2020 has already ushered in new and sometimes painful memes — which, given that many of us are in front of our screens while social distancing, isn’t wholly surprising. Not all of these new memes have to do with our current reality, either. In recent days, the people of Twitter decided to add some levity to our strange year as the “I have a joke” meme erupted on the platform.
I have a joke on Nepotism but will only tell it to my kids.
— Vipul Goyal (@HumorouslyVipul) July 24, 2020
It’s a pretty self explanatory meme, like a cousin of a knock-knock joke. Twitter users say they have a joke related to a specific topic, and then describe it in some sort of tongue-in-cheek or punny way. Considering our current events, we all just need some good jokes — which may be the reason the meme has gone so viral. Here are some great examples:
I have a joke about Jonestown, but the punch line is just too long.
— Walter Olson 😷 (@walterolson) July 25, 2020
I have a minimalist joke.
— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) July 25, 2020
I have a joke, but you won’t be able to hear it until a male writer repeats it as his own ten minutes later.
— Sarah Watson (@SarahWatson42) July 25, 2020
I have a joke about delayed gratification but
— Stephen Mangan (@StephenMangan) July 25, 2020
I have a hydroxychloroquine joke, but it doesn’t work
— Ilan Schwartz MD PhD (@GermHunterMD) July 25, 2020
And finally, arguably the most deserving of a rimshot: