Allow the “sex is cool, but…” meme to help you survive this Friday
There’s a new meme on the block, and we honestly can’t stop laughing. The “sex is cool, but…” meme is a wonderfully wholesome addition to the meme-conomy with quality contributions like, “yeah sex is cool but have you ever stepped on a crunchy leaf.”
The premise of the meme is to say something that is better than having sex. Seems simple, right? But people have gotten creative (and even super deep) with timely topics like net neutrality making the rounds. Unsurprisingly, many versions of the meme tap into popular media with references to OutKast, Pocahontas, and Panic! At the Disco.
While some might be unfamiliar with the viral phrase “sex is cool, but…”, it’s actually been around for years. The phrase dates back to early 2015 when a Twitter user named Pakalu Papito tweeted, “sex is cool but have u ever had garlic bread.” Too true.
Check out some of the best examples of this meme below.
Some tweets were super spot-on when it comes to real-life situtations.
sex is cool but have you ever woken up at 3am thirsty as hell & drank some ice cold water
— Sam Collins (@itsSamCollins) December 3, 2017
yeah sex is cool but have you ever found a scholarly article that provides the exact evidence you need to support your argument
— amanda (@amandanormann) December 5, 2017
yeah sex is cool but have you ever tried writing on styrofoam food containers with a ball point pen
— huntigula (@huntigula) December 8, 2017
yeah sex is cool but have you ever stepped on a crunchy leaf
— chris melberger (@chrismelberger) November 28, 2017
Meanwhile, music or movies were the main focus in other tweets.
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Yeah, sex is cool, but have you ever been a real skinny, sickly kid that took part in a US experiment to get really buff and then frozen in ice only to wake up and find yourself part of a team of superheroes?
— Adult Male (@PlainTravis) December 8, 2017
Yeah sex is cool, but have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon? Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned? Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
— Sawyer Hartman (@SawyerHartman) December 8, 2017
yes sex is cool but have you ever heard of closing the goddamn door it’s much better to face these things with a sense of poise and rationality
— Dr. Bucky Isotope, PhD, BOFA (@BuckyIsotope) December 8, 2017
Some of the best examples of this meme, though, are the totally/seemingly serious ones.
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Others were just plain weird — and we’re totally fine with that.
Yeah, sex is cool and all but have you ever stuck a Q-Tip in your ear so far it touched your brain?
— Tim (@Playing_Dad) December 8, 2017
Yeah sex is cool but have you ever tried taking a bath with your toaster while it’s plugged in
— Rio (@RyoFog) December 6, 2017
This year has been a doozy when it comes to memes. First, the “Disloyal Man” meme took the world by storm, then the “Ted Talk” gorilla meme conducted very important lectures, and, of course, “Howdy Sheriff” was welcome in tweets all across the internet. Don’t even get us started on the William Carlos Williams’ plums in the icebox poem meme.
Now, with this new, sexy meme, we can honestly say that 2017 has been a success in terms of the internet.
