WTF is a Meme? If you don't know, you seriously need to see this because, as we all no the interbutts is serious business.
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To Clarify:
1) Meme is pronounced with a...
WTF is a Meme? If you don't know, you seriously need to see this because, as we all no the interbutts is serious business.
(scroll down for music credits)
To Clarify: 1) Meme is pronounced with a long 'E', i.e. rhymes with 'scream'. If you don't believe me look up Merriam-Webster, those assholes who make dictionaries for a living. They agree. Pronouncing it any other way is un-American and angers Chuck Norris, Superman, and Captain America.
Pronunciation: \ˈmēm\ (long 'e') Function: noun Etymology: alteration of mimeme, from mim- (as in mimesis) + -eme Date: 1976 : an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture
Still don't believe me? How about Richard Dawkins? Since you fanbois like to bend it and rave about how great he is read: The Selfish Gene (2nd ed., new ed ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 368 Dawkins himself says it was borrowed from a French word but should be pronounced with the long 'e'. Read the stupid book if you care so much. Point being if you pronounce it any other way besides long 'e', you're wrong, you've been wrong, or you're French. Either way, not looking good.
2) I am not affiliated with any particular website. Any idiot can take random pictures off the interbutts, add some music and make a stupid video out of them. I submit not only this video but YouTube in its entirety as evidence. 3) For those prone to quoting stupid internets rules: First read my previous point. Also, since you're such a meme-ologist you should know Rules 1&2 only apply to raids. This is not a raid. This...is...YOUTUBE!!!! 4) Yes, I know who Richard Dawkins is. Calling him 'some asshole' was a little joke on my part. To everyone who posts here with comments like, "His name is Richard Dawkins you #$^%$ idiot!"...reading things off Wikipedia doesn't make you an expert on them. 5) I made this video. Of course I know it sucks. In fact, it sucks by design. Your witty comments about wanting those 3 minutes of your life back are amusing but I can't be responsible for them. At any rate, this is Youtube. You're gonna spend 3 minutes here anyway. No matter what crap you watch, you're still gonna watch some sorta crap. Finally, if you still don't know what a Meme is by the end of this video well...Lurk moar. 6)It kills me to add this...So you watched the video and still don't know what a Meme is? Sigh...okay. Basically a meme is anything that is self-propagating. In reference to teh intrabutts, its normally a picture accompanied by a catchy phrase. Someone else will then either modify the phrase slightly or change the picture used with it. Memes are often used to convey thoughts such as, This sucks, This rocks, This makes no sense. Along the same line as 'viral videos'. These are commonly used on internet forums and image boards. 7)This video has roflcopter. This video wins ovar 9000 internets. True story.
Music: Strata Synth Meme Mix (just added the 'What is Meme?' soundbytes)
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Lol yes... the word "meme" is older than the internet.
A meme is something witch is transmited (not like genetic thouh) by imitation.
So a memes are more than pics with text on it. religions are memes, some songs are memes (happy birthday to you for example) just like lolcats or Picard are.
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A meme is something witch is transmited (not like genetic thouh) by imitation.
So a memes are more than pics with text on it.
religions are memes, some songs are memes (happy birthday to you for example) just like lolcats or Picard are.
Watch this talk on dangerous memes by Dan Dennett:
Here on youtube search for : Dan Dennett on dangerous memes