There is one thing Brits do best, whether in or out of the European Union. And that is to take the piss out of everything and anything.

While the stock markets tumble, the pound plummets and history hurtles forward, we can rely on memes to get us through the tumult. We hope.

Fortunately, Twitter provides them in abundance. Whether it’s opining on how history will look back on today:

History exam question 2063 'Explain the negative effects that leaving the EU in 2016 had on the UK and discuss who was to blame' [30 marks] — Beth Harris (@bethharris99) June 24, 2016

Or there’s this variation on the idiot sandwich:

This oh-so political chat-up line:

Hey girl are you invoking article 50 because I would tell any number of lies to get you but wouldn't have a clue what to do once I did — keri (@kerihw) June 24, 2016

A statement on the general chaos that is our current political situation, aptly illustrated by the IT Crowd:

2016 is fun pic.twitter.com/dq60cUd25g — Caroline Framke (@carolineframke) June 24, 2016

Sky News broadcasting someone shouting insults at Boris Johnson:

Loving sky news catching this woman calling Boris a twat pic.twitter.com/RjxvQoKIsI — Steve Belsham (@StevenBelsham) June 24, 2016

This one doesn’t need explaining and maybe it won’t cheer you up at all because the pound really doesn’t look great right now:



Look what I just found, a 90p coin pic.twitter.com/yjvI426OTl — Dan Heley (@DanHeley1) June 24, 2016

How long until Brexit causes yet another jump in the price of Freddos?

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear:

First images released of design for new £1 coin. pic.twitter.com/iqXQ4FMbCN — Mike Smyth (@M1ke5myth) June 24, 2016

But at least we will always have the town of Falkirk’s Hitler door:

There is a door in Falkirk that looks like Hitler #bbcreferendum pic.twitter.com/TvP2k9e1YX — Darren Haines (@darrenh1) June 23, 2016

And also that time Ed Miliband looked like a DJ:

For a wonderful moment, before most of the rest of Wales emphatically joined Leave, the land of my fathers looked a bit like a pig wearing a jolly blue top hat:

stop everything. this looks like a pig wearing a top hat pic.twitter.com/Zh8a3a1o4o — jon hendren (@fart) June 24, 2016

Speaking of things that look like other things, it’s incredible just how much the cliffs of Dover look like financial doom:

And if you’re still feeling sad, just remember the UK is the Ginger Spice of the EU: