Okay, so I don’t know about you, but I swear I lose entire weeks to memes. Like, someone will send me a meme on a Tuesday, and suddenly it’s Sunday, and I’ve done nothing except send 800 variations of SpongeBob yelling.
And the wild part? Half the time I only catch the funniest internet memes after they’re already old. Like, my cousin’s 12-year-old will be like, “You still laughing at that one? That was two weeks ago.” Two weeks ago??? Bro, I barely knew what day it was.
So, for all of us who blink and miss the chaos—here are the funniest internet memes you probably missed this month. With commentary or With tangents. With me oversharing, as usual.
1. The “NPC TikTok” Meltdown
You’ve seen this, right? Streamers pretending to be NPCs (non-playable characters) repeating the same lines like, “Ice cream so good, yes yes yes.”
At first, I thought, nah, this is dumb. Then I found myself mimicking it in my kitchen while making eggs. My wife walked in like, “What are you doing?” and I panicked and said, “Uh… improv practice?”
But the memes. Oh my god. People spliced NPC audios with random chaos—like a dude yelling at a Yankees game, or pigeons in Times Square. Peak comedy.
2. The Subway Rat (Back Again)
We get it. Rats run New York. But this month? Some genius caught a rat dragging a half-eaten Popeye’s biscuit down the steps of the 7 train. Memes exploded.
Someone edited it to look like the rat was bringing it home to his family, dinner-style. Another one had motivational music: “Never give up. Never surrender.”
I laughed too hard. Then immediately got self-conscious because the rat’s meal looked better than the sad sandwich I was eating at the time.
3. The “Loud Wrong Answer” Trend
This one’s all over TikTok: people confidently shouting the wrong answers to obvious questions. Like someone asking, “Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?” and a guy screaming, “MICHAEL JACKSON.”
It shouldn’t be funny. But it is. I actually spit water on my shirt watching a version where the question was “What’s 2+2?” and some girl yelled “SEVENTEEN.”
Reminded me of 8th grade when I once shouted “Abraham Lincoln” in history class. The question? “Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?” (My teacher just sighed. Same energy.)
4. The Side-Eye Baby
You know how every few years, the internet adopts a new “reaction kid”? This month, it was that one baby giving the sharpest side-eye I’ve ever seen. Like this baby has seen some things. Like this baby has trust issues already.
Memes dropped him into every scenario:
- Me watching someone order well-done steak.
- My dog seeing me grab the leash but walk past the door.
- Subway riders when the A train gets delayed “just because.”
I swear, if this baby doesn’t get a Netflix deal by age three, something’s wrong with society.
5. The AI Drake/AI SpongeBob Collabs
Every month there’s some cursed AI meme, and this month it was AI Drake singing random stuff. My favorite? Him singing the Home Depot theme song like it was a breakup ballad.
And SpongeBob covers. SpongeBob belting Adele? Comedy gold. But then people mashed them together—AI Drake featuring SpongeBob. I had to lie down.
(Side rant: is it weird that SpongeBob’s voice sounds better than half the pop stars right now? No shade, but also… shade.)
6. “Me, Fr?” Text Meme
This was everywhere: screenshots of people texting “me, fr?” after being called out. My cousin sent me one after I told him he’s always late. His response: “me, fr?” Bro. You showed up two hours after dinner. Yes, you, fr.
The internet ran wild with it. My favorite one was a pic of a raccoon digging through trash, with the caption: “People saying I eat anything… me, fr?”
Painfully relatable.
7. Taylor Swift’s Binoculars Moment
During one of her shows, Taylor grabbed binoculars on stage as a bit. The meme machine went nuts. Edits had her spying on neighbors, looking at overpriced rent in NYC, or staring into the void after sending a risky text.
I haven’t laughed that hard since the Bernie Sanders mittens era.
Outbound Links
- Know Your Meme – if you’re ever lost on where memes even come from.
- Memes of the Month Twitter Thread – chaotic updates, zero context, 100% funny.
The Ones I Missed Too
I’ll be honest: I definitely didn’t catch everything. My group chats are chaotic, but sometimes stuff slips through. Like apparently there was a meme about Nicolas Cage as Shrek? I only saw it once at 3 a.m., thought I hallucinated, and now can’t find it.
Also, my neighbor swears there was a meme about “grandma-core aesthetics” where people dressed like crochet-wearing queens and compared them to RPG characters. (??) If anyone reading this knows what I’m talking about—please DM me.
Final Rant
Anyway, that’s the roundup of the funniest internet memes you missed this month. Or maybe you didn’t miss them, and you’re just way more online than me. In that case—teach me your ways.
But honestly? Even when I feel “behind” on memes, I don’t care. The point is they’re dumb little moments of joy that make my brain stop spiraling about rent or work or how my fridge light is flickering suspiciously.
And if a rat eating a biscuit can unite the internet for one glorious day, maybe we’ll all be okay.
