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These 4 Useless Things
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About
These 4 Useless Things is a series of four-pane exploitable images that features three illogically designed objects and one thing that the meme's author dislikes.
Origin
On November 6th, 2016, Facebook [1] user Dalmatiaball posted a four-panel expoitable that features a watering can with the spout pointing back into itself, a pair of sunglasses with only one lens, a ping-pong paddle with a hole in the center and the Serbian flag. The picture was captioned "The most usless things of all time." Dalmatiaball commented on the post, "Here's an original meme from me can we make it trend the countryball pages ? :)" The post (shown below) received more than 30 reactions in 13 months.
![Image macro meme of the 4 most useless things and fourth is a Serbian flag, in a swipe against Serbia Image macro meme of the 4 most useless things and fourth is a Serbian flag, in a swipe against Serbia](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/324/183/e19.jpg)
Spread
Three months later, on February 7th, 2017, Instagram [2] user @1_riot_1_ranger posted a variation of the meme, adding a pair of toeless galoshes, a chain-linked fork and an image reading Bards College. The post (shown below, left) received more than 200 likes in less than one year.
Later that year, on June 6th, Redditor [3] sudden_potato psoted a variant that criticizes free-range farming in the /r/vegancirclejerk subreddit. The post (shown below, center) received more than 200 points (98% upvoted) in six months.
Less than a week later, on June 12th, Facebook[4] user Labourball posted another variation with a picture of British Prime Minister Theresa May in the fourth panel. The post (shown below, right) received more than 150 reactions and 20 shares in six months.
![Bards College These 4 useless things Bards College](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/324/184/c1c.png)
![RSPCA Approved Farming These 4 useless things RSPCA ED FAR](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/324/188/7ab.png)
![Theresa May These 4 useless things A STRONGER BRITAIN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/324/189/ecd.png)
On August 23rd, the Facebook[5] account memeextremeofficial posted a variation with the word "Me" in the fourth panel. The post (shown below) received more than 4,600 reactions and 1,800 reactions.
![Me These 4 useless things es](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/324/194/4b6.jpg)
Various Examples
![Aqua | Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! These 4 useless things 십 십](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/324/196/5c8.jpg)
![Periodic Table of Elements These 4 useless things ( Periodic Table of the Elements He Li Be Al Si PS CI Ar KCaScTí V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn G Ge As Se Br Kr Cs Ba Hf Ta W Re Os rPt Au TI Pb Bi Po At Rn hemica ngineeri emes](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/324/193/83e.jpg)
![Pure maths without any real-world applications These 4 useless things Pure maths without any real-world applications](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/324/192/cdc.png)
![Diet water most useless things of all time et iet](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/324/191/515.png)
![The age of consent in Canada is 16 These useless things The age of consent in Canada is 16. All U.S. states set their limits between 16 and 18. The age of consent in Mexico is complex. Typically,](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/324/187/439.png)
![Most useless things of all time Most useless things of all time:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/324/186/a64.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Facebook – Dalmatiaball's Post
[2] Instagram – @1_riot_1_ranger's Tweet
[3] Reddit – It's free range, guys!!!!
[4] Facebook – Labourball's Post
[5] Facebook – memeextremeofficial's Post
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Top Comments
Jyron Stone
Dec 18, 2017 at 03:37PM EST
Nedhitis
Dec 18, 2017 at 11:45AM EST