[highlight]Wikipasta[/highlight]
The term Internet meme is a phrase used to describe a catchphrase or concept that spreads quickly from person to person via the Internet, much like an inside joke. The term is a reference to the concept of memes, although this concept refers to a much broader category of cultural information.
[highlight]Types and uses[/highlight]
[b]Self-promotion[/b]
One common form of Internet meme is created when a person, company, product, musical group, or the like is promoted on the Internet for its pop culture value. Vanity sites, for example, are among the first recognized Internet memes.
[b]Inadvertent celebrity[/b]
Often, a person or company becomes infamous (or indeed famous) by virtue of an embarrassing video, e-mail, or other act.
[b]Urban rumors and hoaxes[/b]
Many Internet memes are urban legends, fraud schemes, slander or false news stories that are either planted deliberately to become an Internet meme, evolve by mistake or rumor, or that jump from an offline source to the Internet. It is common to create fake "for sale" listings on sites such as Craigslist or eBay for no other reason than to amuse people. Web sites such as snopes.com collect lists of such hoaxes or offer services by which users can fact-check popular claims they find on the Internet in order to determine their source and whether or not they are true. Sites like Urban Dictionary and Snopes collect user-generated information about rumors, neologisms, and other popular culture phenomena, many of which could be considered Internet memes.
[b]Advertising and marketing[/b]
Public relations, advertising, and marketing professionals have embraced Internet memes as a form of viral marketing to create marketing "buzz" for their product or service. Internet memes are seen as cost-effective, and because of their (sometimes self-conscious) faddishness, a way to create an image of cleverness or trendiness. Marketers, for example, use Internet memes to create interest in films that would otherwise not generate positive publicity among critics. The film Snakes on a Plane generated much publicity from this method. Political operatives use Internet memes to shape opinion. Used in the context of public relations, the term would be more of an advertising buzzword than a proper Internet meme, although there is still an implication that the interest in the content is for purposes of trivia, ephemera, or frivolity rather than straightforward advertising and news.
[b]Image editing[/b]
Perhaps the most popular Internet memes are made by editing images (pictures, drawings, portraits, etc.) because of the ease that editing an image implies; these kind of Internet memes acquire a broad significance rapidly because they can be shared easily over the Internet. These images usually depict a same original image edited or modified in several ways. For example, some accessories may be added, colors or dimensions changed or the background/foreground replaced. Also, an existing image may be turned into a parody of a motivational poster using various websites, which gives a picture a background, title and brief description without needing to open up image editing software. Another trend is to create a totally new image or version of the original concept. Many of these images originate from sites such as heavily-frequented internet forums.
[b]References to pop culture[/b]
Often internet memes will include references to current items of pop culture, such as popular movies, celebrities or news. Some examples of this are the Chuck Norris facts or the "Sparta!" meme, quoting (or 'referencing') popular lines from the movie 300, especially in places where they don't make sense. Some common lines quoted are:
"This is blasphemy. This is madness!"
"Madness?... This is SPARTAAAAA!!!"
[highlight]Sounds very intriguing right? But, what do memes look like? Well sport that's what this thread is for. To share meme ideas, talk about memes, even learn where some of the big 4chan ones came from.[/highlight]
[highlight]Memes[/highlight]
[b]4chan Stencils[/b] are exactly what you think they are...stencils of beloved (and not-so-beloved) /b/ memes and other assorted 4chan junk for use IRL. Or not.
Mainly 'not' tho, due to anon's overall aversion to physical exertion of the non-fapping variety that usually comes with running from 5-0 if busted committing minor vandalism and misdemeanours IRL.
Also, anon is a pretty cool guy...eh sits in mom's basement all day haxing Sarah Palin and doesn't afraid of the felonies.
That's why half these bitmap 'stencils' are pretty much useless IRL even if they do look cool.
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[b]404 Girl/Yotsuba[/b] is the nickname 4chan weeboos*, subetafags and gaiafags have given to the girl on many of 4chan's numerous 404 pictures, which come up when you try to refresh a thread that died while you were away. /b/ is limited to keeping 15 43 pages worth of active content 'up' after which a dead or dying post will go to the post graveyard.
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[b]Awesome face[/b] Not much to explain here.
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[b]Blockatiel[/b] is a fearless warrior out to fight the horrors of internets profanity. He is the arch nemesis of Pedobear and will stop at nothing to save you from being blinded by shock images. [highlight]
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[b]Broccoli Dog[/b]
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[b]Bunny Pancake[/b] Oolong was a bunny who lived in the land of robots and loli, who was known for being able to balance stuff, especially pancakes, on his head.
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[b]Cactuar[/b]Originally a character from the Final Fantasy series, Cactuar is a favorite of low life fanbois everywhere whilst maintaining semi-meme status OTI.
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[b]Card Crusher[/b]
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[b]Carlton[/b] is a minor meme from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, involving the lovable blackchap-turned-honkey Carlton Banks with his unusually happy grin. Many /b/tards at 4chan get lulz from his obscene face and his lulzy attitude towards Will in the show, and will often post a Tom Delay-like series of pictures for epic winning. He is also known for his menacing stare, which challenges the likes of Hypnotoad or any drunken frat boy.
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[b]Chris Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaansen[/b] is an old media troll who baits unsuspecting pedos into traps set up by Dateline in concert with Perverted Justice for the lulz. The pedos are sourced from MySpace and Cregzlst, ensuring Hansen a limitless supply of childfucking prey. Hansen's secret is that even if the supply of pedophiles does run out, he will still have a show because he uses hot 18 year old girls (and for special occasions boys) to lure the "pedophiles" into the house, so really the men are trying to have sex with an 18 year old girl who claims to be either 13 or 17, making them innocent, but trying to bang a 17 year old is still pedo. This of course doesn't bother Hansen, who is simply doing it all for the lulz.
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[b]DOUBLE N*****[/b] is THE BEST meme on the planet. Originating in /v/, it somehow managed to get stolen by /b/. It originated as a scan of a children's Sonic the Hedgehog comic book (from the good old days before he turned into an animé faggot) and, after subtle editing in MS Paint, demonstrated endless possibilities in replacing Robotnik's speech with creative orgies of profanity. Off-shoots of the meme were taken from other pages in the comic book, thus feeding the Internets with more lulz. Even more lulz were had when /b/ began posting full threads of IRL multiple black people.
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[b]Facepalm[/b]This versatile /b/ meme is a bit of a sleeper and usually only comes off the bench and comes into play whenever a newfag divides faggotry by zero in posts of epic fucktardation and FAIL. This meme usually comes with no words -because enough has been said already. Instead, any image of a 'palmed face' will do the job and can be played without a macro by simply typing facepalm.jpg.
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[b]Frosted Butts[/b] Scholars are currently in deep debate as to the sociopolitical and religious meanings associated with Frosted Butts. While some claim it is a message from some greater power, most believe it is some upcoming cereal brand. Regardless, rampant speculation continues as we see both an increase in Frosted Butts sightings as well as a decrease in national math aptitudes. Some go so far as to suggest that in the future, the SAT and ACT will cease to feature a "Mathematics" section of their tests, instead requiring test-takers to demonstrate their knowledge of Frosted Butts. On the day that Frosted Butts becomes as widely-known and loved as Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs, we will know that it is the end-times.
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[b]"Gaijin 4Koma"[/b] aka "reaction guys" aka "that meme with the four guys, you know the one" is a classic 4chan meme appropriated from 2chan typically consisting of a montage of four panels. Two of these panels depict four guys reacting to shit.
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[b]Gentlemen[/b]
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[b]I'm 12 years old and what is this?[/b] is a baby lingo-meme that was delivered by a stork to its proud parents after a night of wild unprotected sex in May 2009.
Like all the best memes these days I'm 12 years old and what is this? came out of nowhere, completely unforced and totally random -a gift from the Patron Saint of Anon.
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[b]ITS A TRAP![/b] Admiral "Allahu" Ackbar is a fish faced character demonstrating the un-fishist Equal Opportunities policy of the Rebel Alliance in the Star Wars movies and novels, which is not important anymoar because no one gives a shit about Star Wars. Due in part to Admiral Ackbar's fuckatarded voice, vagina-esque face and over-acting, his famous line, "It's a trap!" achieved meme status.
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[b]It's machine code.[/b] Originally from the DC comic series "52," copies of which can be found in the Mens Interest section under 'pipe-fetishism'. Machine code is usually obtained by writing in any assembly language, which is only done by black people. Once the assembly is written, you can assemble it with an assembler like NASM, but I guess that's just fucking obvious. There are several different kinds of assemblers, each of which sucking horribly in its own manners. MASM, for example, uses macros like if and else, so you might as well be writing in C, rendering MASM a useless, nonsensical piece of shit.
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[b]MS Paint Relationship Threads[/b] anonymous like you describe their loneliness and failure with the ladies. Unlike drawfag threads, which are usually made of weeaboo and frunz, the broken lives and hopelessness of the /b/tards provide a fertile ground for lulz. In an attempt to convey the story of his former relationship in a way to make you feel sorry for him, the MSPaint artist will often leave out the important details that led to the downfall of the relationship.
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[b]OM NOM NOM NOM[/b]
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[b]Party Hard[/b] For some time now, the "party hard" meme has been a staple of lulz for /b/tards. Partying Hard is something you do alone in dark, at 3:00 in the morning in the corner of your room. This meme is invoked when an hero like yourself creates a two framed GIF usually involving some kind of situation in which headbanging, sexually suggestive movements, animu, cats or other lulz inducing content is featured.
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[b]WEEGEE[/b] (a.k.a. Luigi) is constantly shoop'd into any image in existence. Created 8/11/2007 by the LUEser MonkeyInCloset, Weegee has become a common meme in /v/, and most images he's in create instant lulz.
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[b]What Is Love[/b] is a 1993 'hangover from the 80s' dance track by the singer Homosexual Blackman (aka Haddaway), popular at shitty 90's clubs. Recorded in the early '90s, it later experienced a revival as the song from the Saturday Night Live "Roxbury Guys" sketches, which were later made into the 1998 feature film A Night at the Roxbury.
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[highlight]I don't think I got them all. So please discuss and tell me more good memes you know![/highlight] :clint::clint:
[highlight]MODS PLEASE DONT BAN FOR MEME SHIT[/highlight]
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I've taken what this thread has stated to heart. Thank you for this wonderful thread, OP!
Why not just use ED to look up memes?
Go back to 4chan.
how terribly outdated.
Also this is your first post..?
Did you copy and paste this from the OIFY?
[QUOTE=Gy.Gray;16209143]Did you copy and paste this from the OIFY?[/QUOTE]
what is an oify?
Meme shit. Do it. Still funny.
Yotsuba is a great manga. Buzzkills is best meme though.
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[QUOTE=Ybbat;16209244]Meme shit. Do it. Still funny.[/QUOTE]
no please don't ban me my thread is useful and you know it.
Did you copy and paste this from ED?
Fuck you and yer Menes 4clams is stupid :bandwagon:
Anyone honsays 4chan is just pure retard or anything else similar went to /b/ thinking they can find out what 4chan is about and never touched any of the forums where real conversation can happen. "Random is stupid cause it doesn't make sense" that is a general logic for horrible opinions.
[QUOTE=Take_Opal;16209673]Fuck you and yer Menes 4clams is stupid :bandwagon:[/QUOTE]
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I'd say Soulja Boy is a meme, especialy after his Myspace got hacked.
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Got to give the kid credit for typing so much for a first post, although it seems a little fishy...
I like this thread. The old memes were the best memes, until they became overused.
I thought it was going to be terrible, but I have to say; thread delivers.
Its more fun to read ED.
Was about to say something about ED but realized Darry beat me to it
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what is this I don't even
Thanks for the lolicon hentai
And nobody posts the dancing banana. Not one fucking person.
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[QUOTE=eatdembeanz;16211026]what is this I don't even[/QUOTE]
That is edited porn.
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Whoever links me to the original porn of this, gets cookie.
[QUOTE=TheCoolDudeOf87;16211114]And nobody posts the dancing banana. Not one fucking person.
[editline]11:16PM[/editline]
That is edited porn.[/QUOTE]
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Woops.
7/10 for execution.
I don't think I've heard of most of these. I give you an informative.
Granted I still think they're all shit
What is this.
I thought this belonged in OIFY/4chan/ED
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