My take on why memes can suck: in-jokes keep people out from enjoying the media and culture. Memes also don't require much creativity/are formulaic, which actively works against something being funny.

Welcome to this week’s edition of funny gym memes—where maximum gains are optional, but the laughs are mandatory. Whether you’re a hardcore lifter, a reluctant treadmill warrior, or just ...

"QQ" has long been used in online communities as a short-hand for “cry” due to its resemblance to two crying eyes (Q_Q). But it started as keyboard shortcut in Blizzard's 'Warcraft 2.' ...

World of Warcraft WoW's Leeroy Jenkins, one of the internet's oldest memes, turns 20 years old—and after looking back on what we wrote in 2005, I feel like we've failed Leeroys everywhere ...

In December, the team surveyed 748 people—ages 18 to 88—on their response to a vast range of memes grafted from websites like “IMgur” and “IMGflip,” and found they were overwhelmingly ...

Viewing memes – especially ones with Covid-19 captions – helps people cope better with the stresses of life during the coronavirus pandemic, a new study indicates.

Overwatch 2 is holding an in-game World of Warcraft event to celebrate the MMOâ s upcoming 20th anniversary. The main attractions of the collaboration are its four new skins, which render ...

World of Warcraft WoW's Leeroy Jenkins, one of the internet's oldest memes, turns 20 years old—and after looking back on what we wrote in 2005, I feel like we've failed Leeroys everywhere Movies ...

He's speaking, of course, of the 2003 World of Warcraft staged viral video in which a player named Leeroy Jenkins ran into a very difficult battle with little warning, causing the rest of his clan ...

While gamers may only know the legendary meme and battle cry of “Leeeeeroy Jenkins!” from World of Warcraft, the Leroy Jenkins being added to World of Warships is a sailor who served on Navy ...

Patch 7.1.5, which is currently undergoing testing on the public test realm, has a funny nod to its own multiplayer shooter Overwatch — sorry, that's "Ogrewatch." World of Warcraft Legion 7.1.5 ...