The idea that memes are memes is a meme within itself

[Scarlett.]

meme Noun
An element of a culture or behavior that may be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, esp. imitation.

The idea that image macros are memes is in fact a meme that has spread through out the internet, therefore, memes themselves are a meme.

http://www.mememaker.net/static/images/memes/286418.jpg

[Niamh.]

http://i.imgur.com/bvYWG.jpg

[Patrick]

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/009/832/dafuq-did-i-just-read-meme.jpg

[King Gizzard]

Not evening going to pretend I know what the hell is going on in this thread

[Jesus.]

The word "meme," was devised by Professor Richard Dawkins.

[Me. I Am Salman]

Memeception

[Ramsay]

ohmygodmyhead

[Josy]

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/009/832/dafuq-did-i-just-read-meme.jpg

Exactly what I was just thinking :laugh:

[Niall]

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m211qnC9Wd1qdp021.png

[Josy]

:laugh3:

If you read the op then look at Chewys avatar it becomes even funnier.

[Patrick]

But Memes are the best internet craze, in history though. I love them so much.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

memes were funny in 2010

anybody who still finds memes funny/uses them probably has some form of brain damage

[Ramsay]

thats so hipster of you scott

[King Gizzard]

awkward moment when scott disses memes yet has one in his signature

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

thats not a meme

people meme everything i bet somewhere on the internet there is a picture of a duvet cover somebody has turned into a meme

my point is the gif in my sig is not a meme or at least it wasnt until somebody decided to spread their aids all over it and turn it into a meme

[Patrick]

Memes are too mainstream, I like GIFs of Dogs x

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

exactly

[Josy]

Dogs with worms**

[King Gizzard]

It's still a meme lol

[Scarlett.]

my point is the gif in my sig is not a meme or at least it wasnt until somebody decided to spread their aids all over it and turn it into a meme


Psst, that exactly what a meme is in the literal version of the word.

Oh, and your indie dog is mainstream
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/6o163s-dog

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

omfg i dont care

this isnt me trying to be all unique and different by saying i dont like memes just because the rest of the world does

i just dont find the majority of them funny

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

It's still a meme lol

WRONG kmt

it was a picture that was turned into a meme thats like saying rebecca black is a meme or something

yeah people make memes of rebecca black so her mother must have given birth to a meme

[Scarlett.]

Still a meme http://i46.tinypic.com/2s7h01i.jpg

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

-saw your fail before you edited it-

[Patrick]

WRONG kmt

it was a picture that was turned into a meme thats like saying rebecca black is a meme or something

yeah people make memes of rebecca black so her mother must have given birth to a meme

:joker::joker::joker::joker:

[Scarlett.]

-saw your fail before you edited it-

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljtxocThnE1qa1saxo1_500.jpg

[Josy]

:laugh:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

an example of a meme that is actually funny:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zvuvc6D81rr96e5o1_500.jpg

[GypsyGoth]

:laugh3:

[Ramsay]

i get what scott is saying..alot of memes now arent even really funny they are just memes for the sake of being memes..but ive always wondered how its pronounced

[GypsyGoth]

It's pronounced meem.

[Ramsay]

awww right i always thought it was mem-a

[Scarlett.]

The thread was pointing out that image macros are called memes, when in fact not all image macros actually meet the criteria for actually being a meme

meme Noun
An element of a culture or behavior that may be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, esp. imitation.

But the fact that they have been named memes in itself have has become a literal meme.

I have got bored of a lot of image macros now, since they repeat the same joke over and over. Putting words on an image doesnt automatically make something a meme, to make it a literal meme, it must become popular and spread across a section of the internet.

P.S. - It's Me-em :3

[GypsyGoth]

awww right i always thought it was mem-a

I thought it was me-me until I looked it up to answer you :laugh:

[Scarlett.]

Some people pronounce it "me-me" D:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

The thread was pointing out that image macros are called memes, when in fact not all image macros actually meet the criteria for actually being a meme



But the fact that they have been named memes in itself have has become a literal meme.

I have got bored of a lot of image macros now, since they repeat the same joke over and over. Putting words on an image doesnt automatically make something a meme, to make it a literal meme, it must become popular and spread across a section of the internet.

P.S. - It's Me-em :3

wrong

a meme is a picture with words written on it

look at this picture

http://i.imgur.com/R7Gxu.jpg

its just a picture

however...

http://i.imgur.com/uYG7x.jpg

now its a meme

[Smithy]

I only realised when i watched big bang theory that it was pronounced meem, coz of meme theory :amazed:

[Scarlett.]

wrong

a meme is a picture with words written on it

look at this picture

http://i.imgur.com/R7Gxu.jpg

its just a picture

however...

http://i.imgur.com/uYG7x.jpg

now its a meme

Suggested reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Suggested reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme

wrong

http://i.imgur.com/qDTtp.gif

[Scarlett.]

wrong

http://i.imgur.com/qDTtp.gif
Right
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr96ugObyw1qdedqmo1_400.gif

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

XWsEwxVYOO4

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m36bongSIG1qctud2o1_1280.png
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m36bongSIG1qctud2o2_1280.png
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m36bongSIG1qctud2o3_1280.png
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m36bongSIG1qctud2o4_1280.png

see i was right all along the entire internet agrees with me

[lostalex]

meme is just the new word for fad. They are equally as inconsequential though.

i remember slap bracelets.

[Scarlett.]

It became a meme when reddit took it, because it became viral :3 Before that it was a joke or an image macro

[lostalex]

isn't it funny how clever is so temporary? wit is fleeting.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

it became unfunny when reddit took it you mean

[lostalex]

wit ceases to be witty when it becomes obvious. such has been the fate of memes.

[Scarlett.]

it became unfunny when reddit took it you mean

Well yes, because it became popular, and lots of versions of it were made, but thats what a meme is :joker:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

we agreed last night that a meme is a picture with words written on it

[Scarlett.]

we agreed last night that a meme is a picture with words written on it

No, thats an image macro. :joker::joker::joker::joker::joker::joker::joker:

This is just gonna keep going on and on

[lostalex]

meme = fad

it's a sudden burst in pop culture. and like all things bursting or pop in nature, it is limited and immediate and superficial.

memes are fads, it's just a new word.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

meme = picture with words on it

[Scarlett.]

meme = picture with words on it

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae289/MarkTheMayer/MMA%20GIF/rampage.gif

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

:joker:

[lostalex]

meme = picture with words on it


YOU will STOP speaking LIES!!!

http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/3900000/Cobra-Commander-gi-joe-3981525-1024-768.jpg

[Niall]

memes were funny in 2010

anybody who still finds memes funny/uses them probably has some form of brain damage

-blames 9gag-

[Marc]

My mind... it is blown.

[Scarlett.]

-blames 9gag-

I'd say reddit is just as guilty, as much as I love it, they tend to reuse memes over and over and over.