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| {{breakingnews|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 [[an hero|kill yourself]] now.}}
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| [[Image:Selfishmeme.jpg|thumb|left|Richard Dawkins' famous book.]]
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| [[Image:DANCING BABY.GIF|frame|The first [[internet|intarwebz]] meme to reach the [[you|moronic]] masses.]]
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| [[Image:toiletseatup.jpg|thumb|This is just spam, you can ignore it if you want]]
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| A '''meme''' is a term coined by [[Richard Dawkins]] in his book ''[[Evolution|The Selfish Gene]]''. Originally used to describe packets of cultural information, it was adopted by the internet to describe viral [[lulz]] or [[Frunz]]. Its original meaning is [[old media|no longer used]] except by [[fags|sociology majors]]. In [[tl;dr|short]], memes are a way for even [[you|friendless losers]] to have unfunny inside jokes.
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| <s>The word meme is commonly used by people who aren't [[4chan|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". [[some argue|It is well known]] that the only people that care about internet memes are [[i|sad fucks]] with [[Second Life|no life]]. In the [[Earth|real world]], the meme is known by its true name, "idea."</s> [[HAHAHA DISREGARD THAT, I SUCK COCKS]]. It's used by pretty much everyone now
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| Sometimes [[blog|bloggers]] 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.
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| 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. This means you is dead crap and [[Internets|not cool]] because you weren't on the forum where "[[fail]]" was invented in 76 BC. Int4netzzFTWlykyea.
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| {{Quote|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}}
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| {{Quote|It's not possible to understand it, and when you do understand it, then it's even worse.|[[Tom Green]], On memes}}
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| {{Quote|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}}
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| ==Creation==
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| [[Image:MemeCreation.jpg|thumb|500px|center|A useful diagram illustrating how new memes are created.]]
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| 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.
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| However, IF YOU MUST try to create a meme, try sharing something unique on [[b/|/b/]] instead of gay ass [[advice dog]] knockoffs.
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| == Lifespan ==
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| [[image:Meme-cycle.jpg|thumb|The meme is the final stage in the life of a butterfly.]]
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| [[Image:Howamemeismade.png|thumb|A meme is created via a [[series of tubes|complex system of pulleys and levers.]]]]
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| [[image:IncreaseTheMemes.png|thumb|The memes, Jack.]]
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| 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.
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| # '''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.
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| # '''Maturation:''' The meme integrates across the community local to where it was born, settling into a stable reproductive form.
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| # '''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.
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| # '''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.
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| # '''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.
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| # '''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.
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| # '''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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| == Successful Replicators ==
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| A short list of forms that survive in multiple environments.
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| * [[Something_Awful#Photoshop_Phriday|Absurd Photoshopping]]
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| * [[Copypasta]]
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| * [[Macro]]
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| * [[Reaction Face]]
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| == [[Forced Meme]] ==
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| 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.
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| ==Pronunciation==
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| [[Image:memes.png|thumb|Getting mathematical]]
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| 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:
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| *Meem (with a long e sound)
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| *Mee Mee (two long e sounds)
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| *Mām (long a sound, like the word maim)
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| *May May (two long a sounds)
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| *Mem (with a short e sound)
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| *Meh Meh (two short e sounds)
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| *Mehmā (the faux-posh like to think it’s pronounced ''Memé'')
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| *And any additional combination of the above sounds
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| 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.]]
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| '''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]].
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:Memeopoly.jpg
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| Image:Meme Wallpaper.jpg|Meme-based desktop wallpaper
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| Image:New meme.JPG|Cutting the life short.
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| Image:Memegasm2.jpg|[[Divide by zero|Ah fuck, I can't believe you've done this.]]
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| Image:Memes.jpg|Dawkins being a [[newfag]]
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| Image:lemay-maykiller.jpg|A Popular Movie where [[Jews did 9/11|Our Hero]] comes to save the day
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| Image:Meme-flowchart.png|Meme flowchart is a pretty cool guy. eh teaches the internet and [[doesn't afraid of anything]].
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| File:Memeopoly.png
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| File:Expandingourmemes.png
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| File:Meme Man.jpg
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| Image:Memes_-_Very_First_Internet_Meme_-_Godwins_Law.png|[[Godwin's Law]] was the first meme recognized as such on the Internet.
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| </gallery>
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| }}
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| ==Videos==
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| {{fv|memevideos|background:white;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;|font-weight:bold
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| |<youtube>WHkFVdPstA4</youtube><br>
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| |<youtube>WL0GfDg7kkQ</youtube>
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| ;The explanation why memes are bad and why you should feel bad laughing at them
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| |<youtube>N_6XQp08pgM</youtube>
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| ;Monsoon educates [[you]] about memes
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| |<youtube>8TDC9s-Kt-8</youtube><br>}}
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| }}
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| ==See Also==
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| [[File:Memes are transgender.png|thumb|right|Is [[Transgender]]ism a meme?]]
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| * [[Death of a Meme]]
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| * [[Forced meme]]
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| * [[IRL meme]]
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| * [[Memefag]]
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| * [[Meme Combining]]
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| * [[Nyu's Art Meme]] - Tart-lets ruin everything
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| * [[Old meme]]
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| * [[Permit Patty]]
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| * [[Pogs]] - Memes in Pog form
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| * [[This Fuckin' Guy]]
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| * [[Unfunny]] - What all memes are
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| * [[X is now a meme]]
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| ==External Links==
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| * {{UkrED|Мем|UkrDramatica's article on this}}
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| *[[Wikipedia:List_of_Internet_phenomena#Advertising|Wikipedia's list of internet phenomena]] - unsurprisingly, they avoid mentioning anything particularly funny or interesting.
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| * {{ytlink|qRPGgfz5hcE|You Became A Meme}}
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| [[Category:Memes| ]]
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| [[Category:Internets Phenomena]]
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