Not much to smile about

Okay, I know what Brian will be doing tomorrow

Can't wait to find out

Just did it. Have to wait 4 hours to post. There's times I wish imgflip would let me post more. If they let me, I could post one an hour for a week.

I'm still getting the hang of memes, but slowly getting there. Think I'll submit the gingivitis one though.

Go for it. Just go to images, click on it, and at the bottom, click Edit Meme. You can change the title as well as add extra tags. The tags help with Google searches, and can add to your views.

Already did
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Okay. I went through all of your memes. Upvoted every one.

Here's a little something that, IIRC, GhostOfChurch posted a few months back. It's a good idea on how to get points here. I discovered by a fluke upvoting and commenting increase your points. Somewhere between 15K and 20K they start allowing you three posts a day. If your ever stuck for something to post, there's a meme stream that helps you find the theme of the week. It's a bit if work to fun one, but to take part only takes a an inspiration, which you can usually find with a quick Google. I made it to front page during Lego Week, only my third time there in over a year.

I've got a dog week coming up with some inspirations from ghosts meme stream. They'll be next month some time. I am just a memester now.

Being old ad week I click on the old ad week tag, sort by latest, and go through upvoting and commenting. Always leave a comment, even if it's LOL. Also, always upvote any replies. I go through every one of the memes, and will do so for a couple days after to make sure that all comments have been upvoted. Common courtesy.

Naturally, I've been schooled on that one.

One reason why I like conversations. gives me a chance to go back and correct any upvotes I may have missed

I like conversations in general.

Some people don't, but will be the first to complain that their 8 memes didnt make the front page or get any upvotes. Usually, their memes consist of Y U No Give Me Upvotes. One person, that was his very first post. I now have a template for those: same guy, but reversed, Y U No Post Something Worth Upvoting. Not something I'd recommend a new user using unless they've reached 100K. I can get away with it because I can prove it with my posts even before I had a page one meme, much less get on the leaderboard. I see a lot of memesters here, but not many that post anything worth much. If I see someone with potential, I try to boost them up. It can be work if you're not having fun. Take CousinJohn. He actually is a cousin of mine. Distant cousin, but a cousin. I talked him into joining last year. He did, made a few posts, got busy and forgot about it. I talked him into coming back and his account was still active. He even had a few memes be hadn't posted. The first post he did in almost 8 months went to page one. He's had one of two others that did. We were on page one at the same time during Lego Week. He got twice as many views. In two months, he's gotten over 80,000 points. I suspect he'll be reaching 100K by the end of the month. He's good, but I'm mentoring him. What happens if he passes me on the leaderboard? Hell have earned it.

You have the talent for memes. It may not make you a million dollars, but it's nice to have if you ever go into white collar work.

Keep conversations going. If someone says TL:DR, blow them off. They'll be the point w**res that will never figure out why they can't go any further.

Awesome advice. Tbh I like the upvotes, but sincerely doubt I'll be in white collar work. I'm a blue collar kind of guy, with a fun sense of humor. If I can make someone laugh then I can say I had a good day.

I've been blue collar, white collar and no collar. LOL.

Seriously, I always had trouble with blue collar work because most of my employers thought they were paying me by the mile. It finally got to me when I was 28. One night I got an infection in my knee. Took about a week, but eventually ended up in the hospital. They took care of it, but that infection set off a chain reaction, causing the arthritis ID pretty much been able to ignore most of my life to lay me flat. Spent that summer learning how to walk again. Long story short, I spun it into a college degree (just an ASc, but I had to get back in the work place cause my wife wouldn't keep a job) and went into white collar work for years. It helped me because I could understand what was going on out on the floor. Had a maintenance man come in my office one night. I was doing data entry and he figured he'd take a shot asking me to help with a problem. I was frustrated with the new program we were using, and jumped at the chance. Any other worker wouldn't have been able to figure out the work around, but between the two of us, we figured how to get the sonic welder running, saving the company thousands in lost production. It was a no-no, but when I put it that way to my boss, she said I did the right thing. For an office worker, I had a lot of respect from the production crew.

I enjoy my work. I work in a mill that makes hardwood flooring, so the job is pretty steady. Its rough sometimes but my one year old daughter is worth it.

I worked in my fath-in-law's woodshop while I was finishing college. Still have All my fingers. Also did meat cutting, dock work, restaurant work, trailer factory, steel fabrication, and rubber factory. Oh, and I drove taxi. A few other jobs over the years, but @59, I'm unemployable. I do some freelance writing, but mostly get by on disability due to heart surgery just before my 51st birthday. Still, my ex and I raised 3 kids. They haven't caused me much grief.

Congrats on the one year old. Warning: around the age of 12, they turn on you, but will run to you the first time something goes wrong. The best advice I can give you is somewhere in their teen years, she will likely yell at you, "I hate you." Don't get mad, just calmly tell her, "that's okay. I have enough love for you to tide us over. Would you like some?"

Since my wife and I separated and divorced, my younger two have been super supportive of me. The oldest is taking care of her. Yeah, kids are a great investment in our future. Love the Dickens out if them, cause they grow up so fast. One great reward is many years down the road for you: the grandkids.

When she starts dating I Will have a heart attack I can promise that lol.

Yup. Just discovered that my 10 year old granddaughter didn't want to remain a kid. Just finished her first period. Her 12 year old sister started last month, and her 15 year old sis has been riding the cotton pony for a few years. They grow up too darn fast.

Now, your job, for the next decade, is to put her antics jn meme form. You don't even need her picture for them. But print them up, put them in a notebook. That first date, or any boy, calls for her, drag it out.

Or clean your shotgun while he's waiting for her

I'll be cleaning all my guns

And show him all of your sharp Shooter medals

I think the .338 lapua and the 1000 yard target's would do the trick. (i don't have one yet, but have found one I want)

As mentioned above, the baby of the family is no longer a baby. Not sure what sidearm she carries, but my little girl is a crack shot and is rarely seen without her sidearm. She'll protect those girls.

I happen to carry a .40 with me everywhere but the shower. While it's only a hi point in about 6 months it'll be a Sig Sauer P320. But I'll always like that big ugly cinderblock of a gun.

I just make sure nobody knows when I'm carrying, much less what. I learned as a young teen that a can of Raid sprayed in an assailants eyes is more effective than mace. Mom didn't allow guns in the house for many years. That was one of the years. Shortly after, she changed her mind.

If I have to go into a court house, I always look for anything that can be used for self defense. My thing, though, is if I carry, it's nobody's business but mine.

Much agreed. Good thing is, my state has constitutional carry so while I still have the permit, many people carry without one.