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submitted by o3c from self.dankmemes

s/dankmemes is supposed to be what r/dankmemes was in 2017. The dankest of the dank memes. Feel free to post any memes, as long as they are not reposts, meme formats that have been beaten to death already, or really bad jokes. If you have any questions or suggestions you are very welcome to comment here!

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[–]sawboss 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

What makes a meme "dank", and how will this sub distinguish itself from /s/memes?

meme formats that have been beaten to death already

So basically the opposite of /r/memes?

[–]o3c[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I would say there is a big difference between memes in general and "dank" memes. Today basically any picture with text is labeled as a meme, but that is not what I want here. Rage Comics or advice animals may be considered memes, but they don't offer a lot of possibilities for creativity or different punchlines.

 

An example for a good, or a dank meme would be this.

There is no fixed format (except maybe the image given as reaction), and the punchline is original.

However, advice animals as an example are "beaten to death" in the sense that everyone that knows memes knows what to expect from such a meme, which makes the punchline less effective.

 

TL;DR: original punchlines on more or less recent meme formats

[–]Zombi 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Dank memes typically have more shock value to them. The humor is darker and the jokes cut a bit deeper than normal memes. They also tend to be a bit more abstract, while not full on deepfried they're also not good guy greg.

To further illustrate my point, GGG would be like a glass of o'douls, your meme would be like a regular beer, and deepfried would be like a shot of vodka. I guess the likes of r/ooer would be moonshine or other >130 proof drinks.

[–]UmamiTofu 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Can we make this non-political memes only? s/memes is kinda taken over.

[–]o3c[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Done

[–]UmamiTofu 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nice