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Memes mocking Facebook roll out Stories for everything

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    6 April 2017
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ByLamia Estatie
BBC News

Stories for everything

The internet is poking fun at Facebook's newly-launched Stories feature on its app.

Stories is a feed of videos and pictures in the top strip of an app that typically disappear within 24 hours.

While it originated in Snapchat, similar features have recently been added to Facebook-owned Instagram, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.

However, its latest appearance on the Facebook app had prompted social media users to create memes rolling it out to almost everything.

KFC Australia joined in on the fun, with their own KFC stories bucket, external.

Screen grab of tweet by @KFCAustraliaImage source, Twitter/@KFCAustralia

While other users shared, external a meme of Stories on a McDonald's touch screen self-service kiosk.

Screen grab of tweet by @ayyjqceImage source, Twitter/@ayyjqce

Some showed pregnancy tests, external and Xanax, external pills with Stories tabs.

Screen grab of tweet by @GucciSandwichImage source, Twitter/@GucciSandwich

Microwaves, external and iClicker, external remotes also incorporate the feature in the memes.

Even a car dashboard, external and a highway Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system, external joined the online roll-out.

And if you were to find yourself getting pulled over, Iowa State University Police are planning Stories for their tickets, external.

Screen grab of tweet by @LaziestCanineImage source, Twitter/@LaziestCanine

The feature also trickled into academic memes, including Microsoft Excel sheets, external, books, external, and calculators, external.

Screen grab of tweet by @memeproviderImage source, Twitter/@memeprovider

While one woman tried to revive the Crocs, external trend making the shoes more social-media friendly.

Screen grab of tweet by @heyyangleImage source, Twitter/@heyyangle

The memes also included things you would find around the house like bananas, external and toilet paper, external.

Screen grab of tweet by @FreeMemesKidsImage source, Twitter/FreeMemesKids

And should cats get bored while home alone they need to look no further than their own legs for entertainment, external.

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Could the craze even include Stories for presidential candidates on electronic voting machines?

One Twitter user sees, external the future.

By the UGC and Social News team

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