As Johnny Cash/Nine Inch Nails said, “I made a meme today, to see if I still feel.” It’s easy to get bored, overwhelmed, and numbed in today’s world. And in typical generational fashion, many of us are responding with a sort of playful nihilism. A joke format that’s risen organically is the “I ________ just to feel something,” and it’s got surprising longevity.
Let’s hop on that bandwagon and look at fifteen great examples of the joke from the world of Twitter. Maybe by the end, we’ll all feel something again.
15. My troubles are multiplying
https://twitter.com/Jonaniswin/status/1248643087506837505
14. Sneeze away the pain
going outside to suffer from allergies just to feel something
— ayano (@ayanodotgif) April 10, 2020
13. It’s drafty in here
just wrote a 3,000 word story and then deleted it all just to feel something pic.twitter.com/g21kkwfhI3
— indie (@INDIEWASHERE) April 4, 2020
12. The forbidden p*op
Sitting on the toilet sideways just to feel something
— 🍑 thee thicc (@asstheethicc) November 2, 2019
11. No shirts given
gonna watch the baseball scene from twilight just to feel something
— ✮ (@JAZZYST4R) April 6, 2020
10. This is what it’s like to chew 5 gum
Drinking cold water while chewing gum just to feel something
— Justin Richards (@justinrichards_) September 11, 2019
9. Is sick an emotion?
https://twitter.com/sarafcarter/status/1246920730123649028
8. Definitely the latter
am i going to feel something today or just think about the same 3 things all day
— maxim (@mqqqxim) April 5, 2020
7. A fancy night in
my family got dressed up for dinner just to feel something. (yes i am wearing a dress) pic.twitter.com/2LrRETVlwE
— ❤️🔥OWEN❤️🔥 (@xowenm) April 3, 2020
6. Rest in piece
day ? of quarantine: my sister and i mixed together a 1,000 piece puzzle and a 500 piece puzzle just to feel something
— ashhole🌑 (@crashley74) March 25, 2020
5. You’ve gone too far
turned the sound back on for my phone notifications. just to feel something
— JP (@jpbrammer) March 21, 2020
4. A stranger in my own home
day 1038743 of quarantine. sleeping on the other side of the bed to feel something
— lilia buckingham (@BuckinghamLilia) March 31, 2020
3. Thirst knows no clock
Was gonna try sexting someone to feel something and then remembered it was 9am
— Julia Edelman (@_juliaedelman) March 27, 2020
2. Don’t need an excuse to look good
https://twitter.com/defnotsally/status/1244061662405165062
1. The waiting is the coolest part
https://twitter.com/Madelyn_Rae_/status/1246512913910726656
Did it work? Do you have feels? Cause honestly if a list this evocative didn’t do it for ya, I don’t know what will.
What are you doing just to feel something?
Tell us in the comments.