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Something that some random idiot in the United States texted me asking for in the middle of the night.
Random number: Is this the right lerson?
Me: Who is this?
Random number: This is Tim.
Me: Who are you looking for?
Random number: Caroline.
Me: No, you have the wrong number. Also it's 3:26 am here in South Africa.
Random number: Sorry wrong lerson.
lerson by igotcalled September 2, 2020
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Layers of Irony 

A term used in the current metamodernistic/internet era. Shitposting was originally "posting something bad." Literally a shitty post. Then, people started doing it ironically then, people started doing ironic shitposting ironically, and that's where things start to get weird. You're making fun of something that's making fun of something else, so it gradually became more and more absurd. The idea is it gets more absurd the more "ironic" you get, because if X makes fun of Y in an absurd way, you need to be even more absurd to make fun of X. Hence, tiers.
Reddit User: What's a good example of higher layers of irony?
Reddit Expert: For a good example of "higher levels" of irony. Above the "ironic shitposting level", there's the level where people will mock the concept of "ironic shitposting" as a childish waste of time by being more absurd or sort of "anti-circlejerking". Above this level, it begins to wrap around to mirror legitimate spam and shitposting, but framed in a way that is intentionally obvious and absurd.
Reddit Expert 2: The humour here comes from the absurdity of taking a post about decorating cakes, for example, and turning it into a post railing against white privilege. There can also be a lot of humour from the reactions of people who aren't in on the joke. Beyond this level, you have posts like the image from the OP. Posts which acknowledge the absurdity of everything I've just written by referencing the concept of irony and becoming totally non-nonsensical themselves, attempting to "out-absurd" even the most ironic forms of humour.
Layers of Irony by Jack3t818 May 19, 2017
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onions have layers 

ONIONS HAVE LAYERS WE NEED NEED LAYERS SHREK WOULD BE PROUD
Onions have LAYERS!!!!

trident layers 

A new rising form of currency, It currently presides over the Dollar, Pound, and Euro. It is the first edible currency (not including the former German currency of Marks, that happened to be made of sausage and pretzels)
Screw You! I want to be paid in Trident Layers!
trident layers by Dr.Faust December 20, 2009
A lersche is an unlucky adolescent, usually between 12 and 16, who displays many or all of the worst symptoms of puberty. Although lerches often display cases of bad acne and body odor, this term is not limited to physical awkwardness. It can even include characteristics such as poor hygiene, self esteem issues, social anxiety, and emotional instability. Lersches may have trouble fitting in or making friends. As such they often develop strange habits or personalities that further qualify them as a lersche.
Person A: Hey man, want to partner up for this project?
Person B: Sorry, I already have a partner. Why don't you work with that guy? He doesn't seem to have a partner.
Person A: Oh, him? Nah man, he's a total lersche.
Person B: Really? What's wrong with him?
Person A: He sweats like mad and has dragonbreath. The smell is unbearable.
Person B: That's disgusting! I thought his only problem was that he had bad acne.
Person A: That's why you never see him talking to anybody.
Lersche by Boast of Toast September 19, 2013

shrek's layers

when Shrek molds his layers in his pants every 1000 years,it is worshiped a a mighty tool of gods.
i heard Shrek has given us the mighty gift of shrek's layers!

Layers of Irony 

Unironic: I am not gay

Ironic: I aM gAy *while clearly not gay*

Post ironic: man bro, you’re looking hot *taken sarcastically or said sarcastically, but is actually gay*

Meta ironic: *kisses homie and insists it isn’t gay. No one knows if he’s gay or not*

Hyper ironic: *becomes gay, but does so ironically*
Person 1: “bro that’s poggers
Person 2: “did you just seriously say that?”
Person 1: “nah dude I’m just using layers of irony. I used it so ironically that I use it seriously, but it’s still ironic
Layers of Irony by JohnTrolltrane January 19, 2022