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[[Image:DANCING BABY.GIF|thumb|The first pictorial meme to reach the [[you|moronic]] masses.]]
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Meme
A '''meme''' is anything with an amusing or [[lulz]]y characteristic that is spread on the [[internet]]. They come in many forms, usually as an [[image]], [[gif]], [[video]], or even just words. The term "meme" was coined by [[Richard Dawkins]] in his book ''[[Evolution|The Selfish Gene]]'', shortened from ''mimeme''. But it was originally used then to describe the spreading of a cultural or genetic phenomena through means of imitation between one and another. No one uses it that way anymore, except elderly [[fags|sociology majors]].
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Before meme was used, it was referred to as an "internet phenomena" or simply an "idea". But now, even ''your'' grandma will know it. In [[tl;dr|short]], memes are a way for even [[you|friendless losers]] to have unfunny inside jokes on the internet.


Richard Dawkins' famous book.
[[File:Selfishmeme.jpg|thumb|Richard Dawkins' famous book.]]
The first intarwebz meme to reach the moronic masses.


The word meme is a term coined by Richard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene. Originally used to describe packets of cultural information, it was adopted by the internet to describe viral lulz or Frunz. Today it now refers to any kind of Pop Culture that has an internet connection. Its original meaning is no longer used except by sociology majors. In short, memes are just inside jokes for people who have no friends with whom to have real inside jokes.
Sometimes [[blog]]gers refer to memes as a word game or short [[quiz]] taken and posted as [[comment whore|comment bait]]. The more comments a user receives about their results, the higher the chances are of that thing spreading.


The word meme is commonly used by people who aren't retarded because it is in fact shorter to write the word "meme" than to write out "internet phenomena" or "something that will wind up on G4 tomorrow for all of the nerds to fap all over". It is well known that the only people that care about internet memes are sad fucks with no life. In the real world, the meme is known by its true name, "idea."
You can bet your [[life]] that every meme you know [[anti-lulz|hasn't been funny]] since about 20 seconds after its [[inception]], which was [[at least 100|approximately one billion years ago]] for all memes.


Sometimes bloggers refer to memes as a word game or short quiz taken and posted as comment bait. The more comments a user receives about their results the higher the chances are of that thing spreading.


You can bet your life that every meme you know hasn't been funny since about 20 seconds after its inception, which was approximately one billion years ago for all memes. This means you is dead crap and not cool because you weren't on the forum where "fail" was invented in 76 BC. Int4netzzFTWlykyea.
{{Squote|Throughout [[at least 100]]% of its [[history]], homosapiens lived in small bands as nomadic hunter-gatherers. As language became more complex, the ability to remember and transmit information resulted in a new sort of replicator: the meme.|[[TOW]], On the dawn of civilization}}


PROTIP: Spamming memes does not make you look "internet savvy". It just makes you look like an annoying 13 year old boy who just discovered the internet. Srsly.
{{Squote|It's not possible to understand it, and when you do understand it, then it's even worse.|[[Tom Green]], On memes}}


{{Squote|In the dawn of the new age of the aftermath of the second war of faggatorys,this will spark more lulz. |[[Michael Jackson]], On lulz}}


==Creation==
Throughout at least 100% of its history, homosapiens lived in small bands as nomadic hunter-gatherers. As language became more complex, the ability to remember and transmit information resulted in a new sort of replicator: the meme.
  „


—TOW, On the dawn of civilization
[[Image:MemeCreation.jpg|thumb|500px|left|A useful diagram illustrating how new memes are created.]]
   
A meme cannot be created by any one person.  Every [[noob]] tries this [[over 9000]] times.  A meme, like the [[Herpes]] or [[AIDS]], is a gift to be shared, something to be cherished, but not some lame token of glory for some basement dwelling no life fag. A meme is created by the reaction to, not the invention of, a subject (typically an image)In fact, the best memes are created by accident and are the result of a particularly lulzworthy image being seen by the right people at the right time.
It's not possible to understand it, and when you do understand it, then it's even worse.
  „
   


—Tom Green, On memes
However, IF YOU MUST try to create a meme, try sharing something unique on [[b/|/b/]] instead of gay ass [[advice dog]] knockoffs.
In the dawn of the new age of the aftermath of the second war of faggatorys,this will spark more lulz.
  „


—Michael Jackson, On lulz
== Lifespan ==
Creation


A meme cannot be created by any one person. Every noob tries this over 9000 times. A meme, like the Herpes or AIDS, is a gift to be shared, some cherished, but not some lame token of glory for some basement dwelling no life fag. A meme is created by the reaction to, not the invention of, a subject (typically an image). In fact, the best memes are created by accident and are the result of a particularly lulzworthy image being seen by the right people at the right time.
[[image:Meme-cycle.jpg|thumb|The meme is the final stage in the life of a butterfly.]]
[[Image:Howamemeismade.png|thumb|A meme is created via a [[series of tubes|complex system of pulleys and levers.]]]]
[[image:IncreaseTheMemes.png|thumb|The memes, Jack.]]


However, IF YOU MUST try to create a meme, try sharing something unique on /b/ instead of gay ass advice dog knockoffs.
Memes are like bacteria or fungi. Some are benign, some are symbiotic helpers, some are the plague. This general outline describes the life stages of a meme.
Lifespan
The meme is the final stage in the life of a butterfly.
A meme is created via a complex system of pulleys and levers.


  1. A meme is born.
<!-- a flow chart would be better imo ~h64 -->
  2. Compounded overuse causes the meme to be burned into collective memory and distributed across the internet.
# '''Memeception / Larval:''' A meme is [[original content|born]] in a niche sub-community, sometimes starting as an [[in-joke]], and gestates there until it matures. Some memes get an assist by being based on [[IRL]] events and go directly to stage 3. [[Forced meme]]s go directly to stage 6.
  3. The meme reaches the bottom of the internet.
# '''Maturation:''' The meme integrates across the community local to where it was born, settling into a stable reproductive form.
  4. In some cases the meme has gone even lower and surfaced IRL.
# '''Cross Pollination:''' The meme begins [[aids|spreading]], reaching many different corners of the internet, where it is either rejected as toxic, or accepted and allowed to breed within those cultures.
  5. Those that gave birth to the meme are filled with regret.
# '''Mimicry:''' The [[santorum|frothy byproducts]] of meme reproduction [[Tosh.0|surface IRL]] and are mistaken for original content by [[normies]] that have no connection to the communities. This may lead directly to stage 6.
  6. The meme lives on, spreading, and becoming more and more dumbed down for a mass audience, so that over time it bears little or no resemblance to the original.
# '''Mutation:''' Memes that successfully replicate and adapt live on. Fluke offshoots are culled. The meme survives in the wild, with a natural cycle of activity and dormancy. Over time it can bear little to no resemblance to the original, but generally retains its prominent feature/s. A meme may survive here indefinitely.
  7. The meme is put on Snorg Tees and Facebook bumper stickers.
# '''Artificial Selection:''' [[Chuck Norris|It]] makes its way to [[old media]], becoming [[lolcats|dumbed down for a mass audience]] and put on Snorg Tees and [[Facebook]] bumper stickers. Those that gave birth to the meme are [[Troll's Remorse|filled with regret]]. [[Cancer]] sets in.
  8. Three to five years later it spontaneously resurfaces, makes its way to Uncyclopedia, slash-dot tags, and occasionally appearing on old media where if it has told no lies throughout its lifetime it finally becomes a real meme. During the final throes of an internet meme's slow and painful death it's visited by old friends and family who, upon seeing the agony the meme is suffering simultaneously facepalm and hope the whole mess would just end already so they can clean out its room and have a place to put all the gym equipment.  
# '''Extinction:''' The meme can no longer reproduce or mutate due to its new environment removing those requirements. Its ability to [[shitposting|survive]] is eradicated through [[Grumpy Cat|litigation]]. The meme becomes calcified, leaving only fossils behind.


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There are also forced memes. The idea behind a forced meme is that if you re-post something enough and pretend it's funny, it will eventually catch on. They are an odd occurrence, and rarely succeed in becoming real internet phenomena, though.
== Successful Replicators ==
A short list of forms that survive in multiple environments.
* [[Something_Awful#Photoshop_Phriday|Absurd Photoshopping]]
* [[Copypasta]]
* [[Macro]]
* [[Reaction Face]]


Crappy, fast fading memes happen everyday. Some examples include:
== [[Forced Meme]] ==
A forced meme is one that is not created by a community, but is instead created by a single person or company in its "final form". They are mostly slogans, catchphrases, and hashtags, made by advertising campaigns trying to astroturf something. They do not succeed in becoming real internet phenomena unless it's through mockery of the original. They can occur naturally, rarely, but those have very short lifespans.


    * YOU PAINTING WITH THE PENCIL?
==Pronunciation==
    * Penis Dog
    * HOW CAN SHE SLAP?!?


Pronunciation
[[Image:memes.png|thumb|Getting mathematical]]
Getting mathematical.


Perhaps one the most interesting aspects of the topic of memes is the pronunciation of the word itself. Since the word meme is used primarily OTI in modern day, it's usually not spoken aloud. Thus, a great deal of confusion has formed amongst the retarded masses of the Internets. Very few people seem to know how it's properly pronounced, and idiots still argue (and probably always will) over how exactly one says the word meme. Some possibilities:
Perhaps one the most interesting aspects of the topic of memes is the pronunciation of the word itself. Since the word meme is used primarily [[OTI]] in modern day, it's usually not spoken aloud. Thus, a great deal of confusion has formed amongst the [[retarded]] masses of the Internets. Very few people seem to know how it's properly pronounced, and idiots still argue (and probably always will) over how exactly one says the word meme. Some possibilities:


    * Meem (with a long e sound)
:*''MEEM'' (think of, ''cream'')
    * Mee Mee (two long e sounds)
:*''MEE·​MEE'' (''pee pee'')
    * Mām (long a sound, like the word maim)
:*''MAYM'' (''same'')
    * May May (two long a sounds)
:*''MAY·​MAY'' (''baby'')
    * Mem (with a short e sound)
:*''MEM'' (''them'')
    * Meh Meh (two short e sounds)
:*''MEH·​MEH'' (''yeah yeah'')
    * Mehmā (the faux-posh like to think it’s pronounced Memé)
:*''MEH·​MAY'' (''memé'' by the faux-posh)
    * And any additional combination of the above sounds  
:*And any additional combination of the above sounds


Naturally, only one of these can be correct. Of course, anybody with a handful of brain cells can come to the conclusion that all but one of them sound fucking retarded. If you still can't figure out how it's pronounced, its the first one. Now that you know you should probably get back to being a loser and fapping at pictures of your 13 year old cousin, or what ever else it is you should be doing.
Naturally, only one of these can be correct. Of course, anybody with a handful of brain cells can come to the conclusion that all but one of them sound fucking retarded. If you still can't figure out how it's pronounced, its the first one. Now that you know you should probably get back to being a loser and [[fapping|fapping]] at pictures of your [[loli|13 year old]] cousin, or [[an hero|what ever else it is you should be doing.]]


TL;DR: Anyone kewl enough to try and say this shit IRL is fucking retarded. This includes Justin Bieber, nobros, your dad, anyone currently reading this and faggots in general.
'''TL;DR:''' Anyone [[Asperger's_syndrome|kewl]] enough to try and say this shit IRL is fucking retarded. This includes Justin Bieber, nobros, your dad, anyone currently reading this and [[You|faggots in general]].
Gallery
Memes


Meme-based desktop wallpaper
==Gallery==


Cutting the life short.
{{center|
<gallery>
File:Memeopoly.jpg|Meme-opoly
File:Memeopoly.png|variant
Image:Meme Wallpaper.jpg|Meme-based desktop wallpaper
Image:New meme.JPG|Cutting the life short.
Image:Memegasm2.jpg|[[Divide by zero|Ah fuck, I can't believe you've done this.]]
Image:Memes.jpg|Dawkins being a [[newfag]]
Image:lemay-maykiller.jpg|A Popular Movie where [[Jews did 9/11|Our Hero]] comes to save the day
Image:Meme-flowchart.png|Meme flowchart is a pretty cool guy.  eh teaches the internet and [[doesn't afraid of anything]].
File:Expandingourmemes.png
File:Meme Man.jpg|Meme man?
Image:Memes_-_Very_First_Internet_Meme_-_Godwins_Law.png|[[Godwin's Law]] was the first meme recognized as such on the Internet.
File:They are sharing memes you could not even fathom - trees and roots meme.jpg
File:Diddly dime, your meme is now mine.JPG
File:If a meme if dank enough obligations quote meme.JPG|Spitting truth!
File:When you're a dead meme but you're suddenly in a meme war.jpg
File:MemesXibit.jpg
File:Fighting a billion dollar propaganda agency with memes.JPG
File:WhatAreMemesBadTwitter.png
</gallery>
}}


Ah fuck, I can't believe you've done this.
==Videos==


Dawkins being a newfag
{{center|
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|<youtube>WHkFVdPstA4</youtube><br>
|<youtube>WL0GfDg7kkQ</youtube>
;The explanation why memes are bad and why you should feel bad laughing at them
|<youtube>N_6XQp08pgM</youtube>
;Monsoon educates [[you]] about memes
|<youtube>8TDC9s-Kt-8</youtube><br>}}
}}


Meme flowchart is a pretty cool guy. eh teaches the internet and doesn't afraid of anything.
==See Also==
[[File:Memes are transgender.png|thumb|right|Is [[transgender]]ism a meme?]]
* [[Death of a Meme]]
* [[Forced meme]]
* [[IRL meme]]
* [[Memefag]]
* [[Meme Combining]]
* [[Nyu's Art Meme]] - Tart-lets ruin everything
* [[Old meme]]
* [[Permit Patty]]
* [[Pogs]] - Memes in Pog form
* [[Sparkle Motion]]
* [[This Fuckin' Guy]]
* [[Unfunny]] - What all memes are
* [[X is now a meme]]


NCIS on Mass Effect 2
==External Links==
* {{UkrED|Мем|UkrDramatica's article on this}}
*[[Wikipedia:List_of_Internet_phenomena#Advertising|Wikipedia's list of internet phenomena]] - unsurprisingly, they avoid mentioning anything particularly funny or interesting.
* {{ytlink|qRPGgfz5hcE|You Became A Meme}}


Wolfram ALOLpha
Videos


Previous Video  |  Next Video
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See Also
{{lern}}


    * Memes Portal
[[Category:Memes| ]]
    * Death of a Meme
[[Category:Internets Phenomena]]
    * Forced meme
    * IRL meme
    * Memefag
    * Meme Combining
    * Nyu's Art Meme - Tart-lets ruin everything
    * Old meme
    * Pogs - Memes in Pog form
    * X is now a meme
 
External Links
 
    * Wikipedia's list of internet phenomena - unsurprisingly, they avoid mentioning anything particularly funny or interesting.
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 22:17, 12 August 2024

Back in my day these were called Image Macros
Viral redirects here, for viraL, see Ryan
BREAKING NEWS!!
The word "meme" has itself become a meme. We have come full circle with the utter retardation of the internet. There is no God. Might as well kill yourself now.
The first pictorial meme to reach the moronic masses.
An image macro, a common type of meme.
This could be a meme. You decide.

A meme is anything with an amusing or lulzy characteristic that is spread on the internet. They come in many forms, usually as an image, gif, video, or even just words. The term "meme" was coined by Richard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene, shortened from mimeme. But it was originally used then to describe the spreading of a cultural or genetic phenomena through means of imitation between one and another. No one uses it that way anymore, except elderly sociology majors.

Before meme was used, it was referred to as an "internet phenomena" or simply an "idea". But now, even your grandma will know it. In short, memes are a way for even friendless losers to have unfunny inside jokes on the internet.

Richard Dawkins' famous book.

Sometimes bloggers refer to memes as a word game or short quiz taken and posted as comment bait. The more comments a user receives about their results, the higher the chances are of that thing spreading.

You can bet your life that every meme you know hasn't been funny since about 20 seconds after its inception, which was approximately one billion years ago for all memes.


 
 
Throughout at least 100% of its history, homosapiens lived in small bands as nomadic hunter-gatherers. As language became more complex, the ability to remember and transmit information resulted in a new sort of replicator: the meme.
 

 

TOW, On the dawn of civilization

 
 
It's not possible to understand it, and when you do understand it, then it's even worse.
 

 

Tom Green, On memes

 
 
In the dawn of the new age of the aftermath of the second war of faggatorys,this will spark more lulz.
 

 

Michael Jackson, On lulz

Creation

A useful diagram illustrating how new memes are created.

A meme cannot be created by any one person. Every noob tries this over 9000 times. A meme, like the Herpes or AIDS, is a gift to be shared, something to be cherished, but not some lame token of glory for some basement dwelling no life fag. A meme is created by the reaction to, not the invention of, a subject (typically an image). In fact, the best memes are created by accident and are the result of a particularly lulzworthy image being seen by the right people at the right time.

However, IF YOU MUST try to create a meme, try sharing something unique on /b/ instead of gay ass advice dog knockoffs.

Lifespan

The meme is the final stage in the life of a butterfly.
A meme is created via a complex system of pulleys and levers.
The memes, Jack.

Memes are like bacteria or fungi. Some are benign, some are symbiotic helpers, some are the plague. This general outline describes the life stages of a meme.

  1. Memeception / Larval: A meme is born in a niche sub-community, sometimes starting as an in-joke, and gestates there until it matures. Some memes get an assist by being based on IRL events and go directly to stage 3. Forced memes go directly to stage 6.
  2. Maturation: The meme integrates across the community local to where it was born, settling into a stable reproductive form.
  3. Cross Pollination: The meme begins spreading, reaching many different corners of the internet, where it is either rejected as toxic, or accepted and allowed to breed within those cultures.
  4. Mimicry: The frothy byproducts of meme reproduction surface IRL and are mistaken for original content by normies that have no connection to the communities. This may lead directly to stage 6.
  5. Mutation: Memes that successfully replicate and adapt live on. Fluke offshoots are culled. The meme survives in the wild, with a natural cycle of activity and dormancy. Over time it can bear little to no resemblance to the original, but generally retains its prominent feature/s. A meme may survive here indefinitely.
  6. Artificial Selection: It makes its way to old media, becoming dumbed down for a mass audience and put on Snorg Tees and Facebook bumper stickers. Those that gave birth to the meme are filled with regret. Cancer sets in.
  7. Extinction: The meme can no longer reproduce or mutate due to its new environment removing those requirements. Its ability to survive is eradicated through litigation. The meme becomes calcified, leaving only fossils behind.


Successful Replicators

A short list of forms that survive in multiple environments.

Forced Meme

A forced meme is one that is not created by a community, but is instead created by a single person or company in its "final form". They are mostly slogans, catchphrases, and hashtags, made by advertising campaigns trying to astroturf something. They do not succeed in becoming real internet phenomena unless it's through mockery of the original. They can occur naturally, rarely, but those have very short lifespans.

Pronunciation

Getting mathematical

Perhaps one the most interesting aspects of the topic of memes is the pronunciation of the word itself. Since the word meme is used primarily OTI in modern day, it's usually not spoken aloud. Thus, a great deal of confusion has formed amongst the retarded masses of the Internets. Very few people seem to know how it's properly pronounced, and idiots still argue (and probably always will) over how exactly one says the word meme. Some possibilities:

  • MEEM (think of, cream)
  • MEE·​MEE (pee pee)
  • MAYM (same)
  • MAY·​MAY (baby)
  • MEM (them)
  • MEH·​MEH (yeah yeah)
  • MEH·​MAY (memé by the faux-posh)
  • And any additional combination of the above sounds

Naturally, only one of these can be correct. Of course, anybody with a handful of brain cells can come to the conclusion that all but one of them sound fucking retarded. If you still can't figure out how it's pronounced, its the first one. Now that you know you should probably get back to being a loser and fapping at pictures of your 13 year old cousin, or what ever else it is you should be doing.

TL;DR: Anyone kewl enough to try and say this shit IRL is fucking retarded. This includes Justin Bieber, nobros, your dad, anyone currently reading this and faggots in general.

Gallery

Videos


The explanation why memes are bad and why you should feel bad laughing at them

Monsoon educates you about memes


See Also

Is transgenderism a meme?

External Links


Meme is part of a series on

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Visit the Memes Portal for complete coverage.

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