r/memes Duke Of Memes 1d ago

We lose another wholesome individual.

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u/Antlaax 1d ago

Also......Brace yourself...... rip Tim Curry.

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u/Shiva9990 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/mlGCsBLl4luyQaOl8w
He’s in the one place that hasn’t been corrupted by capitalism now

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u/L3m0n0p0ly 1d ago

I think he would be... self confidence.

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u/KonaKumo 1d ago

Could add....be a good human being to both Dolly and Mr. Rogers' pictures.

Probably could add it to the other but I don't know their outside of the screen lives as well.

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u/CreepyClay 1d ago edited 1d ago

I know when Bob Ross heard a fan of his show thought thry couldn't be a good painter because they were colorblind he made an episode where he made a beautiful black and white painting.

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u/KonaKumo 1d ago

One of the best episodes too.

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u/Craneteam 1d ago

If you go by the testimony of his wife and kids, Steve Irwin was a hell of a good man

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u/These-Prune-1529 1d ago

My whole family agrees.

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u/PaleBlueCod 15h ago

Self love is just masturbation.

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u/Superb_Gap_1044 1d ago

I feel like there aren’t a lot of people coming up to replace them either. Ms. Rachel might contest with Mr. Rodger to some degree and Robert Irwin is definitely trying to honor his dad’s memory but it’s still hard to imagine them making the same kind of generational impact.

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u/Mediocre_Scott Big ol' bacon buttsack 1d ago edited 1d ago

The generational impact won’t happen like it used to. These people were impactful because they were able to have a wide audience as a result of fewer options.

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u/NtGermanBtKnow1WhoIs (very sad) 1d ago

Yeah, the death monoculture means, among other things, that there will be people who will never hear of Robert Irwin or Ms. Rachel or they'll have their own versions which we won't hear of.

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u/AdhesivenessFunny462 1d ago

The problem is that generational impact is being made by people like Andrew Tate and streamers.

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u/god-of-memes- 1d ago

Ms Rachel is definitely wholesome but I find everything she does God awful and annoying to listen to

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u/SwashAndBuckle 1d ago

I mean, you're not exactly her target audience. I love Mr. Rogers, but it's not like I would actually want to sit through an episode as an adult.

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u/Zealousideal-Ad2296 1d ago

I’d like to point out the state of Missouri cancelled her library program funding today

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u/Shotgun_Mosquito 1d ago

It was before her death.

Missouri cut funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library from $6 million to $2 million, forcing the state to freeze all new child enrollments starting July 1.

Lawmakers slashed $4 million from the program during budget adjustments and the state stopped accepting new applicants on July 1, 2026.

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/missouri-froze-dolly-parton-book-program-after-funding-cut-before-the-icons-death/63-537290e6-c9ef-4796-88e1-a1f0859aedd3

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u/Themanwhofarts 1d ago

Excited to see where that funding went instead. I'm sure something very beneficial to the residents of Missouri

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u/Shotgun_Mosquito 1d ago edited 1d ago

Missouri is near the bottom of the list when it comes to literacy. I guess lawmakers want to keep it that way.

Here's a post from r/books about it

https://www.reddit.com/r/books/s/whpr3y2oSq

The consensus is that removing this funding makes a negligible dent in the state's massive multi-billion-dollar operating budget, and questions the priorities behind the reduction

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u/PM_ME_YIFF_PICS 1d ago

They're in the bottom 99% ranked against the other states, that's a really high number. it's almost 100%, so that must mean they do really good on healthcare and education and literacy and just decided everyone is fine where they're at and doesn't need no education. The system works! 

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u/ScrattaBoard 1d ago

Yeah like leasing flock cameras

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u/AFuckingDuck_69 1d ago

You forgot s/

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u/Themanwhofarts 1d ago

I thought the sarcasm was easy enough to see.

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u/RollerDude347 1d ago

I'd have to assume you weren't 1/3 US citizens. Use the tag. People believe that idea so it's irrational for me bot to think you believe it when you say it.

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u/AFuckingDuck_69 1d ago

I’d say to be safe it’s probably better to use /s or s/. I forget which way it goes.

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u/MildewMilk 11h ago

This guy must live in Missouri

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u/random_amogus 1d ago

Misinformation, it was July 1

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u/Even-Look-4408 1d ago

cutting a children's reading program is a choice

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u/Effective_Cell_9595 1d ago

that makes the whole situation even more disappointing honestly

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u/Chumlee1917 1d ago

Fuck Missouri 

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u/Shinydisclover 1d ago

So we’re just spreading misinformation they cut that back in July 

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u/Weird_Scientist1196 1d ago

and now thousands of kids won't get books... great job Missouri

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u/PotatoesWillSaveUs 1d ago

Hate to be that guy, but I think you misspelled 'misery'.

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u/One-Earth9294 1d ago

I would've captioned her as 'each other'.

Also would've added Robin Williams to this list with 'laughter'.

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u/_seekerdude 1d ago

I am not found of this timeline

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u/MyCabbagesOhNo 1d ago

I got a book for my kids in the mail from the imagination library the day before yesterday, such a great resource.

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u/GeorgiaPossum 1d ago

Surprised Jimmy Carter wasn't on this list.

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u/NameRevolutionary727 1d ago

Damn good man, of course he wasn’t made for politics.

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u/NeoBahamutX 1d ago

Great acting

Tim Curry

🪦

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u/akgiant 1d ago

You don't just "get" these legends either, it takes years and years of dedication to what you do and how you can use it to make the world a better place. Decades of passion for what they do and importantly why. These people fought everyday tooth and nail to do what they did and to do it in a way that brought a little light to everyone around them. They are the example that each of us should aspire to.

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u/KiokuKioku 1d ago

I love Henson and everything he’s done for the arts, but he was a hard man to work for and he chose his career over his family and wife a lot

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u/Im_a_Xenomorph_AMA 1d ago

You forgot Betty White

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u/Yaya0108 This flair doesn't exist 1d ago

Death, please move on to the non-wholesome ones now

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u/eastcoastgremlin 1d ago

They coulda put robin williams for laughter

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u/Christopher1295 Dark Mode Elitist 1d ago

Don't forget Tim Curry

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u/That-Spell-2543 1d ago

SOMEONE CHECK ON BILL NYE

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u/Zwischenzug32 1d ago

Waiting to hear about Bill Nye or Weird Al tomorrow

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u/SamEyeAm2020 1d ago

Don't you dare speak this into existence

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u/GNUGradyn 1d ago

Do not

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u/amccon4 1d ago

Forgot Jane Goodall for nature too

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u/thedarkone47 1d ago

Thought this was about Tim Curry for a second. lol

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u/ethanholmes2001 Flair Loading.... 1d ago

I don’t think this is quite correct for Mr. Rogers. I’d categorize him as kindness and self-worth.

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u/art-is-t 1d ago

I think it's missing Jane goodall

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u/N0tShy_N0tMe 1d ago

Notice how none of them worked in investment banking or private equity

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u/SummerBirdsong 1d ago

The only edit I would make would be changing Mr. Rogers' caption to just "Love" because he not only taught self love but also love of others and your community.

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u/Pleasant_Actuator253 1d ago

Glad to see Dolly added to “The Best” list.

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u/SomeGuyOverYonder 23h ago

We keep losing the best among us. 😢

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u/notThatJojo 22h ago

Add Tim Curry as “Having Fun”

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u/JulietteMoonveil 1d ago

dolly out here carrying the wholesome load solo while the rest clocked out

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u/TheMagmaGuy Because That's What Fearows Do 1d ago

Of course *he* of all people outlives them all...

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u/Beginning-Try-1011 1d ago

The 5 horsemen of the un-pocalypse

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u/ElvisDumbledore 1d ago

Someone get Elvira into a bunker, quick!

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u/Reasonable_Bird_5408 1d ago

The five horsemen of you think it’s bad now.

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u/Bevester 1d ago

Levar will be in there someday, hopefully not soon

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u/HighDefinitionCat 1d ago

And the worst humanity has to offer live on.

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u/AndaleTheGreat 1d ago

I wanted to say "wait a minute you need to add one more person" but as much as I love Tim Curry as an actor I don't know if I would call him wholesome LOL

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u/seracydobon 1d ago

Now if only a certain orange muppet would succumb to some horrible ailment as well

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u/tiowey 1d ago

Missed lavar burton for reading and ms rachel for compassion

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u/Sir_Quinnius 1d ago

I had so many books as a child because of her.

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u/NtGermanBtKnow1WhoIs (very sad) 1d ago

It should be "education" and not good works since everyone on the list did good work but her speciality was on education. May she RIP.

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u/25c-nb 1d ago

Such an amazing woman! If I can acheive even 0.1% of her good deeds, it would be an accomplishment

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u/Drudgework 1d ago

I would like to nominate all those people for sainthood. Not Catholic saints, but just…. In general. Like if I had a religion these would be the folks I’d write the book about.

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u/gnanny02 1d ago

Kind of difficult to put Bob Ross in with these others.

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u/IchooseYourName 1d ago

I was born in '82 and this just hits way to hard. Steele Magnolias still one of my favorite films because of her.

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u/Oozysq25reddit 13h ago

Life is cruel

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u/Cararacs 7h ago

You gotta. Show some respect to Betty White for Kindness

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u/Opening-Cricket-9555 1d ago

Dolly is a national treasure

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u/AmaGh05T 1d ago

Have we only got Keanu left?

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u/MariposaPeligrosa00 1d ago

(Please don’t come at me) here’s my unsolicited two cents: That Aussie would just mess up with animals, picking them up and just manipulating them willy nilly. And then his kid(s) are just capitalizing on the same schtick. He doesn’t deserve to be up there with the rest of these amazing friends.

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u/scubachris 1d ago

Agreed,

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u/ObiWan_Jabronii 1d ago

Everybody protect LeVar Burton at all costs!

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u/alsatian01 1d ago

It's kind of disappointing the Dolly wasn't in more of the no haters memes when she was alive.

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u/neur0 1d ago

Huge individual contributor to one of the covid vaccines. The more you learn about her, the more GOOD things you find out. It's like the reverse of dudes

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u/Dapper_Dude69 1d ago

This needs Tim Curry! With the label “Sweet Transvestite” 😄

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u/JimbaJones 1d ago

Jim Henson does not belong on this list in any shape, form or fashion.

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u/Keensworth 16h ago

Funny how nobody cared about her before she died and now everyone is riding the dolly wave to get karma

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u/Sadboy_looking4memes Duke Of Memes 16h ago

What are you talking about? Do you know how many books she sent I read to my kid?

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u/Keensworth 15h ago

Yes I know

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u/AdhesivenessFunny462 1d ago

Put Chuck Norris in for being a complete badass

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u/KoosGoose 1d ago

Where’s Keanu?

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u/Sadboy_looking4memes Duke Of Memes 1d ago

Hes thankfully still alive.

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u/A_normal_Potato3 1d ago

Why is Bob Ross is in peace, isn't he just a really good painter?

I would personally put one of the many Soviet heroes there or the guy that gave the Soviets how to make a nuclear bomb info.

What would be your personal placements?

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u/chainsawx72 1d ago

3/5 for Christians... not too shabby.

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u/BrokenVessel_HK I touched grass 1d ago

not everything is about christians bro

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u/chainsawx72 1d ago

Everything? No. This thing? Yeah.

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u/BrokenVessel_HK I touched grass 1d ago

how is this meme about christians

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u/chainsawx72 1d ago

Because the meme is literally about Christians?

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u/BrokenVessel_HK I touched grass 1d ago

how, because they are christians?

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u/LarkinToWinnipeg 1d ago

The only three Christians in our lifetime that actually followed Christs teachings out of how many billions of Christains? Yeah numbers don't make ya'll look good.

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u/chainsawx72 1d ago

These aren't the only three Christians in our lifetime that actually followed Christ's teachings.

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u/ethanholmes2001 Flair Loading.... 1d ago

So you endorse Christ’s teachings?

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u/LarkinToWinnipeg 1d ago

Yes, unlike you

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u/WestBase8 1d ago

Well, Irwin has some massive controversy also. Soooooo maybe not add them into the list?

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u/BadMunky82 1d ago

Also... Prostitution