Not all memes are created equal. It is not easy to make a meme that is loved by the collective. There is a fine line between a meme that is great and a meme that is less than average. It is bad to make a cringe meme but it's even worse to try and fix a bad meme with a million emojis in an attempt to make people think it's funny.

Whether these hollow, meaningless captions are added to a new meme or to an old one in an attempt to revive it, it never ends up well. It just ends up looking overdone and cheesy. What makes them even worse is the addition of a red circle to try and prove a point. Red circles are used to point something out, but 90% of the time the thing being pointed out is so obvious the red circle is just pointless.

These are both common things seen in Reddit's /r/ComedyHomicide, where the terrible crimes against memes are showcased for all to see. Here are 23 of those sad moments to learn exactly how to NOT enhance a meme of any kind.