English major humor is a unique little bubble of poking fun of old white guy's author headshots (Really, Joyce? The eye patch?) and laughing at puns and wordplay. In other words, it isn't for everyone. But it's the best feeling in the world to be "in" on an inside joke, and for English majors, this list will have you grinning like no old white-guy author ever did on the back of his book.
1. Combining college culture and Romanticism for the win:
2. This beautiful combination of a pun and a token "Old White Guy" who we all know and questionably love:
3. The cuteness of grapes meets the John Steinbeck book you pretended to read to look cool in high school:
4. This truth that is probably as relevant today as it was on the moors of England:
5. And, from our other favorite Jane, this little Valentine sure to snag you a Darcy:
6. But Shakespeare will have you thinking twice before sending out any lovelorn vibes:
7. This ultra-specific meme that references a single poem by the first fascist, intellectual political prisoner-poet you ever loved, Mr. Ezra Pound:
8. If you've ever gone through the agony of trying to read Joyce's "Ulysses," this one will hit home for you:
9. This more appropriate title for the masterpiece of the roaring '20s:
10. Pip was the guest of honor at this party, but let's be honest, you were there too:
11. This fight between two authors you'd pay big bucks to be able to witness (you know, after they've been brought back from the dead):
12. An homage to everyone's homegirl, Emily Dickinson. Thank god they cleaned out her attic:
13. And one just for you, you smarty-pants English major, you. The world is your oyster, and there are a million cliches out there just waiting for you to stomp all over them with your metaphor-making power:
