Hey Pandas, Submit Your Best Memes (Prt. 2)

What “Hey Pandas” Really Means (And Why Part 2 Hits Different)

“Hey Pandas” posts are community prompts: an open call for people to share something specificstories, photos, hot takes, and yes, memes.
The vibe is part town square, part comedy club, part “my brain is a browser with 37 tabs and one of them is playing audio.”

Part 2 usually exists for one reason: the community showed up. The first thread gets momentum, commenters start asking for more, and suddenly
it’s clear that one round of memes is like eating one potato chip. Technically possible, but emotionally dishonest.

What submissions typically need to do

• Match the prompt. If the ask is “best memes,” don’t post your cat’s dental X-ray (unless it’s captioned perfectly).
• Be easy to “get.” The faster someone understands it, the faster they laugh (and the faster they share).
• Respect credit and ownership. If it isn’t yours, you should clearly identify the source.
• Stay readable. If your punchline requires zooming, people will simply… not.

What Makes a Meme “Best,” Not Just “Fine”

The best memes aren’t just funnythey’re portable. They travel well across platforms and friend groups because they deliver a tiny,
satisfying experience in one bite: recognition, surprise, and a clean exit. That’s the “share” button’s love language.

1) Relatability with a specific twist

“Mondays are hard” is a greeting card. “It’s Monday and my coffee is giving me the same emotional support as a spreadsheet” is a meme.
Specificity makes it feel real, and “real” is what makes people tag their friends.

2) A punchline that arrives on time

Comedy is timing. Memes are timing plus formatting. If your setup takes six lines of text and the joke shows up in paragraph seven,
congratulations: you wrote a short essay. A meme should be closer to a doorbell: press, ding, reaction.

3) A format that does half the work for you

Familiar meme formats are like karaoke trackspeople already know the melody. Your job is to bring the right lyric at the right moment.
When the format is recognizable, the audience spends less effort decoding and more time laughing.

4) An emotional “spark” people want to pass along

Memes spread when they trigger emotionespecially the kind that makes you want to show someone else immediately. Not “I guess that’s true,”
but “OH NO, THAT’S ME.” Humor, surprise, and even mild outrage (the safe, non-toxic kind) can all fuel sharing.

The Shareability Blueprint: How Viral Ideas Sneak Into Group Chats

Marketers and researchers have spent years studying why certain content spreads. The good news? You don’t need a marketing degree.
You just need to understand the ingredients that make people hit “send.”

The six “share triggers” you can borrow for memes

1. Social currency: People share things that make them look funny, clever, or “in the know.”
2. Triggers: Memes tied to everyday moments (coffee, school, work, pets) get repeated exposureand repeated shares.
3. Emotion: The stronger the feeling, the stronger the “you have to see this” impulse.
4. Public visibility: Clear visuals and recognizable formats spread faster because they’re instantly understood.
5. Practical value: Yes, even memes can helplike a funny reminder about hydration, deadlines, or sleep.
6. Stories: The best memes imply a mini-story: a before, an after, a “why am I like this,” and a punchline.

If you want your Part 2 submission to stand out, aim for at least two of those triggers at once. Example: a relatable “trigger” (late-night
scrolling) plus a strong “emotion” (panic-laughing at tomorrow’s responsibilities) is basically meme rocket fuel.

Meme Formats That Consistently Perform Well

You can invent a brand-new format, sure. But if you want a higher chance of upvotes, start with formats people already understand,
then add your originality on top.

Classic image macro (top text / bottom text)

Still undefeated. The key is clean, short text and a strong facial expression or scenario photo.

Original example idea: A dog staring at a printer with: “ME: I’m calm today” / “PRINTER: Let’s add drama.”

Screenshot-style memes

Fake chats, “notes app” confessions, mock email threads, calendar invites from chaosthese feel modern because they mimic daily life.

Original example idea: A “calendar event” screenshot: “2:00 PM Existential dread (recurring).”

Reaction images and GIF energy

Reaction memes win because they’re useful. People share them as emotional shortcuts: “This is my face when…” If your reaction image is clear,
it becomes a tool other people want to keep in their meme toolbox.

Wholesome / clean memes

Never underestimate wholesome. The internet is loud and exhausting; a clean, kind meme can feel like opening a window in a stuffy room.
Also: more people can share it without worrying it’ll get them side-eyed in a family group chat.

“Too real” daily-life humor

School stress, work emails, sibling chaos, cooking failures, gym optimism, the “I’ll do it tomorrow” lifestylethese topics are universal.
Universal themes + specific details = maximum share potential.

How to Make Your Meme Look Better Instantly (Without Being a Design Wizard)

Keep text readable on a phone

• Use short lines and avoid tiny fonts.
• High contrast: light text on dark background (or vice versa).
• Don’t place words over busy backgrounds unless you add a simple shadow or outline.

Crop like you mean it

If the joke is your friend’s facial expression, crop out the empty wall, the random lamp, and the mysterious toe at the bottom of the frame.
Your meme should feel intentional, not like “I screenshotted this while sprinting.”

Don’t let the watermark be the loudest thing

If the watermark or account tag is more noticeable than the punchline, people mentally file your meme under “ad,” even if it isn’t.
Clean visuals read as more trustworthy and more shareable.

Originality, Credit, and the “Don’t Be That Panda” Rule

Meme culture is remix culturebut remix doesn’t mean “copy-paste with confidence.” If you made it, say you made it. If you didn’t, credit it.
Crediting sources does two good things: it respects creators and it makes you look like a person who knows how the internet works.

Easy ways to stay on the safe side

• Use your own photos (pets, everyday moments, “why is the fridge making that sound” mysteries).
• Use public-domain or licensed images when possible.
• Credit original creators if you’re posting something you found elsewhere.
• Avoid personal info (yours or anyone else’s). Blur names, faces, addresses, school logos, and phone numbers.

Keep It Funny Without Making It Harmful

Memes can be powerfulsometimes more powerful than people expect. They can build community, but they can also spread misinformation or punch down.
The “best memes” in a community prompt usually win because they’re clever, not cruel.

A quick “Is this okay to post?” checklist

• Does it target a private person? If yes, don’t post it.
• Is the joke based on hate or humiliation? If yes, rewrite it or scrap it.
• Could it mislead people about something important? If yes, it’s not worth the chaos.
• Would you be comfortable if a teacher/parent/boss saw it? If no, choose a different meme for a public thread.

You don’t have to be “boring” to be responsible. Some of the funniest memes are about common frustrationstechnology, schedules, social awkwardness,
pets acting like tiny gremlinswithout turning anyone into collateral damage.

How to Stand Out in “Submit Your Best Memes (Prt. 2)”

In Part 2, people are already warmed up. That means you can lean into creativity a bit morebut you still want instant clarity.
Here’s how to rise above the scrolling blur:

Give your meme a “hook” in the first second

The first second is where the reader decides: laugh, save, share… or scroll. Use a strong image, a recognizable setup,
or a bold first line that promises a payoff.

Be specific in a way that feels universal

“When you open your laptop to be productive and it auto-restores 17 tabs from three weeks ago” is specific.
“When you regret your life choices” is universal. Combine them and you’ve got something people instantly feel.

Post like a community member, not a billboard

The “Hey Pandas” vibe is interactive. Upvote other submissions. Leave kind comments. Add context if it helps.
A thread becomes fun when people feel like they’re in it together, not just consuming content.

Wrap-Up: Your Best Meme Is the One You Actually Submit

The internet is full of people waiting for the “perfect” meme idea while their funniest thoughts evaporate like steam off a forgotten mug of tea.
Don’t do that. Pick your strongest concept, clean it up, make it readable, credit what needs credit, and submit it.

Part 2 is your chance to swing a little harder: sharper timing, clearer text, better cropping, and jokes that feel like they were written by someone
who has personally been humbled by a printer, a group chat, or a “we need to talk” message.

Now go forth and bless the thread with something that makes strangers laugh out loud in public and then look around like,
“I’m fine. This is fine. I’m definitely normal.”

The Meme-Maker’s Diary: 10 Very Real (and Very Relatable) Part 2 Experiences

If you’ve ever submitted a meme to a public thread, you know it’s not just “upload and forget.” It’s a tiny emotional journeypart creativity,
part nerves, part “why do I care about upvotes like they’re a vitamin I’m deficient in?” Here are experiences meme-makers often recognize
instantly, especially in a Part 2 thread where the energy is already buzzing.

1) The “I swear I’ve seen this before” panic

You find a meme in your camera roll that still makes you laugh. Then your brain whispers, “What if this is a repost and the comments roast me?”
So you scroll the thread first like a detective, comparing pixels, searching for duplicates, and accidentally spending 20 minutes laughing at other people’s memes.

2) The caption rewrite spiral

Draft 1 is funny. Draft 2 is funnier. Draft 3 is… confusing. Draft 4 is a completely different joke. Draft 5 is you staring at the screen thinking,
“Do I even understand humor? Am I the meme?” The secret: stop at the version that makes you laugh quickly. Over-editing can sand down the punchline.

3) The “phone screen reality check”

On your laptop, the text looks perfect. On your phone, it looks like ants marching across a postcard. So you resize, re-crop, and re-test,
because nothing hurts like a great joke trapped in unreadable typography.

4) The accidental overshare moment

Screenshot memes can reveal a lotnames, notifications, locations, even that one group chat titled something unhinged. Most creators learn quickly
to crop aggressively or blur details, because privacy is cooler than a viral moment that backfires.

5) The “credit guilt” awakening

A lot of people start by posting whatever made them laugh. Then they realize: someone made that. Someone drew it, photographed it, or wrote the joke.
Adding a source isn’t just politeit’s how you keep the internet from turning into a giant stolen-laugh buffet.

6) The bravery of clicking “Publish”

It’s weirdly vulnerable to post something meant to be funny. You’re basically saying, “Hello strangers, please enjoy this small piece of my brain.”
Part 2 threads can make this easier, because the community tone is already establishedand you can feel the momentum.

7) The refresh ritual

You post. You leave. You come back “just once.” Then again. Then you pretend you’re checking the weather but you’re really checking the score.
Totally normal behavior. Definitely what fully balanced humans do.

8) The comment that makes your whole day

One person writes, “This is so me,” or “I laughed way too hard,” and suddenly your meme isn’t just contentit’s connection.
That’s the quiet magic of community prompts: strangers finding common ground through a joke.

9) The lesson in what people actually find funny

Sometimes your cleverest meme gets modest love, while your simple “my dog vs. the vacuum cleaner” joke gets a flood of upvotes.
It’s a reminder that memes aren’t academic papers. They’re snacks. People grab what tastes good immediately.

10) The “I can do better” motivation

After you post once, you start seeing patterns: what formats pop, what captions read cleanly, what topics resonate. You start collecting ideas in your notes app,
spotting meme moments in everyday life (“why is the checkout machine yelling at me?”), and preparing for the next prompt.
That’s how Part 2 turns into Part 3: people get hooked on making each other laugh, one tiny masterpiece at a time.

So if you’re hesitating: submit anyway. The best meme threads aren’t built by perfection. They’re built by participationand by people brave enough
to share the joke they can’t stop laughing at.