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Emmy Pratt

I sell houses that don't exist to men who were never born
Emmy has been a Writer and Editor for Memebase since June of 2022, but her fascination with memes and online culture has lasted all her life. Since she was 12 years old, she's been scrounging Twitter for the latest discourse and scoping out super-specific memes to send to her friends and loved ones. She spent 8 hours a day on Tumblr in 2012, and that training has gotten her to where she is today. Prior to working at Cheezburger, she's been published in TV Insider and The Broadway Beat. Prior non-writing job titles include Library Security Guard, Dog Bakery Employee, and High School Dragon Mascot. The meme industry has been the one that stuck. Emmy earned her degree in English from The Ohio State University, where she was the President of the school's historic humor magazine and not-yet historic sketch comedy troupe.
Rear view of group of unrecognizable young friends dancing at an outdoor concert

17-year-old refuses to sell her 2 concert tickets so her friend can attend their girlfriend's high school graduation the same night as the concert: 'My mom was the one who paid over $200 for these tickets.'

Curling stone and broom on ice sheet

Curler refuses to cancel his curling competition to attend his niece's baptism: 'I paid about $200 to participate and my team would be short a player if I didn't show up.'

Sad businessman contemplates whether he should move to double his income, or stay in the same city with his girlfriend while she finishes school

Employee gets a $300K job offer, considers not taking it because he'd have to move away from his fiancée, who's in school: '3 years of long distance feels like a lot.'

Aunt eats her birthday cake even though her sister objects

Mom criticizes aunt for eating her birthday cake in front of her 4-year-old nephew because she doesn't allow him to eat sweets: 'She said I was taunting a child and disrespecting her parenting.'

Tweet over picture of rapper GloRilla and her sister

GloRilla's sister calls rapper out for not financially supporting her parents and 10 siblings: 'My mama is still working at FedEx.'

Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talk at outdoor barbeque

'Please don’t call me a bad mother in my own house': Working mom of a 2 and 5-year-old stands up to cruel mother-in-law who criticizes her for not being a stay-at-home mom

Mom and dad look disappointedly at the camera after their son rejects the money they plan to give him

Wealthy son asks his 60-year-old parents not to leave him any money in their will because his brother and sister are greedy: 'My parents seem offended that I don't want their money.'

Employee trains the woman who is going to take her job after she moves to a sister company

Employee trains her replacement for 3 months, replacement constantly asks her questions 6 months into the job: 'My old boss has also told me multiple times that he wishes I was still there.'

Older sister sitting in front of an easel painting

19-year-old sister refuses to let her 15-year-old brother take her artwork and claim it as his own: 'My brother scratched out my initial and write his own, as well as writing his name on the back of the canvas.'

Mom and daughter having an argument about stepdad

Mom insists 15-year-old daughter be the bigger person after an argument with her 40-year-old stepdad: 'Ma'am, I am literally 15.'