The Long Bacon Store meme belongs to the genre of surreal and post-ironic humor that gained traction in the early 2020s. Often featuring an AI-generated or edited storefront with a nonsensical name, the meme thrives on its absurdity and the weirdly specific nature of the fictional business it portrays. It is typically used to represent a pilgrimage to a holy or nonsensical location, or to mock overly specialized businesses. The image resonates with internet users who enjoy 'liminal space' aesthetics and humor where the punchline is simply the bizarre, dream-like existence of a shop dedicated entirely to elongated bacon.