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Since the dawn of marketing, businesses have bent over backwards to appeal to the hottest demographic cohorts of the decades. There's nothing they won't co-opt, no 'hip slang' they won't butcher just to sell you a bag of chips. It's fun to imagine a highly neurotic social media marketing 'expert' in 2020 studying Urban Dictionary, furiously scribbling 'thicc' and 'mad sus bro' into a giant ledger. Brands aren't the only ones attempting to communicate with Zoomers through memes. Parents and teachers are putting on their 'fellow kids' hats in a desperate move to appeal to distracted students—though we think these attempts can be somewhat wholesome.

We've put together some of our favorite examples of corporate marketing teams and distressed teachers taking a stab at memeing. Most of the time they totally fail, but a few of these made us chuckle.

These miscellaneous memes aren't that high-quality, but at least we can guarantee they're better than whatever you were doing before. So grab a snack, settle in, and get scrolling. You won't regret it.

Remember that "They had us in the first half, not gonna lie" meme? Well, these tweets perfectly exemplify the format, albeit in the form of character-restricted twitter gems. The jokes are a perfect example of how you can pack twists and turns into short shows of absurdist comedy.

We're proud to say that it's not often our card gets declined. Usually it's because our bank has mistakenly flagged a purchase as suspicious due to travel or (gulp) overspending. The few times there's been an issue, baristas kindle wave away apologies and we walk away with a free coffee. But what if they weren't so kind? What if the people who provide us with paid services actually decided to get...revenge? 

The "Imagine Your Card Declines" Twitter meme explored this theme back in early September, but Redditors have been expanding on it by adding amusing images. Most of the "Credit Card Declines" memes imagine folks such as tattoo artists or therapists "undoing" their work as a consequence of nonpayment. They're obviously ridiculous, but seem to be pretty damn appealing to the internet. We've put together some of our favorite examples of the format, but you can read more about its origins over at Know Your Meme. 

Oh boy, we're back at it again with a fresh collection of clever comebacks and people being destroyed by words. As long as we have social media we'll have people rapping off senseless tweets and statuses that just as well never should've been shared with the rest of the online world in the first place. If you enjoyed these clever comebacks check out more radical retorts from clever wordsmiths over here.

Week by week, we bring you the biggest, most talked about animal tweets of the week. There are so many creative, incredible tweets about animals coming up all the time, but few get the acclaimed "viral" status. Tens if not hundreds of of thousands likes, retweets, and interactions - some tweets are funny, some are heartwarming, and some are nothing but cute.

It's hard to keep up with animal twitter, so we make sure to do it for you. On the menu this time are curious giraffes, animals enjoying Halloween-y pumpkins, and a heartwarming reunion between a dog and its owner. We wish you an incredible week, and may you get to pet a cute puppy today. 

Happy birthday to all the birthday betches out there! We just want to take this time to appreciate you and celebrate your lap around the sun with memes. Even if it's not your actual birthday, who cares! Now go out and party it up, but drink responsibly, dammit!

Some fine tweets designed to cure any signs of boredom! If you are looking for more, take a look at these white people tweets or some funny dog memes for some cuteness. 

While Chuck E. Cheese has gotten attention for filing bankruptcy and for their sneaky Pasqually's Pizza debacle, we think this Twitter thread involving the chain is far more interesting. Twitter user @Professor_Palmer took to the social media site to announce that for the past few weeks he's been conducting secret behavioral studies on unsuspecting Chuck E. Cheese game players. The experiments are rather simple, and involve adjusting the use of lights and sound in an attempt to better understand what draws people to - or away from - arcade games. The results? Human beings are really, really, easily manipulated. While this isn't the most shocking insight on our kind, seeing Cary Palmer spell it out in such a fun (and thorough) way has been incredibly informative. And very entertaining. 

One of our favorite pastimes is admiring the cringe explosion that is old people using social media. Twitter user @dogwithablog_69 has made all of this a lot easier with this Twitter thread of the elderly and technologically ignorant completely abusing Facebook's cheerful status banners. The collection is impressive, a very worthwhile way of getting your Monday procrasturbation on. 

Oh yes, those were the days when anyone could go and sit in a café, people watch, maybe tweet out a romantic thread like this one here, or even take a dabble in the art of romance themselves. This throwback Twitter thread takes a look at a couple café coworkers confessing their true feelings for one another. Pretty sweet and wholesome stuff. 

Happy Monday, freaks! Time may be an absolutely ridiculous concept at this point, but there's something about the first day of the office-life workweek that continues to stink to high heaven. To combat the feelings of despair, hopelessness, and boredom, we've put together this very varied gallery that might help distract you from your pain. At the very least we know they won't hurt you more. 

Someone on AskReddit got a fun thread going about the times that egotistical people got reminded that they "have no power here." Well, the thread isn't all egomaniacs. Sometimes, it's a case of someone literally not having power. Like the homie that couldn't pay his electricity bill because he couldn't access the internet he needed to get the job done. It can be a deeply satisfying experience to watch someone who was power tripping all over the place get put in necessary check. 

Congratulations! You've officially survived a whole day of existence. Instead of cowering in a corner and crying, maybe you should do something a little more positive with your time? You know, like scroll through some dopamine-producing memes. It might feel like wasting time, but we're supportive of most activities that make you feel good.

This cat was absolutely determined to find a new home, and she found it in someone who was absolutely down to have a new cat. It's at least an encouraging reminder that sometimes people are willing to reach out to a being in need.  For how needy cats can get exactly, here's Tumblr agreeing that cats talk like disparaged Victorian children.

Positive psychologist, Alexis Rockley, provides a quick rundown on the true state of disorientation that our brains are in right now due to this historically difficult time.