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Grendels Dad
Mar 5, 2011

Popular culture has passed you by.

Facebook Aunt posted:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme. A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate, and respond to selective pressures.

Good, now explain why it's pronounced "meems" and not "me mes".

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The Bloop
Jul 5, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Grendels Dad posted:

Good, now explain why it's pronounced "meems" and not "me mes".

because the vowel sounds are the same as "gene", the word it is based on



now gif files on the other hand,

Data Graham
Dec 28, 2009

📈📊🍪😋



But a "me me" is clearly because everybody sees a popular thing and they want to do it too, shouting "me, me"

freelop
Apr 28, 2013

Where we're going, we won't need fries to see



meh-may

stringless
Dec 28, 2005

keyboard ⌨️​ :clint: cowboy

This isn't the mmrnmhrm thread.

Scratch Monkey
Oct 25, 2010

👰Proč bychom se netěšili🥰když nám Pán Bůh🙌🏻zdraví dá💪?
ΜΣΜΣ

Philippe
Aug 9, 2013

(she/her)
msms

Post funy image

BrianBoitano
Nov 15, 2006

this is fine



The Bloop posted:

because the vowel sounds are the same as "gene", the word it is based on



now gif files on the other hand,

3D Megadoodoo
Nov 25, 2010

Philippe posted:

msms

Post funy image


Hugely deep cut for railway-knowers.

The Bloop
Jul 5, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

isn't that how everyone pronounces it?

freeedr
Feb 21, 2005

I’m a silly little dummy boy

Biplane
Jul 18, 2005

M'me.:tipshat:

Son of Thunderbeast
Sep 21, 2002

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Tag yourself I''m LLDO.

marshmallow creep
Dec 10, 2008

I've been sitting here for 5 mins trying to think of a joke to make but I just realised the animators of Mass Effect already did it for me

I'm Ned to those in need. To everyone else I'm just Ed.

The Bloop
Jul 5, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
50ME looks like a stage name

Nenonen
Oct 22, 2009

Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

Zil
Jun 4, 2011

Satanically Summoned Citrus



I smell toast.

Fucking Moron
Jan 9, 2009

The Bloop posted:

because the vowel sounds are the same as "gene", the word it is based on



now gif files on the other hand,

I called theme "me mes" for the longest time.

To be fair I am old and a loving moron.

Mrs. Moron still makes fun of me for it to this day.

kiimo
Jul 24, 2003

It's impossible to convince anyone born after 1985 that "meme" is not the same thing as an image macro

hawowanlawow
Jul 27, 2009

but what about ragefaces

The Bloop
Jul 5, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

kiimo posted:

It's impossible to convince anyone born after 1985 that "meme" is not the same thing as an image macro

I mean ... Image macro was a forums feature that called up an image with a keyword like with smilies

No one else ever called them that

Pope Hilarius II
Nov 10, 2008


Odd, I don't recall Captain Bertorelli looking so pink

Scratch Monkey
Oct 25, 2010

👰Proč bychom se netěšili🥰když nám Pán Bůh🙌🏻zdraví dá💪?

The Bloop posted:

50ME looks like a stage name

or some gig economy app

Garrand
Dec 28, 2012

Rhino, you did this to me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmmQxXPOMMY

Rascar Capac
Aug 31, 2016

Surprisingly nice, for an evil Inca mummy.
https://twitter.com/joeyweiser/status/1220748160668258304?s=20&t=gbr-Anbu4G9xP8mmfnLNMA

Detheros
Apr 11, 2010

I want to die.




I'm not seeing any bad news here? :confused:

Glottis
May 29, 2002

No. It's necessary.
Yam Slacker

Facebook Aunt posted:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme. A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate, and respond to selective pressures.

or more simply as the youngsters feel, "an image that multiple people shared"

Scratch Monkey
Oct 25, 2010

👰Proč bychom se netěšili🥰když nám Pán Bůh🙌🏻zdraví dá💪?
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1496303815313743873

If only there was already a way to refer to these "swastika flag" people

Screaming Idiot
Nov 26, 2007

JUST POSTING WHILE JERKIN' MY GHERKIN SITTIN' IN A PERKINS!

BEATS SELLING MERKINS.

Scratch Monkey posted:

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1496303815313743873

If only there was already a way to refer to these "swastika flag" people

Buddhist and Hindu Sanskrit enthusiasts, clearly.

Cocaine Bear
Nov 4, 2011

ACAB

Scratch Monkey posted:

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1496303815313743873

If only there was already a way to refer to these "swastika flag" people

Based on the source: patriots

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Scratch Monkey posted:

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1496303815313743873

If only there was already a way to refer to these "swastika flag" people

The funniest of pictures.

The Anime Liker
Aug 8, 2009

by VideoGames
So the new york times is definitely counting on the nazis winning and is just trying to establish themselves as "the good ones" who shouldn't be exterminated, right?

Scratch Monkey
Oct 25, 2010

👰Proč bychom se netěšili🥰když nám Pán Bůh🙌🏻zdraví dá💪?

ultrafilter posted:

The funniest of pictures.

Oops. Thought this was the IOSM thread

Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

wiggle wiggle




The Bananana
May 21, 2008

This is a metaphor, a Christian allegory. The fact that I have to explain to you that Jesus is the Warthog, and the Banana is drepanocytosis is just embarrassing for you.




Lol

DandyLion
Jun 24, 2010
disrespectul Deciever


Also instantly calls out the kind of beard the commenter has as well......

LifeSunDeath
Jan 4, 2007

still gay rights and smoke weed every day

A GLISTENING HODOR posted:

So the new york times is definitely counting on the nazis winning and is just trying to establish themselves as "the good ones" who shouldn't be exterminated, right?

some say, they're playing both sides (they say that).

Lobok
Jul 13, 2006

Say Watt?

Nazis vs Communists, land war in Europe, global pandemic. Replaying the first half of the 20th century's greatest hits.

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LifeSunDeath
Jan 4, 2007

still gay rights and smoke weed every day

Lobok posted:

Nazis vs Communists, land war in Europe, global pandemic. Replaying the first half of the 20th century's greatest hits.

and massive stock scams, aka bitcoin. all the pieces are in place for some really cool times.

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