The Morning Commute: 25 Morning Memes and a Costume Worn Since September

Oct 13, 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Tobey Maguire crying on the left and grinning on the right, the classic reaction face for morning memes.
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Somewhere a kid picked a Halloween costume in September and has worn it to the grocery store, the dentist, and bed ever since. I respect it, mostly because I have been wearing the same hoodie since March. October makes everyone a little unhinged, which is great for morning memes, and a fresh pile lands here every morning, with last Friday’s batch still up if you fell behind. The first one comes with an uninvited roommate.

Snapchat of a tiger peering through a hole in the bathroom wall of an Airbnb.

Five stars for wildlife, one star for privacy.

Tweet about teachers buying pizza party slices and tiny sodas with their own salary.
Painting of two pumpkin-headed kids carving a grinning man's head like a jack-o-lantern.

Dad volunteered.

Feet stuck inside melted ice cream tubs while standing on a skateboard outside.
Five goals for October list beside Chris Hemsworth, starting with getting banned from Uber.

Goal five is just how my family does reunions.

Gas grill and propane tank bolted outside a second floor window of a pink house.
Store shelf of juice cartons where one blank carton is labeled Default_juice.
Person in a full pink Patrick Star costume walking down a suburban sidewalk at sunset.

Started trick-or-treating October first and has not stopped.

Morning memes cartoon of a newborn baby captioned my birth, first mistake of my life.
Halloween pumpkins wrapped in black leather straps and harnesses on a shelf.
Text post saying anyone worth 130,000 years of average family income has too much.
Bluesky post joking about a nickname for Elon Musk above a photo of him.
Edited photo of a man with a curled mustache dancing with arms raised in a barbershop.
Mountain landscape with text twisting the phrase you wouldn't last a minute in my shoes.
Quote tweet mocking a post that uses a Mad Men office kiss scene as a joke.
Tweet sharing a news headline about an Ohio man jailed over a Shrek text message.
Tumblr post reacting in horror to an x-ray of a horse skull full of teeth.

I will never unsee the back teeth.

Caulk tube poking out of a paper shopping bag, with a joke about caulk falling out.
Morning memes classic of cartoon Merlin conducting floating dishes and soap bubbles in a kitchen.
Satirical headline saying Netflix now requires all subscribers to recruit five new customers.

Please do not give them ideas.

Meme saying people lose the spark in their eyes at 23, showing a weary man.

Mine left at 23 and took the car.

Tweet asking if AMC overbought jalapenos, showing a menu board pushing 49 cent jalapenos.
Breaking Bad duo slumped on a couch with text about spending $340 on a normal day.

Coffee, parking, and one bad decision.

Tobey Maguire crying then smiling, joking about fake images made in Photoshop instead of AI.
Smiling boy with his hand on his chin saying it's a surprise, about autosaved files.

Found it three years later in Downloads.

Morning memes for the walk from the car to your desk

If the guy who bolted his grill outside a second floor window is reading this, I have questions, and also I would like a burger. The Nightcap brings a new round of funny pictures tonight, and more morning memes land here tomorrow before your first meeting. For extra October chaos, dig into our 90s Halloween memes or the subway weirdos who dress up all year. If one of these made you snort on the train, send it to whoever heard you.

Roy R., Chief Meme Curator Roy founded Thunder Dungeon in 2012 and has since guided its growth into a 2.5 million‑strong community of meme enthusiasts. With over a decade of digital‑media experience and a nose for viral humor, Roy oversees content strategy, ensuring every post is both hilarious and high‑quality
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