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 15 points 3 weeks ago

You couldn’t live with your own failure, where did that bring you? back to me. -The Phone Charger.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

He also has to explain the concept of a meme.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 52 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Everyone is misunderstanding what's going on here. Mom is obviously so chill with aliens that not only does she not recognize this particular alien, but she's concerned her son went somewhere she doesn't know about with that unfamiliar alien. He needs to call her so he can tell her.

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 weeks ago

well at least she's not racist or specist even

[–] Shellbeach@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)
[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 3 weeks ago

The petit pipi is very funny to me for some reason.

I also appreciate the translation of "???" for "???"

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[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

My mom texts exactly like this. Talks too.

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

This is beyond memes. This is a severe deficit of metaphorical thinking. Mom might have like undiagnosed autism

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[–] DickFiasco@lemm.ee 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A quality meme, wasted on someone completely unworthy.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Not everyone grew up consuming memes. Maybe if you call and explain it she'll understand and have a great laugh. Totally worthy then.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 19 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Metaphors are hardly a new device. Anyone who knows how to read above an elementary school level should readily understand metaphors and similes.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

You should tell her that, I'm not going to.

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[–] owl@infosec.pub 20 points 3 weeks ago

Become unmemeable

[–] gnufuu@infosec.pub 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] webpack@ani.social 17 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

technically it's optimal for battery health if you only keep charge somewhere between 40 and 80%

Which is why my phone lies to me and 100% is actually 80%.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

40% is unnecessary conservative. More like 20%.

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

“Is this one of those drug things?”

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Why are people like this? It has signs and context and explanation and all

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 18 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Seriously. I understand there’s a generational gap, but this is laid out so fucking plainly. Like… how does she not know, at the very least, that the purple dude is not a real person

[–] fosho@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

how is it plain? what is he doing? what is on his arm? what does him fucking with his arm have to do with taking a charger when it is not needed? I have no idea and clearly plenty of other people also agree.

this scene is not common enough knowledge to reference that people know what's happening and that makes it a poor choice for the meme.

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[–] xylol@leminal.space 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe thinks its some performer or a statue or something. She probably didn't pay attention to all the grimmace ads so has no frame of reference of why a charger would connect to a big mac

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[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 14 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I don't know him in that picture

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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I get it from context clues, but I have no idea what’s going on in the screenshot. The only Marvel movies I’ve seen are like…. iron man 1 and uhhhh transformers? If that’s marvel.

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[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago

Showed this to my wife. She also did not understand.

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago

Meanwhile I have my phone set to STOP charging at 80 percent. Thos I wish it did 85 and stop like my last one.

[–] Pnut@lemm.ee 11 points 3 weeks ago

So. This bugs me. Why, in fact, are mom's capable of maxing out the word count three times over but If you send two texts they forget how to speak their native language?

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago

Shit like this is why I never send internet memes to my parents. Boomers don't understand them.

[–] ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

it's always the same

having a mental breakdown

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[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

use meme unrelatable to someone who hasn't watched infinity war or whatever junk
act surprised your mom is oblivious or has no patience for this shit

Still got no idea what's going on with that "charger": didn't watch the movie, either. 🤷

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's just saying she plugs her phone in to charge even though it's at 80%. There's not much to it.

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[–] Marduk73@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Who checked their charge level when viewing this. I'm exactly at 80 right now.

[–] hoss@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

56% gang represent

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[–] markstos@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Unsend! Unsend!

[–] Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

When you're born with a charger embedded in the skull but mom really needs to charge her phone.

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