A Pot of 30 Memes to Stir

The rethinking of the verb 'to cook' has been perhaps one of the most popular pieces of internet slang over the past few years. No longer confined to the stove, anybody with enough knowledge of meme culture and a reasonable grasp of editing can be their own kind of chef, thanks to how the perennial popularity of ridiculous humor has become one of the most important parts of being online. Unlike cooking in its original meaning, the quality of the ingredients does not necessarily have to be a factor in the tastiness of the end result. Instead, it is all about how the meme creator chooses to put together all the different parts of the meme in order to convey their message. We call it cooking because it is an ongoing process that doesn't ever have to be finished; other people can add on to it. Memes are the perpetual stew of lowbrow entertainment.