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Whoever originated the concept of starter packs is a genius. KnowYourMeme has a good historical rundown, tracing its origins to a 2014 Tweet, but it’s undoubtedly Reddit that has carried the torch forward.

The r/StarterPacks subreddit provides endless laughs as Redditors assemble representative images on a blank canvas to embody weird concepts like millennial missionaries or rural highway billboards.

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KnowYourMeme, defines them as a “series of multi-panel photo sets meant to illustrate the archetype of a celebrity, company or subculture through a recommended selection of fashion articles, multimedia and other consumer products, much similar to steal her look fashion guides.”

All that said, let’s take a look at over 50 of the funniest memes from the subreddit:

The 50+ Funniest Reddit Starter Pack Memes

Millennial missionaries

The “Millennial Missionary” Starter Pack from starterpacks

In this starter pack, the millennial missionary trope is analyzed with pictures of a raggedy Bible, braided bracelets, sandals religious quotes emblazoning the pack.

The thanks for helping me move starter pack

The "Thanks for helping me move" starter pack from starterpacks

This is a pretty wholesome collection that highlights what happens after a friend has helped another friend move including a purchase of a pizza, a shared beer and even a full tank of gas purchased for the person who helped the other move.

Band girl

Band girl. Unkempt long ass hair 100% of the time. from starterpacks

if you’ve ever participated in a High School musical or band, this one might strike pretty close to home. It apparently contains images synonymous with girls that participate in school marching bands including unkempt hair, glasses, bell bottom jeans and a variety of other indicators.

Apology Video Starter Pack

Apology Video Starterpack from starterpacks

The apology video. In this one, the starter pack seems to mock the concept of dubious YouTube video apologies, Making fun of the fact that the YouTube celebrities consciously don’t wear makeup, generally wear baggy sweatshirts and often take a video while sitting on the floor.

Visiting nephews

Nephews coming over Starter Pack from starterpacks

In this one, apparently, the poster is an uncle who is having his nephews visit. It contains a bunch of images that represent the visitor experience including sticky hands playing an Xbox, a messy and unflushed toilet, and the awkward spectacle of children getting scolded by their own parents in front of you.

Obscure Tech problem

The one video on your obscure tech problem that actually fixes it starter pack from starterpacks

This starter pack contains a couple images that represent the experience of finding a YouTube video that actually solves your obscure Tech problem. This one strikes close to home – a lot of these videos that end up actually fixing a computer problem you’re experiencing sometimes are very old, with a low view count, and use a notepad with no audio on to deliver the instructions.

Group assignments

The group assignment starterpack from starterpacks

In this starter pack collection, we see a variety of different kids and how they decide to collaborate on getting some work done. This includes the guy who doesn’t want to do any work, the kid who is too shy to participate, the studious student who does all the work, and the pair of girls that only talk to themselves.

Why am I depressed?

"I don’t know why I’m depressed" starterpack from starterpacks

In this one, similar to the headache starter pack that we took a look at before, it takes a skeptical look at the type of person who wonders why they are depressed while indulging in a variety of bad habits. These habits include going to sleep really late, eating really bad food, and neglecting to exercise and drinking a lot of alcohol.

Rural highway billboards

Road trip starter pack from starterpacks

In this picture, the poster summarizes the experience of taking a rural road trip. A lot of the billboards are four religious institutions, fast food, fireworks or adult entertainment.

Being a Redditor starter pack

The starter pack for me! from starterpacks

In this one, the poster mocks himself, saying that it is a starter pack for those people who were going to develop actual hobbies and interests but then something went terribly wrong. You can see that the poster has made a variety of poor life choices including browsing Reddit, eating junk food, watching too much YouTube and sleeping too much.

The staring out the car window starter pack

Staring out the car window starter pack from starterpacks

There are some funny ones here that resonate with anyone that’s been driven around in a backseat – including blinking every time the car lines up with a telephone pole.

The every cheap Italian restaurant starter pack

The "every cheap italian restaurant" starter pack from starterpacks

The Reddit user parodies some of the staples found in a cheap Italian restaurant including sticky tablecloths, garlic bread appetizers and the fact that the restaurant is generally named after somebody.

The earthporn starter pack

/r/ EarthPorn starter pack from starterpacks

This one includes some niche elements that might seem a little bit obscure if you’re not incredibly familiar with that subreddit. It seems to mock the fact that a lot of the submissions to that forum focus on western states and include the same over the top captions and claims over and over again.

The you’re learning to talk Spanish in high school starter pack

When you’re in high school and your family learns that you’re taking Spanish from starterpacks

This one probably resonates with a lot of current and former American students who took Spanish language classes in middle or high school. It makes fun of doting parents who seemingly urge their children to converse with Hispanic cleaning ladies or order Mexican food in the restaurant in the native tongue.

The why do I have headaches all the time starter pack

Why do I have headaches all the time starterpack? from starterpacks

In this starter pack, it’s making fun of people that are wondering why they have headaches all the time though they might be overindulging in vodka, coffee, eating bad fast food, neglecting vegetable intake or just not hydrating enough.

The I’ve never been to America but this is probably how it is starter pack

"I’ve never been to America but this is probably how it is" Starterpack from starterpacks

In this one, a foreigners conceptualization of America is summarized in pictures of pizza, large flatbed pickup trucks, some minivans, and big-box retail stores.

The celebrity just died starter pack

reddit’s "a celebrity just died" starterpack from starterpacks

This starter pack parodies Reddit’s response to the death of famous people. It includes excerpts like “I once said this thing about something” and other desperate attempts at Karma.

The simultaneous texting and driving starter pack

“Sure, I can text and drive at the same time” starterpack from starterpacks

This one is a little bit more morbid with pictures of accidents, roadside memorials, and a funeral – all of them making the point that texting and driving is definitely a bad idea.

The fun weekend trip with friends starter pack

The Fun Weekend Trip With Friends Starterpack from starterpacks

In this extra large collection of images, it starts off with an idealistic outdoor adventure among the friends before transitioning to something much darker akin to The Blair Witch Project.

Wormhole explanations

Scientist in a movie explaining how a wormhole works starterpack from starterpacks

2050 predictions

Fuckboy from the 2050s Starterpack from starterpacks

Second choices

Second Choices Starter Pack from starterpacks

Imagine Dragons songs

Every Imagine Dragons Song Starterpack from starterpacks

Becoming an adult

"Things you would’ve hated as a teen that’d you kill for as an adult" Starter Pack from starterpacks

YouTube sponsors

"This video is sponsered by…" starterpack from starterpacks

The ideal man or woman starter pack according to Twitter, Reddit, and Instagram

“The ideal man/woman according to different social media” starter pack from starterpacks

This one examines the perfect partner based on different social platforms like Instagram, Twitter and Reddit. For the Reddit community, The perfect man is good with animals, and has stubble. By comparison, the best woman for your average Reddit user has an unhealthy obsession with both natural and unnatural red hair and wears summer dresses. Over on Instagram, the most preferred male has a shredded midsection and sharp jawline while the women wear flawless makeup and somewhat all resemble Kylie Jenner.

Things cats will drink out of

Things My Cat Will Drink Out Of from starterpacks

Rich Chinese kids

"Rich Chinese kids in North America" starter pack from starterpacks

Reddit WiFi

Using the Reddit app with a perfectly fine WiFi connection starterpack from starterpacks

The using Reddit app with a perfectly fine Wi-Fi connection starter pack Highlights the sometimes problematic experience of using Reddit and experiencing poor connection.

RV camper graphics

RV Camper Graphic Design Starter Pack from starterpacks

In this starter pack, the user lampoons recreational vehicle graphic design styles. This includes A bunch of Swoops and a lot of brown colors.

Better than the main dish

Better than the main dish starter pack from starterpacks

Black woman in a TV commercial

Black Woman in a TV Commercial Starter Pack from starterpacks

Annoying Redditors

Annoying comments that still get upvoted for some reason starter pack from starterpacks

The annoying comments that still get upvoted on Reddit starter pack highlights a bunch of frequently occurring comments that accrue hundreds and even thousands of upvotes for no meaningful reason.

Pocket change problems

Putting change back in your wallet at the grocery starter pack from starterpacks

The putting change back in your wallet at the grocery store starter pack includes a bunch of anxiety invoking images for this complex problem. Everyone surely has been in that position before where they’re hauling six bags back to their apartment and the cashier hands them a long receipt, several dollar bills and $0.78 in change that you have to figure out how to pocket quickly as everyone online behind you waiting patiently.

Discovering new subreddits

Discovering a New Subreddit Starter Pack from starterpacks

Being skinny

Being Skinny starter pack from starterpacks

The dad checking in on you during a depressive episode starter pack

Dad checking in on you during a depressive episode starter pack from starterpacks

The dad checking in on you during a depressive episode starter pack shows off some funny images of fathers attending to their sad children. Each image is pretty evocative-if you ever had an attentive parent concerned about your well-being you definitely recognize some of these images as incredibly relevant.

Being late for school

The "American Teen Being Late for School" starter pack from starterpacks

Enjoying your 30s

Really Starting to Enjoy Being In Your 30’s starterpack from starterpacks

Things cats will drink out of

Things My Cat Will Drink Out Of from starterpacks

Rich Chinese kids

"Rich Chinese kids in North America" starter pack from starterpacks

The mistakenly opened program starter pack

The “oh shit I didn’t mean to open that” Starterpack from starterpacks

The mistakenly opened program starter pack is pretty hilarious. It makes fun of some common software programs that people regret opening like Internet Explorer, Skype, Siri, and FaceTime audio. As anyone knows, it can be really annoying to open Skype, especially because they recently removed the feature to exit it. So if you open it up, there’s no way to close it unless you choose to end task. Internet Explorer is another funny option- everyone these days seems to prefer to use Chrome or Firefox.

Happy loners

Loner but happy Starterpack from starterpacks

The happy loner starter pack shows off a bunch of men that apparently are single but are enjoying themselves. The Reddit user shared several images to demonstrate this-a wallet full of money that obviously wasn’t spent on a girlfriend, exercising rigorously on a treadmill, watching sports by themselves on TV and reading books in solitude.

The late 20s divorced women starter pack

The late 20’s divorced woman starter pack from starterpacks

Another funny one is the late 20s divorced women starter pack- this one seemingly violates the typical format but got a lot of upvotes anyway. It shows off a supermarket aisle that is labeled for cat food, cat toys, wine and meals for one.

The mall experience in 2019 starter pack

Going to the mall in 2019 starter pack from starterpacks

The mall experience in 2019 starter pack shows off a bunch of empty files and abandon superstructures. It has sparked a lot of conversation and controversy in the community as people talked about why malls have really phased out of popular use including some remembrances of all the fun times people use to have in them.

Sorting it out

18-24 year-old trying to sort their shit out starterpack from starterpacks

The 18 to 24-year-old trying to sort their life out starter pack includes a bunch of images that represent young people trying to organize a healthy and effective life for themselves. This includes reading books by Dale Carnegie, eating healthy, cleaning up their room, watching Jordan Peterson YouTube videos, paying attention to male fashion advice, waking up earlier, weightlifting and adopting a stylishly aggressive new haircut.

The 2012 iPad starter pack

2012 iPad starterpack from starterpacks

The 2012 iPad starter pack features a bunch of different apps that were popular at the time- they are sure to spark some nostalgic remembrances if you owned an iPad back then.

The girl outside the 7-11starter pack

Girl Outside the 7/11 Starter Pack from starterpacks

The girl outside the 7-11starter pack shows off common features of this particular species of female. It includes pajama bottoms, big hoop earrings, eyeliner, and cigarettes.

So much homework

"I have so much homework to finish" Starter Pack from starterpacks

The I have so much homework to finish starter pack showcases some funny images particularly relevant to high school and college-age students. For example, there is the steam icon caption with text that reads ‘one quick game to clear my mind’, referring to the fact that people procrastinate when they have tedious homework to get done on a tight deadline.

The July 5 starter pack

The July 5th starter pack from starterpacks

The July 5 starter pack shows off four funny images that concisely represent the feeling of the next day Independence revelers. The first image shows a terrible sunburn on a woman’s back, the next a man experiencing a hangover, long lines of stalled cars on a major interstate, and a man missing his finger presumably from a fireworks accident.

Summing Up

We hope you enjoyed this collection. Try out a meme generator site if you want to craft your own starter pack collection!

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