"When they randomly "upgrade" your software and you're now facng just a few minor issues" above a photo of a cat with wide, panicked eyes, one blue, one yellow, and its chin resting on a table. On the table is a piece of paper with handwritten notes. Complex mathematic equations are superimposed over the image. The Subtle logo sits in the bottom right-hand corner.
"A six panel meme: 1) The Red Ranger from Power Rangers punches into the sky. Text says ""Flawless dialogue lists with cultural context"" 2) The Blue Ranger from Power Ranges holds both arms to the side with clenched fists. Text says ""Perfect Sync"" 3) The Black Ranger from Power Ranges punches into the sky. Text says ""Pro Eng template"" 4) The Yellow Ranger from Power Ranges reaches upwards. Text says ""Finely-crafted translation"" 5) The Pink Ranger holds her arm in a Karate chop. Text says ""Meticulous QC"" 6) A blast of light shines on Alpha 5 from the Power Rangers, a robot. Text says ""Kick-ass hooman subs"". The Subtle logo emanates from the blast of light."
A medieval style painting in a courtyard. On the left, a woman holds her hands in the air. Text says "Some LSP preaching AI". On the right, a woman labelled "Subtle" holds the head of a person vomiting labelled "Subtitlers everywhere".
Subtle will always be here to hold your hair back.
#SubtleMemes #AI #AVT
A three-panel meme. 1. An image of a man smiling enthusiastically in front of a sign that reads "FLEX TAPE". He has tape in his hand and seems to be moving quickly. Text says "MY FINANCES THIS MONTH". 2. A tank of water has a hole. Water is pouring out. Text says "A SHARK TANK". 3. The man's hand slaps tape onto the hole. Text says "A SINGLE $5 TASK AFTER 2597 REFRESHES".
An image from The Office. A young Michael Scott stares at the camera unimpressed, shaking his former manager Ed Truck's hand. Ed Truck smiles into the camera. A santa hat graphic is placed on Ed Truck's head, while an elf hat graphic is placed on Michael's. Text over Ed Truck says "A card thanking me for all my hard work in 2025". Text over Michael says "Me onboarded ages ago, yet to receive any work"
It's the most wonderful time of the year...
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Cartoon image of a scared anime-style girl crouched under a desk, crying, while a menacing Terminator-style robot looms close by holding a gun. The caption reads: “WHEN THE AI GETS A CHANCE TO POST-EDIT YOUR .ASS INSTEAD.”
A still from a horror movie shows Michael Myers standing ominously on a suburban sidewalk, half-hidden behind a tall hedge. The caption reads: “JUST YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD QC’ER / PATIENTLY WAITING FOR YOU TO DELIVER THE MOVIE.” The Subtle logo, a speech bubble, is placed by the character as if he is saying it.
Spooky season never ends over here!
#SubtleMemes #AVT #translation #QC
A two-panel meme of Joey from Friends. In the top panel, Joey sits at a table looking smug. Text says "My dashboard is finally empty." In the bottom panel, his expression turns to alarm. Text says "My dashboard is empty"
Thank you to Christos Kanellopoulos for this one!
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"A three-panel meme: In the first image, a boss has his hands slammed on the table. Three colleagues sit at a table looking alarmed. He says ""Our blockbuster has a budget of 200 million. How much to localise it for a global audience?"" In the second panel, one employee says ""50k, tops!"" The next says ""AI!"" A third one, slouching at the desk says ""Could we try..."" The third panel shows the boss looking angry. The employee continues: ""Decent rates that do justice to our big blockbuster?"" To the right is an image of the employee falling out of the window of a tall office building, glass shattering around him."
Along with many other terms, “twat waffle”, “sædtrompet”, “orange åndsbolle” & “clackwanker” feature in my little book of inspiration, updated & replenished at the strangest times. The life of a #subtitler, #linguist, #translator is never ever dull. (Not so) #SubtleMemes #translation #Subtitling
An image zooming in on a painting of two devilish creatures. One clasps his hands cunningly and looks at the other, while the other holds his hand up to his chin pensively. Text superimposed on the painting says "-honestly sometimes he gets a little too vulgar for me, but I'm a fan". Text above says "When the profanity muse hits you just right".
It's %&*!$% Friday!
#SubtleMemes #translation #subtitling #AVT
In the top image, Homer from The Simpsons sleeps soundly. Text says "How I sleep when the QC is in a safe pair of hands". In the bottom image, Marge lies awake, her eyes bulging with red veins splintering into the middle. Text says "How the QCer sleeps".
A girl in school uniform holds up a tuba. Another schoolgirl has her head in the bell of the tuba, pressed against the wall, so you can only see her body. The tuba is labelled "AI/MTPE debates". The girl holding the tuba over the girl's head is labelled "LinkedIn". The girl with the tuba over her head is labelled "Translators".
Wishing you all an AI-free weekend!
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An image of Marge from The Simpsons looking into a fridge. Eight identical cartons have different labels. Text on the right says "When you get to joke #27981 of translating a stand-up special". The labels in order: "Literal and meh", "A bit random, still funny", "Play it safe, fool!", "Likely to get you cancelled", "Pass!" "Will 100% get you cancelled", "Chuckle worthy", "Better than the original".
A meme showing a cross-section of The Mechanical Turk. A man in traditional 18th-century clothing stands behind a cross-section of a chess-playing machine, a cabinet with gears and mechanisms. A small man sits inside, as if operating the machine. Above, text says "What they mean when they say: Human in the loop".
A meme of a period painting. The painting centres on a couple in an audience at the theatre. The woman on the left has her hair pinned up, rouged cheeks and an elegant silk pink dress with long white gloves. She looks down politely, perhaps unimpressed. A man in a tuxedo and short white gloves holds a piece of white paper in his right hand and is leaning in confidently, as if muttering something to her. The meme text says "When he's mansplaining the plot but you have translated the movie".
A meme showing an image from the 2009 horror film Orphan. A child stands ominously over a sleeping child. Text at the top says "Me waiting for the PM in a random timezone to wake up and sort out my deadline
A meme of a medieval-style painting. A man sits at a desk writing in a large book. Goblins and angels swarm around him. Text at the top says "The PM trying to get some actual work done while dealing with our deadline tickets in 87 random timezones".
No PMs were harmed in the making of these memes
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A meme of a cat wearing a suit, sitting at a table reading a newspaper. A teacup and saucer are on the table. The text says "These AI headlines are driving me mad... I should join Subtle already". In the top left corner is the Subtle logo. In the top right corner is a QR code in a graphic of a mug.
Want to unleash your frustration with 300 other AV translators and get the lowdown on the industry? Our Discord chat is the place to be! Scan the QR code or click the link in our bio for details on how to join.
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A sweaty and moody-looking Ivan Drago from "Rocky IV" at a boxing match. Meme text says "Folks be assigning entire seasons with 48hr deadlines like... if they die, they die"
A cartoon of a white cat looking shocked. Spacey, multicoloured light shoots out from behind it. Green text above says "WEIRD KNOWLEDGE INCREASED". At the bottom, black text says "When you google something for work and discover it's an obscure sex thing."
A meme showing a photo of vinyl on sale in a record store. On the left is a vinyl with an image of Michael Jackson, his name down the side, and "BAD" scrawled in red letters. Above, meme text reads "POVERTY RATES". On the right is a parody of the same vinyl, with a picture of Weird Al Yankovic dressed as Michael Jackson with "Weird Al" Yankovic down the side and "EVEN WORSE" scrawled in red letters. Below, the meme text reads "POVERTY RATES PLUS "...BUT IT'S MTPE"
A screenshot of a Spotify playlist named "POV: You're an audiovisual translator". The playlist creator is "SUBTLE". The names of the songs are as follows: 1) Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? 2) Oh Yeah 3) It's Because 4) I Gotta Feeling 5) No One Cares 6) About 7) Quality 8) Subtitles 9) P.S. 10) Go Away 11) AI
A meme showing a classical painting of a woman in a headress and a red robe. The dark scene is lit by a candle on the table. She holds a mirror in her left hand that rests on the table. Her right index finger gently points to a skull sat on the table in front of the mirror. The text says "When they say be hands-off during QC but you come up with something hilarious".
Being a subtitler's not all that bad...
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Before our Chief Meme Officer unleashes his own memes into the wild, we wanted to share our honourable mentions from the meme contest! Can you relate to any?
1: Marianne van Amersfoort-Gerritsen
2: Laisa Couto
3: Laisa Couto
4: Chris Kanellopoulos
5: Meredith Cannella
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