It’s hard online. It’s stressful. We’ve all got anxiety. Times like these, it’s understandable if you need a little something to help you relax and get through the day. We’re not here to judge.
https://twitter.com/1975linette/status/786294820100726786
Just go ahead and smoke whatever you want. It’s better than the alternative: keeping The Edge on.
Pocky? Sure.
https://twitter.com/lotusplaza/status/784128847792836608
Banana? You do you.
https://twitter.com/emmetbroaders/status/784755860409053184
Is that a Taki? Whatever, man. I ain’t even mad.
https://twitter.com/NathanQuach/status/785694299971133440
The origin of the “take the edge off” meme isn’t entirely clear, but @gossipgrill’s pretzel tweet from Oct. 5 was hugely popular and may have instigated the craze.
https://twitter.com/gossipgriII/status/783880070230183936
Now teens everywhere are doing it:
it's a nasty habit but it takes the edge off 😴 pic.twitter.com/zdPhMZqJ4V
— gabs (@discountgab) October 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/yaniexe/status/788927054351740928
https://twitter.com/QUADRATlC/status/788947834292797440
https://twitter.com/briskvacancy/status/785464659310706688
And it’s spread to popular meme spam accounts:
https://twitter.com/memeprovider/status/788484619268001792
It’s started to spawn variations and parodies:
https://twitter.com/DADLlB/status/789406585445490689
https://twitter.com/ughposts/status/789303449091440641
it's a filthy habit but it takes the edge off pic.twitter.com/vh7bWZuQiE
— Matthew (@chillwaveguy) October 21, 2016
And, of course, someone did the anti-joke:
The venting of stressed-out high schoolers, forced to grow into a world that adults have already ruined, is one of the richest veins of internet humor. Just ask all of Tumblr.
This is a meme everyone needed. Just a little something to take the edge off.