Ever heard of memes? Well, if you're one of the oldsters out there reading this, probably not. If you're a youngling, you may recognize what I'm about to talk about. First, let me tell you what memes are. Basically, memes are anything that spreads very quickly through the Internet and becomes well known by Internet users. Memes can be a picture, a video clip, or something else in that nature. You have probably seen more memes than you think! I'm about to talk about memes and how they can influence you (not really, but you get my gist).
...Okay, actually, let's cut the chase and I'll just show you some pictures of popular memes you may have seen. Do not look at the link below the image unless you want to check your answer, because it may have the name of the meme in the address and it is a required citation:
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| http://ohinternet.com/File:Trollface_HD.png
This meme is called "Troll Face." Some other names for it are "Coolface" and "Problem?" It first appeared as a drawing made on a popular website for drawing artists called deviantArt. With the growing rate of memes in 2008, the popularity of comics on the Internet went up. People would use memes in a four block comic strip. The meme symbolizes the expression on someone's face when they theraten or bully someone else on the Internet.
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| http://lulzindustries.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/forever_alone.png
Here is "Forever Alone." He symbolizes the face of someone who feels loneliness and rejection in life.
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| http://hardtosayoutloud.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/me-gusta-jpg.png
This is "Me Gusta." For those that do not know, "me gusta" is Spanish for "I like." This face symbolizes the expression you make when you realize you like something that everyone else finds strange or unusual. Here's a poor example: Everyone at school hates the school lunch one day, except for you. You could say, "Me Gusta."
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| http://www.tutoriales7.com/img/rage_guy.jpg
Everyone say hello to "Rage Guy" also known as "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-" This guy usually appears at the end of a rage comic when someone is furious with the result of something. The long string of letters resembles a bad wor-- ...Yeah, you know what word it is.
If you would like to look at some of the comic strip memes with these meme faces, please visit http://knowyourmeme.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&context=entries&q=rage+comics, but be aware that some may be innapropriate for some viewers. I'll tell you now, there is a LOT of bad language and possibly some sexual references, so be aware and look at your own risk.
But wait! Memes aren't just faces; there are videos and other things too! To check out some meme videos, look below:
NYAN CAT TROLOLOLOLO (this video relates to the "Troll Face") RICK ROLL'D KEYBOARD CAT NUMA NUMA
To go to the ultimate source of all memes, visit http://www.knowyourmeme.com/ and you will learn EVERYTHING about current memes and old memes. Also, go to this site to search for the reason that the videos and pictures above are memes. It's a very great and reliable source for all your Internet needs.
After studying and seeing many memes, a video by a very talented group came out in late 2011. The creators used over 40 memes in the song; for example, it will have them playing "Numa Numa" on intstruments while jumping around with the meme faces like "Troll Face" and "Me Gusta." It is really creative and you need to check it out if you have seen some of the memes. It is called "Le Internet Medley"
Here's the video:
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And so, my question for the week is...
What do you think of memes?
