Punny Memes For People Who Love Bad Jokes
Updated on January 9, 2026
Some people meditate. Some people journal. Some people inflict punny memes on their friends like it’s a community service project. This is for the third group. The ones powered by dad jokes, funny puns, and corny jokes so powerful they can make a room go silent.
40 Punny Memes That Deserve The Biggest Eye Roll
The dentist one is a perfect mission statement. “Open up,” and instead of saying “ah,” the patient starts emotionally unpacking sadness. That’s punny memes at their best: literal, awkward, and somehow still relatable.
Then you’ve got the empty box gift because “nothing would please me more.” Malicious compliance is basically a branch of funny puns at this point. Is it romantic? No. Is it technically correct? Unfortunately, yes.
The “I’m not free tomorrow, I’m still $50” meme is another clean hit. The word “free” has two meanings and this joke uses both like it’s getting paid per definition. These are the kinds of corny jokes that make you laugh, then immediately regret laughing.
Also, the workplace one where the employee insists late is pronounced latte while holding coffee? Bold. Reckless. The sort of dad jokes energy that gets you fired with a smile.
And the suitcase shaped like a slice of bread with the caption “jam packed” is so aggressively wholesome it loops back around to painful. Like, you can’t even be mad. It’s just bread doing its best.
Finally, the doctor turning “I don’t have all day” into a terminal diagnosis is dark, stupid, and weirdly efficient. Punny memes always walk that line. Sometimes they trip. That’s part of the charm.
If these gave you psychic damage and you want more, fine: 20 Dad Jokes That Should Be Regulated, 25 One-Liner Memes That Are Criminally Corny, 35 Tumblr Posts That Made Everyone Groan.
Mike Hartley writes like your funniest coworker who refuses to stop until someone sighs and says, “Okay. That was kind of good.”
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Phil M., Co‑Founder & Content Strategist
Phil is one of Thunder Dungeon’s co‑founders, doubling as our resident meme analyst and dark‑room brainstormer. He specializes in trend‑spotting across social platforms and shapes the editorial calendar to keep our galleries fresh, topical, and worthy of your valuable procrastination.
