“How often do you think about the Roman Empire?”: a new meme about the thoughts of men
Miscellaneous / / September 19, 2023
Ask your friend, husband, brother, or even your grandfather about it. The answers are sometimes surprising.
There has been a lot of discussion about Ancient Rome on TikTok, Twitter and other social networks over the past few days. This is a new meme literally born from one question: “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” Usually women asked men this - and the answers surprised them.
The question itself has been circulating on the Internet since last year, but this topic began to be hotly discussed only recently. It all started with a few videos and tweets that went viral. One of them is from Kelsey Lewis Vincent, whose husband answered, what he thinks about the Roman Empire “every day.”
In less than two weeks, the tweet received more than 8 million views and over 1,700 comments. Many women wrote that their husbands and partners also think about Rome quite often. Here are some answers.
“Thank you for your post, I have never seen such fire in my husband’s eyes.”
“In 2019, my husband listened to a podcast about the Roman Empire every day on his way home.”
"A close friend said, 'At least four times a day.'"
“My husband simply replied: “All the time.” Cool, why can’t you remember that my sweaters can’t be dried in the dryer?”
Surely many were joking, but there were also those who came In the comments, show off your knowledge about the history of the Roman Empire. Later, some celebrities also joined the topic. For example, Mark Zuckerberg.
“I'm not sure how often I think about the Roman Empire. But it’s better to ask my daughters about this, whose names are Maxima, Augusta and Aurelia.”
Brands also did not stand aside. For example, Lego.
“For everyone who is now thinking about the Roman Empire, we see you...”
By mentioning “roman empire,” some users started making jokes about the Romanov Empire, their favorite novels, and people named Roman.
“It’s a female version of the Roman Empire.”
Many have written about the associations that arise when mentioning the Roman Empire.
As always happens, one joke gave rise to another, and the funny question became a meme about thoughtfulness, strange thoughts and true experts in the history of Ancient Rome.
Do you often think about the Roman Empire? Write in the comments.
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