this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2026
385 points (99.0% liked)

Memes

55475 readers
1234 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 7 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 23 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] across_the_line73@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Always upvote Columbo! (But Not Columbus)

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm begging someone with a good columbo meme stash to make a community here. I need more of them.

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not meme related, but have you seen Watch it for Days on YT (or similar)?

She makes incredible deep dives into columbo episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchitforDays

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

I haven't, but that sounds like my jam. Thx!

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

Lemmy would be the perfect place for it, too. Columbo is a working class hero.

[–] huf@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

this would actually make a great columbo remake thing. have him investigate historical genocides. constantly bugging the bourgeoisie with just one more thing.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago

Columbo's specialty was taking down arrogant elite snobs, there's never a shortage of them. He'd have the whole western pedophile plutocracy in prison within a few weeks if he was empowered to do so.

[–] RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Reading "Peoples History of the United States" by Howard Zinn and you realize America has always been a country runned by pieces of shit.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

I also highly suggest Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz - An indigenous people's history of the US.

That and Sakai - Settlers, would probably make the overall 3 best comprehensive US history textbooks.

[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Columbo my love

ACAB should always come with a single exception: Columbo.

A man of the people, who only puts rich assholes behind bars.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You have to kinda suspend your disbelief a little bit when watching the show, especially since its based in Los Angeles, in reality one of the most corrupt and racist police forces on the planet. IRL they would never go after rich socialites in the way Columbo does.

Luckily in the show there's barely any presence from his higher ups, you get the feeling that they just let this magic murder-solving troll do his thing and never interfere.

[–] melfie@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I often fall asleep watching Columbo on Jellyfin. It’s a nice, calming, make-believe world where elite douchebags get their just deserts.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Indeed, the only copaganda I can stand.

[–] hamid@crazypeople.online 7 points 1 week ago

I say every year: Replace Columbus day with Columbo day and replace all statues of Columbus with

[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago
[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 5 points 1 week ago

"We'll fix that"

[–] Cooltag@lemmy.org 2 points 1 week ago

Our favorite proletarian

[–] borQue@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep, the Dutch, who lived in peace with the natives for ages. But then the Brits, decending mainly from the bloodthirsty Vikings of course had to fuck everyting up. That's why yall speak English and have a total moron as a leader.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Brits descended from Germans, that's where they got their evil gene

[–] borQue@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

partly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_people but the evil part is moreso caused by the bloodthirsty scandinavian influence and the greed and hatred between people living on an (small) island.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Anglo and Saxons, both Germs.
Even their royals are Von Saxen-Gotha (Windsor is invented)