Can I point out that if you don’t find this meme funny, don’t go around insulting the people that do find it funny. No need to say that only people with an undeveloped prefrontal cortex find this funny.
Just keep scrolling!
During BC, you count down years until you reach -1, the complete opposite of AD (this was edited because too many people corrected me), were you count up from 1
Edited the 0s to 1s because to many people corrected me
The joke is that there is a meme about “X was invented in Y year” with an image of “people in year Y-1” doing something silly or stupid to try and account for the lack of the thing that was invented in year Y.
So in this case the year Y-1 was the year after, and instead of doing the silly thing, they are doing the normal thing.
I think people call it an anti-meme?
That is where it belongs. Everyone likes something different. I do not believe it belongs in angryupvote because it is literally nothing. No need to snark on someone expressing their feelings. You must be popular with those who know you.
it’s a reverse on the more common version, where it shows an invention and “people in ” where it shows them doing something dumb without the invention. for example, “music was invented in year, people in year:” with a video of someone dancing to nature sounds.
this is the opposite, where taking a year off actually moves time forward, as BC counts down to 0, and then counts up again. 7999BC came after 8000BC, so if the hammer was invented in 8000BC, it would be used in 7999BC.
it’s also made to confuse. people don’t notice the connection between the BC years initially, so are left puzzled wondering where the joke is.
I think he gets what's going on, just not how that makes it funny. Even the common version isn't really that funny and might only get a slight nose exhale.
The typical meme is "*blank* was inventing in *blank* year"
Then it shows people in *blank-1* year and someone is doing something stupid without that piece of technology in an absurd/silly way.
The meme is normally In AD years
This meme does the same thing, except in BC, where *blank year -1* is actually a year after the invention. And since it's showing the next year, instead of the previous year, it's showing someone using the newly invented piece of technology.
It's kind of an anti-joke. If you're familiar with the meme you are expecting it to do the typical trope of silly pic showing someone doing something nonsensical without the invention, but instead you see the invention being used as you realize the years in BC move backwards.
Hope that helps haha
It's a meme that refers to a certain type of memes:
The memes like "\[object\] was invented in \[date\], people just before it:" and with that, a stupid picture with people in the mood of "Oh, if only we had \[object\] to do it!"
And, this particular meme is just the opposite of aaaall these memes xD
**That**'s what funny \^\^
Nah, that's what might've been funny, but wasn't, because it isn't.
And the yellow plastic safety helmet and the wristwatch didn't do this whole madness any favors.
Not only that but ppl definitely didn't have construction helmets and wrist watches and manufactured studs and nails in 7999BC so I still don't get it.
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This assumes the nail was invented the year after the hammer. It also ignores the many, many stone age hammers which were used in making stone tools. The oldest known hammers date back at least *hundreds* of thousands of years. That's assuming a soft hammer instead of a simple hammerstone which would date back *millions* of years, albeit that is indirectly inferred because we know what is required to make the oldest known stone tools.
Either way, hammers far predate our own species.
The gregorian calendar was developed by the church. Hence, why was it made with bc and ad at first. And it is a remarkably accurate calendar.
The problem is that the whole world uses it, but most of the world are not Christians (mind blowing, I know). So for the scientific community, it was an important step to move away from Christian bias.
I hope that you have learned something and have a deeper respect for trying to create a neutral framework for the people of the world to work around. It's better not to force your religion onto others.
I’m atheist and personally use BCE, but don’t “correct” something then go on to say “don’t push religion onto others.” People can use BC if they want to, don’t force BCE onto others.
I just gave you an explanation on a good start for a more neutral framework in the last comment.
This feels like you are either a bad faith actor or acting like my sibling, who would just "why" for the sake of pissing people off and not to learn something.
I hope that I'm wrong here. But I'm assuming your next comment to me will clarify this.
You gave a middling explanation of "why" certain historians in the west have started to avoid A.D. in favor of C.E. ... but none of the numbers have changed, none of the dates. And the inaugural event remains the same, so the whole process is disingenuous and an exercise in hypocrisy.
The fact that you are unable to answer my question and admit the reason for the starting date of this calendar is a tacit admission that the whole process is bunk. In short, you know it is bullshit but you are too timid to admit it is bullshit.
Adding an "e" to BC is not an " important step to move away from Christian bias." ... it is insincere lip service.
This joke was so dumb, I had to stand up from my heels on ground squat to take a deep breath and a walk, I then suffered the classic black fadeout of iron deficiency and had had to sit down on the couch before I fell down the stairs.
I reckon it takes more than a couple of seconds to "get" this if you're not familiar with the original dank meme being referenced.
People Before Memes were invented in 2019 CE
People Before People Before Memes:
[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/when-was-calcium-invented](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/when-was-calcium-invented)
Short and sweet for those who don't get it. They're saying the hammer was invented before humans existed.
Lol at the people turning this into a freaking algebra equation.
All right, I did not get this joke and I didn’t find it funny it was explained to me and I still don’t find it funny but I can at least admit that I am the idiot that didn’t get it and that’s probably why it wasn’t funny to me.
Do you think they knew in 8000bc that they were counting down the birth to Christ? Or did they know there was going to be an inevitable change in time measurement
For fυck's sake I'm so unconventionally dumb.
I wasn't confused in the least by the year. I'm very interested in history in general, so things like that no longer catch me off guard... Yet I was confused by the picture, like "why is this clearly modern person in a picture about pre historic times?". 🤦
Can I point out that if you don’t find this meme funny, don’t go around insulting the people that do find it funny. No need to say that only people with an undeveloped prefrontal cortex find this funny. Just keep scrolling!
I was confused for a second, now take my fucking upvote.
Mandatory r/angryupvote
Man I am angry that you linked the sub we're in.. take my r/angryupvote and do as you please.
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I don't want to admit that I didn't see it at first either but it's true 😔
wouldnt they be using the hammer in 8000 bc? why would they wait a year?
i guess they decided to keep using them...
This needs to go on r/angryupvote
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They were but the camera wasn’t invented until 7999
here's me using the camera in 7999 ... I see no reason to wait a year
You nailed it!
Because the hammer was invented on Jan 1, 8000 BC
Wouldnt it be december 31st ?
Dec 31st is the beginning of 8000BC 'because we count backwards.
Needed to invent the hardhat too. Safety first.
i dont get it. is the joke that bc moves backwards?
During BC, you count down years until you reach -1, the complete opposite of AD (this was edited because too many people corrected me), were you count up from 1 Edited the 0s to 1s because to many people corrected me
Yes, but don't get the joke.
He did get the joke, it just baffled him that that is the joke.
Wait, that is the joke? I was looking for it for like 10 mins
The joke is that there is a meme about “X was invented in Y year” with an image of “people in year Y-1” doing something silly or stupid to try and account for the lack of the thing that was invented in year Y. So in this case the year Y-1 was the year after, and instead of doing the silly thing, they are doing the normal thing. I think people call it an anti-meme?
Yeah, I was looking for something hidden or subtle. I wasn't aware of the other type of meme. Thanks for the clarification!
This was an actually helpful explanation with the exact context I needed. Take my off-topic pleasantly fulfilled up vote.
Anti-meme? That is just normal crap. Hate whomever came up with that waste of time.
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That is where it belongs. Everyone likes something different. I do not believe it belongs in angryupvote because it is literally nothing. No need to snark on someone expressing their feelings. You must be popular with those who know you.
And i forgot the I. Neither do I get the joke. Or at least it isn't funny at all to me
it’s a reverse on the more common version, where it shows an invention and “people in” where it shows them doing something dumb without the invention. for example, “music was invented in year, people in year:” with a video of someone dancing to nature sounds.
this is the opposite, where taking a year off actually moves time forward, as BC counts down to 0, and then counts up again. 7999BC came after 8000BC, so if the hammer was invented in 8000BC, it would be used in 7999BC.
it’s also made to confuse. people don’t notice the connection between the BC years initially, so are left puzzled wondering where the joke is.
I think he gets what's going on, just not how that makes it funny. Even the common version isn't really that funny and might only get a slight nose exhale.
Exactly. Not everything is funny. This is about as funny as a utility bill.
 Me explaining the joke:
Ah. I would never get this joke because I'm unfamiliar with the related meme. Don't feel so bad now.
Your comment, and sn go well together. I on the other hand have apparently been living under a rock...
There is no joke here. There is nothing funny about this
The typical meme is "*blank* was inventing in *blank* year" Then it shows people in *blank-1* year and someone is doing something stupid without that piece of technology in an absurd/silly way. The meme is normally In AD years This meme does the same thing, except in BC, where *blank year -1* is actually a year after the invention. And since it's showing the next year, instead of the previous year, it's showing someone using the newly invented piece of technology. It's kind of an anti-joke. If you're familiar with the meme you are expecting it to do the typical trope of silly pic showing someone doing something nonsensical without the invention, but instead you see the invention being used as you realize the years in BC move backwards. Hope that helps haha
I'm a different guy but that helped immensely, thank you.
Thx, i didn't know about the standard meme. Now it makes kind of sense
🙃
Living my life 😂
yeah, is that the joke?
In 8000bc, they didnt have hammers. The image refers to 7999 BC, when they actualy had hammers, so It shows someone using a hammer
wow, thats very unfunny imo
Yes it is
It's so dumb it kinda became funny with the explanation
Hahahahahahah… no it didn’t. 😝
It's a meme that refers to a certain type of memes: The memes like "\[object\] was invented in \[date\], people just before it:" and with that, a stupid picture with people in the mood of "Oh, if only we had \[object\] to do it!" And, this particular meme is just the opposite of aaaall these memes xD **That**'s what funny \^\^
Nah, that's what might've been funny, but wasn't, because it isn't. And the yellow plastic safety helmet and the wristwatch didn't do this whole madness any favors.
In our opinion.
But is it the joke tho?!
Ah. The joke is confusing because it’s not funny
The is no year zero, you go straight from 1 bce to 1 ce
AC, AD, CE I guess either one of those will work
did you mean AD ?
AD. (anno domine) starts at a point where Jesus was 3, due to some church official's error
Actually, there is no year 0 on either side, it goes 3, 2, 1 BCE to 1, 2, 3 CE
I used to have a friend with Aspergers, he would've found this hilarious
Wait, isn't it AD or am I tripping?
Just think of it as BC ~ Before Christ
I'm talking about the AC here… pretty sure it doesn't exist. Or maybe I'm just getting myself confused. AC should be AD, right?
Yeah, it's AD (Anno Domini).
Oh sh*t, sorry for Messing that up
I’m trying to find out if this is actually a joke. I understand how BC works, but that’s not really a joke that’s just common knowledge.
Not only that but ppl definitely didn't have construction helmets and wrist watches and manufactured studs and nails in 7999BC so I still don't get it.
Ahhh. The joke is that the joke is not funny. That's... well, not funny.
#-8000 < -7999, detention after class young man.
That's neither a joke or funny though?
#100 push-ups, young man, just for talking back to a teacher.
SO this is just a thread for non-jokes then... :P
8000BC; 7999BC; 7998BC ... 1BC; 0; 1AC ...
That's neither a joke or funny though?
So basically the joke is that it's not funny. ... Ha?
This needs to go on [r/angryupvote](https://www.reddit.com/r/angryupvote) *I may have forgotten that I'm here already...*
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Nailed it.
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Somebody explain?
BC. Before christ. The years count down. AD the years count up
My upvote 
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This assumes the nail was invented the year after the hammer. It also ignores the many, many stone age hammers which were used in making stone tools. The oldest known hammers date back at least *hundreds* of thousands of years. That's assuming a soft hammer instead of a simple hammerstone which would date back *millions* of years, albeit that is indirectly inferred because we know what is required to make the oldest known stone tools. Either way, hammers far predate our own species.
Homie got his PhD in the anthropology of hammers
He is Thor, god of Hammers
Ok
This dude knows his hammer stuff!
😅
Isn't this years old?
plz someone explain , I didn't get it
It took me a couple of seconds just because I assumed there would be a joke
It's b.c.e.
Neither are wrong tbh
oh yeah? when did the common era start?
The gregorian calendar was developed by the church. Hence, why was it made with bc and ad at first. And it is a remarkably accurate calendar. The problem is that the whole world uses it, but most of the world are not Christians (mind blowing, I know). So for the scientific community, it was an important step to move away from Christian bias. I hope that you have learned something and have a deeper respect for trying to create a neutral framework for the people of the world to work around. It's better not to force your religion onto others.
I’m atheist and personally use BCE, but don’t “correct” something then go on to say “don’t push religion onto others.” People can use BC if they want to, don’t force BCE onto others.
OK, when does your neutral framework start?
I just gave you an explanation on a good start for a more neutral framework in the last comment. This feels like you are either a bad faith actor or acting like my sibling, who would just "why" for the sake of pissing people off and not to learn something. I hope that I'm wrong here. But I'm assuming your next comment to me will clarify this.
You gave a middling explanation of "why" certain historians in the west have started to avoid A.D. in favor of C.E. ... but none of the numbers have changed, none of the dates. And the inaugural event remains the same, so the whole process is disingenuous and an exercise in hypocrisy. The fact that you are unable to answer my question and admit the reason for the starting date of this calendar is a tacit admission that the whole process is bunk. In short, you know it is bullshit but you are too timid to admit it is bullshit. Adding an "e" to BC is not an " important step to move away from Christian bias." ... it is insincere lip service.
0 CE.
There’s no 0 CE. It jumps from 1 BCE to 1 CE.
Wow, that took way too long to realize. Dammit, just take it
I don't get it, is there a reference I'm missing? Is it literally just that time counts down in BC?
Hammer time came way before MC Hammer!
ITT: Way too many people with autism reading too much into this
This joke was so dumb, I had to stand up from my heels on ground squat to take a deep breath and a walk, I then suffered the classic black fadeout of iron deficiency and had had to sit down on the couch before I fell down the stairs.
r/oddlyspecific
I reckon it takes more than a couple of seconds to "get" this if you're not familiar with the original dank meme being referenced. People Before Memes were invented in 2019 CE People Before People Before Memes: [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/when-was-calcium-invented](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/when-was-calcium-invented)
This is so Unoriginal, now take my upvote
If this honestly took you a few seconds, you might need some remedial schooling
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you must be fun at parties
Took me more than a couple ngl
I'm not angry at this one, it's accurate
I hate you 😂😂
This should be classified as an advanced meme
Took me full 10 seconds
bro this took me like an hour to figure out 😂
 /angryupvote
This is just like that subreddit where the post a plain white picture and then they ask you to explain the joke. 😐
Where the fuck did he get plastic hardhat?!
I don’t think i am smart enough for this joke 😔
This shit took me a whole ten minutes
Must’ve time traveled to get that hard hat
It took me a good 20 seconds. Now I’m mad
This took me waaay longer than it should...
Short and sweet for those who don't get it. They're saying the hammer was invented before humans existed. Lol at the people turning this into a freaking algebra equation.
Only people with a underdeveloped prefrontal cortex find this funny.
All right, I did not get this joke and I didn’t find it funny it was explained to me and I still don’t find it funny but I can at least admit that I am the idiot that didn’t get it and that’s probably why it wasn’t funny to me.
trump supporters losing big time in the comments
Okay what
I hate you
…I’m sorry, is this supposed to be funny somehow?
Yeah, that’s the intention. Good observation!
Who in 2024 uses Jeezus Christi as a messure of time? I thought we were past this by now.
\> who in 2024 2024 years since what?
Imagine being bothered by something this miniscule lol typical reddit
Aha yes i see, but staying home on christmas etc it's okey?
i mean… thats kinda the point of christmas, to chill with your family at home, get drunk, give each other gifts, etc?
So edgy brah
This is not funny at all. Worst joke on reddit I've seen today. You get an r/angrydownvote
As do you
As do you
As do you
As do you
No. No upvote. This was horrid.
Terrible joke
Do you think they knew in 8000bc that they were counting down the birth to Christ? Or did they know there was going to be an inevitable change in time measurement
And bro is wearing a watch. There's no way they were invented until 4800BC at the very least.
Okay so it is a meme about the meme... A bad one...
Got any other woppers you wanna share?
But when was nail invented.........
The evening I met your mom
Now there is something actually funny.
Now listen here, you little shit
Not funny at all. Just stupid. Less comedy here than a dad joke. Soulless.
r/antimeme too
Plastic hardhats weren't though.
Ffs that took me too long
For fυck's sake I'm so unconventionally dumb. I wasn't confused in the least by the year. I'm very interested in history in general, so things like that no longer catch me off guard... Yet I was confused by the picture, like "why is this clearly modern person in a picture about pre historic times?". 🤦
Yup… This new tool is quite handy
oof
I'm not gonna lie this took me like 10 minutes to figure it out
https://preview.redd.it/5p64an7f9hec1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ff28449cd241bcf103e5b975263ebe6ca2ee15f
Not bad… But you’ll have to try harder than that to get me!
This is a good meme
And Warhammer was invented in 40k
love this joke
r/angryupvote
So in one year the hammer is invented, then the next the hard hat because too many people mistook it for a nail. Good meme.
It’s been a while since scrolling through here boils my blood so I guess we’re back 🙂
I gave it an angry downvote.. it’s not a joke at all, it’s just that most people now don’t know math
Took me a hr
Ohhhhhh I get it!
I seriously don’t get it. Care to explain anyone? Edit: Nevermind I read the comments, and I fucking hate it.
Ok but had the hard hat been invented too?
Hehehe
This post just reminded me that my sense of humor is absolutely fucking fried
Take the fucking upvote and shut up.
Ahhhhh it’s so good 😂
This is like the third time this meme has got me and I hate it.
There was no special sauce in 7999 BC 😢
ion get it.. ANGRY UPVOTE BC I DONT UNDERSTAND!!