Meme Monday: May the Fourth Memes

You knew this was coming, didn't you? Meme Monday falling on May 4th is just serving up an easy score...

Catholics would have as well until the early
2010s, when they changed it for something like
"and your spirit" or something like that.
From Lutheran Memes on Facebook.

And yes, I chose this one specifically because it
calls back to that old GEICO insurance commercial.
"Mike Mike Mike Mike... Guess what DAY it IS??"
Hope you enjoy the earworm. From No Guilt Disney.

Yes, yes it does. 
Alas, the original on Facebook Star Wars Memes is gone.

Only thing missing is Harry Potter. Or maybe
Red Dwarf. From Bertmanderson.

I guess "Cinnabons" was trademarked.
From Bertmanderson again.

As long as that chocolate milk isn't the full sugar
variety, thanks. From LinkedIn (of all places).

Meme Monday: Spring Cleaning Memes

Yes, I've been doing some Spring Cleaning. Well, among other things, but I'm sure you understand. And I do mean around the house, not cleaning out my pile of memes.

Yep. Sad to agree.
From Someecards via Pinterest.

I sometimes wonder if the squirrels in our
yard do spring cleaning too. From makeameme.

Yes indeed. All those brooms around Silvermoon,
just working their asses off. From Reddit.

The curse of being a reader. From bookbub.

Indeed. From Imgflip.

Just hedging my bets, that's all.
From Imgflip.

Meme Monday: Writer/Blogger Memes

After some work I've been doing for some upcoming posts, I figured I'd circle back to one of my favorite exercises in self-flagellation: writing.

Writing is kind of in my blood, because right now I'm actually doing that. I've been doing that on this blog since 2009, and I don't see me giving this up any time soon. I've been writing fiction off and on since high school --I was serious enough about it that I photocopied the submission info for Science Fiction and Fantasy magazines out of Writers' Market back in the 80s and 90s-- and the bug still has a hold of me. Today (Sunday), while I put this post together I went back to a story I'd been working on and tinkered with it a bit and tried to figure out the direction I wanted to take it, a rut that I need to simply just tell my inner critic to shut up and just write myself out of.

Anyway, here's a few writerly (and blogging) related memes...

Guilty! From Someecards.

Sorry about that; couldn't resist.
From bhargavkesavan.wordpress.com.

Yeah, been there. This past week, in fact.
From Bang To Write.

I keep thinking that my plot twists are so obvious
that a truck could drive through them. From Autocrit.

This is also me. From Instagram.

Well, that's not gonna happen. If my mom found
this blog, I'm pretty sure she'd think I was about
to be damned to the fiery pit of hell or something.
From SEOptimer.

Meme Monday: Work Intruding on Real Life Memes

Yes, yes, I know: work IS real life.

Yeah, but on the argument of "live to work" vs. "work to live", I'm definitely on the side of "work to live".  I can be a workaholic as necessary, but I prefer to keep work to a minimum. I have work acquaintances and friends, and I have acquaintances and friends outside of work (in various hobbies). Never the twain shall meet, and I prefer it that way. 

I've learned that even though I work in a "geeky" job, that doesn't mean that people in that career are into geeky hobbies. Quite frequently, the people involved are as anti-geek as you can possibly imagine, almost to the point as if they were deliberately trying to prove they were NOT geeks.

But no matter, these memes are for those times when you want to do your geeky hobby but work intrudes...

Pretty sure this started out life as a TikTok meme.
From Instagram.

Been there. This past week, in fact.
From Instagram.

I have had bosses who told me I didn't have the fire to
go all in on whatever the job I had was. Well, call me
crazy, but I think I get more motivation out of my hobbies
than most work. Period. From Reddit (and Mematic.)
 

I've heard that one before. Still, on a Mac? Impressive.
From Memedroid.

Yeah yeah yeah. From Reddit (and Imgflip).

Uh....
From Memedroid.
Although originally from
Pizza Cake Comics.*

*Reference courtesy of Shintar.

Meme Monday: Car Memes

We've come to the realization (meaning I've come to the realization) that my old 1997 Honda Accord is probably headed for the end of its life. When the repairs are no longer just "routine maintenance" and more like "well, this nearly 30 year old part just wore out", it's time to start looking at replacements. I'd have considered keeping the car around longer were it not for potential repair bills in the next few years being more than what the car is worth.

You get the idea. From pleated-jeans.

So... I've come to the reluctant conclusion that it's time to start looking around again. 

In honor of that experience, I figured a few car memes were in order...

This is a warning to all potential car buyers.
From pleated-jeans again.

So there are pitfalls when looking at a used car... 
From of all sites The National Kidney Foundation.

But I do have to maintain a budget.
From Bored Panda.

I guess he likes the old movie Death Race 2000.
From Wrench.com.

I'm pretty sure I would have had an accident
from laughing too hard if I'd have seen
that on the road. From pleated-jeans.

Uh.... OUCH. From Instagram.

Meme Monday: Griefer Memes

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, I dedicate today's Meme Monday to the practice of griefing.

If you want to know why, just look at the last three posts I made.

The certainly are, Buzz.
From Imgflip.

I sometimes wonder if that's how they look.
From Reddit.

You do yeoman's work, sir. Just accept that
you did it for the greater good. From Reddit.

Yeah, imagine that.
From Imgflip via Reddit.

Meme Monday: Miscellaneous Memes for March 2026

As usual, time to go and rummage through my pile of memes that I haven't used yet. So... Have fun!

Yeah, it's a problem that MMOs tend to have.
From Imgflip.

Because meeting at a tavern is so blase.
From Quickmeme.

I laughed when I saw this. From Facebook.

From Tiktok.

Ha! I'd be buff too! From Shen Comix.

Me too... Yes, me too...
From Tumblr.

Meme Monday: Taking a Break Memes in 2026

All in all, I took over 8 days off from MMOs. It was very much needed, and gave me the chance to recharge a bit. It may sound funny saying so, because a video game ought to be fun, but try telling that to people who are on progression raid teams. Oh, the participants may claim it's fun, but the effort it takes to do raiding and/or Retail-esque Mythic Plus dungeon runs is not a trivial enterprise.

For some people leveling another alt IS
the break. From Facebook's Warcraft Memes group.

Yeah, this is not unheard of in WoW.
From Reddit. (And Twitter.)

To some people, this IS how they get breaks
from MMOs. From meme-arsenal.

It goes without saying that everybody needs a break
from time to time, whether or not Oprah is the provider.
From Twitter and Webengage.

Ha! I'm probably going to be struck by
lightning for this one. From Reddit.

See? Taking a break is a good thing and should
be encouraged. From Memedroid.

Meme Monday: Rainy Memes

This past week has been a wee bit rainy.

It's not monsoon levels of rain --far from it, in fact-- but we got about two months' worth of rain in one week. There was enough rain that I half-expected to see somebody constructing an ark, but nobody was that enterprising of a soul in my neighborhood. We did get a bit of water in the basement, but my redirecting the drainage around the house last Fall apparently was a good enough of a job that the amount of water was pretty minimal compared to last Winter. 

Still, that got me to thinking about rain in gaming. 

A lot of times, rain is a minimal inconvenience; a bit of background flavor. However, if you've ever been caught out in the rain, it can suck if you're not prepared. And then try to imagine being caught in the rain in armor --modern or medieval or ancient, doesn't matter-- and slogging through the mud and the muck to get to wherever you're going, and yeah, rain is a bigger deal than we tend to think it is.

I thought that the beginning of Helm's Deep
was a master class in the impact of rain.
From Reddit and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Therefore, in honor of that past week's worth of rain --thankfully it's sunny as I write this-- here's some memes about rain in RPGs and gaming.

I have to admit it's one of the more unique
ways of introducing everybody in a new
RPG campaign. From Instagram.

It's a D&D meme to have a Cleric bless
the clouds so that they'll rain holy water,
but this takes that meme to its logical
conclusion. From Imgflip via Twitter.

I guess you could say I'm glad I'm not in it.
From Twitter.

And yes, there's always that Tauren joke
about rain. From Twitter.