Meme Monday: Guinea Pig Memes

Our oldest and her partner are visiting for the week, although part of the time here they'll be away at a conference. This means that we're babysitting our grandkids.

Or maybe I should say "Grand-piggies."

Yes, we've got the two* guinea pigs in the house right now. So, in honor of them eating us out of all of our lettuce and carrots (and apples), here's a few guinea pig memes.

This. This is true. From Merry About Town.

This is a lie. I mean, it's an XBox. Real piggies
play Playstation. From Cheezburger via Instagram.

Again, this is true. I was serenaded yesterday
when they decided it was mealtime. Didn't matter
that it wasn't their real mealtime, they decided it was.
From Merry About Town and Pic Collage.

Every time I read this, I hear my Questing Buddy's
voice superimposed over this, as if she were a
big ol' guinea pig. From Pinterest.

Again: can confirm. From Piinterest.

And they have. Holy cow, I'd forgotten how much
they poop. From AnimalSpot.

And now, the best part of WoW's
Shadowlands expansion. Once you see it,
you can't unsee it. From Reddit.

*Alas, the third passed away a few months ago from old age.

Meme Monday: Hot Memes

Before you ask, no, I don't mean this sort of hot:

I kid you not, this came from a Pinterest user
named... Nightelf. I suppose it could be worse.

 

I meant THIS sort of hot:

Yes, I brought this one out again.
From 9GAG.

This week is the first really hot week of Summer in our part of the Midwest, so I'm not exactly looking forward to it. Hence this Meme Monday.

I work in IT for a reason. Just sayin'.
From Becky Barnicoat.

You've got me. I have no idea, but then again
I'm not really good at fashion, either.
From Pinterest.

Huh. Huh huh huh huh.
From Pinterest (and Beavis and Butthead).

Well, just effing great. Now I've got an image
in my head I can't shake. Thanks a lot, Anchorman.
(And Imgflip.)

Uh, about that... From Imgflip.

He can have it. From spot.ph.

Meme Monday: Aging Memes for a Gamer

This past weekend I spent some hours ripping out weeds and weedy shrubs from our yard, then followed by trimming the shrubs that are still around back into a usable shape.* Not exactly the most fun thing in the world, but it had to be done. However, when I finished, I discovered that the muscles in my arms were having difficulty holding something steady, given that I was lifting and moving stuff for quite a long while. 

From Blazing Saddles via MakeAGIF.com.

I know that by tomorrow morning it'll be fine, but it's still an annoying reminder that I'm getting older.

So, I figured I'd soothe my annoyances with a few memes about aging.

Given that our local library branch has D&D afternoons
for teenagers, I can see this happening. I think we'll need
to wait for the Satanic Panic crowd to die off first, though.
From Reddit (and X, most likely).

I was having to explain something to Shintar
last week when I realized that it really made me
sound old in a way I never quite thought of before.
Yikes. From Imgur.

I at least know what Fortnite is, but ask me
to provide details about Roblox and you'll get
a blank stare. From Pinterest.

Kind of ironic they used Linus of Linus Tech Tips
for this meme. From programmerhumor.io.

If you think it's bad in your 30s, wait'll you hit
your 50s and 60s... From Facebook.

And yeah, it can feel like this at times...
From Facebook (and Coraline).

Yeah, this. From couldbeworsecomic from
Instagram via Reddit.

*In this case, "usable shape" meant trimming so that I can actually see out of the windows in the front of the house. Left to their own devices, the shrubs would have completely covered up the front windows within a couple of years. I personally would have preferred some boxwood bushes in front, but the evergreens were in place when the house was built and I have no reason to remove them unless I have to fix cracks in the basement. And yes, that's a project to eventually work on, but hopefully I can put that off as long as I can. (Because costs.)

Meme Monday: Father's Day Memes for 2026

This coming Sunday is Father's Day in the US, so I figured that sharing a few memes for Gamer Dads would be a good idea. (Maybe.)

Well, I'd like to think so. From Pinterest.

True story: I was supposed to watch my oldest when
she was a few months old and napping in her car
seat. So I took the car seat upstairs and began a game
of Sid Meier's Colonization (the original one). 
I ended up with a stiff neck because I kept twisting
it around every few seconds to see if she'd woken up.
From Meta PCs on X.

Sheesh. It's not that bad. After all, we're all gamers here.
From Bored Panda.

/snicker. From Reddit and Breaking Bad.

Okay, I laughed. From Reddit.

Then, of course, there's World of Warcraft.
From Reddit.

Meme Monday: Vacation Memes

Well, I'm not about to go on vacation, because I can now state what I've (not) been up to the past couple of weeks: Jury Duty.

I was selected as an alternate juror for our local county's Grand Jury. For those not familiar with the US Judicial System, Grand Jury is a jury composed of people who review evidence on felony cases presented by the Prosecutor's Office to determine if there's enough evidence to charge a person with a crime. This is not the actual criminal trial, that's held separately and with a separate jury; this is just a review process designed to make sure that there's enough evidence to even get to the trial part. 

As an alternate, after the swearing in, judicial instructions, and training (yes, there's training involved so we understand the process) I only had to show up if someone from the two seated Grand Juries was unable to attend due to illness or whatnot. As the person representing the Prosecutor's Office indicated, I or the other two alternates weren't likely to be called, but we were there in reserve. It could be worse, as I was already prepared to spend two weeks away from work and doing this instead, but that never materialized.

So, not a vacation, but because I had to set aside that time as a "just in case", that does affect my ability to take a vacation for the next month. (I love corporate policies. Yay me.)

What I can do, however, is post about some vacation memes.

"Hail to the night!" my ass. Actually, that does
bring up a question: if Night Elves prefer the night,
wouldn't they be more susceptible to sunburn on
the beach? For example, my son and I are really
pale and prone to sunburn, while my wife and the girls
aren't (relatively speaking). From X and Nicarao Gaming.

And what people do on vacation, because even your toons need a break from time to time.

Like fishing. From Muse Sings.

Again, lying around at the "beach".
From swordscomic.com.

Or maybe go camping. 
From Peanuts or Pretzels.

Then again, some people love to go visit the casino
and gamble their vacation away. From Gamblingnews.

But for a gamer, ganking is the real vacation.
From Ranker.

Well, okay. I'll grant you THIS is the
real gamer vacation. MMO players know this
one pretty well, judging by enough comments
and posts on forums and other social media.
From Gamerant's Instagram via mematic.

Meme Monday: Uplifting Memes

No, I haven't found religion, and no, I'm not going to start putting up oddly uncomfortable stuff around my house.

You know, this stuff. From Etsy, but 
probably from other places too.

Just stuff that sometimes makes you feel good about gaming or our geeky hobbies.

From Facebook's DnD Memes.

Sometimes it's nice to be reminded that people
are good. From Reddit.

I can get behind that. From Reddit.

Yeah, this too. From Reddit.

Oh well. Given that my (now) wife asked
me out first, I guess I haven't gotten that
courage up. From Boredpanda.

And seeing the late Burt Reynolds just made
me smile. From Facebook's Radio memes
and makeameme.org.

Meme Monday: Sickness Memes

You know that low grade cold I got from being at the Dayton Hamvention?

It's still with me, and it's really annoying me right now.

(No, I don't have Covid. Yes, I tested.)

So, in the dubious honor of having an early Summer cold, here's some memes...

I haven't had a cold of any sort since my little
hospital adventure in 2021. Alas, that has come
to an end. From Readers Digest of all places.

Yeah, I felt like that midweek.
From Pinterest.

Yeah, I feel this. From Memebase.

If replace "Web MD" with "Chat GPT" the
results would be the same. From Memebase.

The coughing stage took a long time to get here;
I should have been past that by now!
From The Mighty.

And if you start to feel any sort of better
to the point of playing video games...
From Chronius Care (but likely Someecards).