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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


Laittakaa meemejä tänne.

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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 31 minutes ago

That and the cool S.

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 12 points 3 hours ago
[–] Hellstormy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 5 hours ago
[–] carmo55@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Only in warm climates, definitely not "almost all" cultures.

[–] GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 4 points 1 hour ago

Scotland has entered the chat

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 126 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 9 points 7 hours ago

Frituro ergo sum

[–] yarrage@sh.itjust.works 10 points 7 hours ago
[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 56 points 11 hours ago (11 children)

Deep fryer owner here. Nothing I've fried has been made worse by the deep fryer - and most things are substantially better. I do not regret the purchase.

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 44 points 9 hours ago (2 children)
[–] grue@lemmy.world 32 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Excuse me, but that's pan frying. Your meme is invalid.

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 25 points 7 hours ago

You're absolutely right. deep (fried) apologies.

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 hours ago

Beginner level tempura sushi (forgot the batter)

[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 15 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

The YouTuber "Ordinary Sausage" managed quite a lot of spectacular deep frying failures. It's often bad technique but still...

[–] NoPanko@feddit.uk 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

The whole egg incident was a prime example of very bad food to deep fry though I think

[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 4 points 5 hours ago

Indeed, and I thought the deep fried hand was the worst idea

[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 hours ago

Maybe one day he will try to to freeze and batter the butter before deep frying.

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 hours ago (2 children)
[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Just seal it in dough (as in soup dumplings) then deep fry them.

I've had deep fried butter.

[–] Thteven@lemmy.world 20 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

You can do that. Put it in the fridge and let it congeal, then make little balls and roll them in bread crumbs before frying. Basically Bitterballen

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 hours ago

Fair warning: without a substantial binding component (ie. fats), that fried soup is going to be a bitch to eat before it melts, and moreso as it does. Choose wisely.

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[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 34 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

What was the conclusion a commenter made again? Something about the common denominator between all societies is danger sticks and tasty doughs.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 20 points 11 hours ago (5 children)

Really? Those blind shrimp aren’t deep frying their food on the undersea volcanos? Are we sure?

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 points 3 hours ago

If shrimp can fry rice, they can deep fry as well.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 16 points 11 hours ago (7 children)

Yeah, because it's in water, not oil, it ain't frying. It's boiling.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago

And you’ve been down there to make sure they’re not using oil?

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[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Beer, bread, and deep frying. Deep fry bread in beer to achieve the ultimate Human Experience™

[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

For a quite wide definition of beer though

[–] Klear@quokk.au 7 points 10 hours ago

Trying to figure out what separates us from other animals is a unique human trait.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago (9 children)

I've always said something similar, but not about deep frying.

I've always said it's sticking weird things up your butt.

You never see a bear out in the woods find a live mouse, and decide to stick it up it's own ass. You just don't see it. Exactly 0 bears have stuck a living mouse up their own butt.

I can't say the same for humans.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 4 hours ago

I don't think even humans want to do that.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 hours ago

Elephants would probably try it but they can't reach, so they get a friend to help

[–] e0qdk@reddthat.com 23 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I don't know about bears, but I wouldn't it put it past a bonobo...

Edit: Dolphins are also famously kinky and some of them would probably do it if they could.

[–] QuantumStorm@lemmy.world 18 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I believe there was recently a discovery of chimps shoving grass up their butts so the tips hang out the end.

[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 10 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Some random traveler:
My milk is so far spoiled it has gone solid. But I can't let it go to waste!

Achievement unlocked Discovered cheese

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