memes in real life

#1 easiest to use meme in real life: “Bold of you to assume…”

It’s versatile! It’s subtle(ish)! It’s recognizable, yet doesn’t raise eyebrows for those who’ve never seen it. Sadly this one seems to be a bit of a flash in the pan, at least in the tumblr-sphere. I made sure to use it at least once, with my departing work neighbor. (Humor is a bit hit or miss for me usually, especially at work. But he offered me his stapler, which I assume was a joke since we’d talked before about his love of the movie ‘Office Space,’ so a return joke seemed like a safe bet. And if not, hey, he was leaving anyway!)

#2 easiest to use meme in real life: “Oh, haven’t you heard?”

This one loses some points because while it is easy, you can really only do the punchline. The lead-up is whatever conversation was happening already, so if whoever you’re talking with doesn’t know the reference, you wind up having to explain it, which is just not fun.

[Note: Not sure if I’ve already shared this, but at one point my current boss actually said to me, ‘Sometimes it’s hard for me to tell when you’re being serious.’ And I’m sure I said something as tactful and bland as possible. But the real answer is this: I’m always serious. That’s why it’s funny. Because life is ridiculous, and 95% of the work we do has no meaning at all except what we give it, so why not laugh about it?]

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