Meme
a cultural item that is transmitted by repetition in a manner analogous to the biological transmission of genes.
(dictionary.com)
The meme that I AM referring to is:
an internet information generator, especially of random or contentless information
(urbandictionary.com)
an internet information generator, especially of random or contentless information
(urbandictionary.com)
The new 'meme' is an internet generated phenomenon that has spread massively. They mostly begin randomly. For example the 'scum bag steve' meme started when a picture of a guy in a doorway was massively photoshopped and placed everywhere. His defining features as a meme are his backwards hat, his fur coat, and doorway that he stands in. But, over all, his hat is the most significant and identifiable aspect of him. His hat is placed on all kinds of things, like on a person cutting another person off in traffic or on the Pope. Overall, the meme is used to show that that person or thing is being a 'scum bag.' These memes are primarily insulting and are not to be taken seriously. Also, I would be compelled to inform you that you need to watch out for places on the internet that have these. They can be very vulgar, racist, and down right pornographic. Though those kinds are far from common and are almost always taken down from the server that they are on.
These memes always come out of nowhere because they are just so easy to make. If you found some amazing picture and just had to make it into the next biggest meme, you can find all kinds of meme generators online. The best one that I can find is at memebase.com, because it allows for you to add different backgrounds and give it that great top and bottom margin text line. As a result of all of this free meme making, the internet is flooded with good memes, great memes, and memes that should have never been made. But, they are all at least interesting enough to take a look at.
Memes do not just have to be pictures that have great captions, there are some universally memes out there that are essentials to odd internet communication. Some of the most popular are titled as follows: me gusta, lloolll, troll face, forever alone, challenge accepted, kill your self, genius, and like a boss! These are all mood based and fit in many great places. Some ultra nerds also incorporate these into their daily lives, like some people that I know in real life that will go unnamed. For example a person could be recently rejected from asking a girl or guy out and cry, "forever alllooonnnneeeee!!!!!" Or on the flip side, they could say yes and reply with, "like a boss!" Just don't expect to have that date for too long after that if they don't like the ultra nerd lingo.
Here are some of my favorite memes!
Sources:
all images are found on 'memebase.com'
I happen to love memes. They are so fun to look at during school, when I have already finished all of my work Mrs. Caffey! But anyways, I find it weird how they just kind of came out of no where. I think that meme has actually been added as a word in the dictionary just like words trolling and such.
ReplyDeleteIs it me, or does it seem that with the advent of some type of new technology that would other wise change the way we live, the world tends to use it for the most ridiculous tasks? I read a post one day, in which someone had asked “If a man from the 18th century were to be brought to our generation, what would be the hardest thing to make him understand?” The reply was “in my pocket lies a device that holds all the information of mankind. I use it to look up pictures of cats and get in arguments with random strangers.” That being said, it's rather amazing to see how within the great invention we know as the internet, the world decided to do something with it that is quite possibly the polar opposite of what we thought would be its ultimate usage. Maybe its time for humanity to get its priorities strait. Nope, Chuck Testa.
ReplyDeleteMemes have become so popular nowadays. I've even seen them used in advertisements for various goods and services. Facebook definitely has helped with the spreading of memes. For many pages, that's all they share and upload. I think it takes a lot to make a good meme though, and many people don't really get that part. They'll try creating their own, and it doesn't really work. When I find a good one though, it keeps me laughing for a good while.
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