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Internet Memes are now used in ways…

May 24, 2021Weirdo

Internet Memes are now used in ways formerly used in leaflet propaganda. Targeted Internet memes “hack” people’s attention and aid in sewing discord. Memes do this by utilizing classic psychological warfare tactics, such as those used in propaganda via analogue leaflets.

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In Russian culture “British Scientists,”…

November 12, 2020Weirdo

In Russian culture “British Scientists” is a running joke and Internet meme used as an ironic reference to absurd news reports about scientific discoveries, particularly ones that have no practical value. For example, “British scientists debunked the myth that mice love cheese.”

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Thanks to his Internet popularity…

May 31, 2020May 31, 2020Weirdo

Thanks to his Internet popularity, the child from the “Success Kid” meme made enough money to fund his dad’s kidney transplant.

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Kitten on the keys, 1975

April 18, 2020Weirdo

In 2007, Fatso the cat became famous online as “Keyboard Cat”. Its original form was a video originally made in 1984 by Charlie Schmidt of his cat Fatso seemingly playing a piano (though manipulated by Schmidt off-camera) to a cheery tune.

And back in the pre-Internet days, Shangai the cat was also known for her skills at the keyboard.

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Archaeologists discovered…

April 30, 2018Weirdo

Archaeologists discovered an ancient ‘meme’ in Turkey. In 2012 during excavation work which revealed a 2000-year-old mosaic, which features a chill skeleton reclining with bread and wine next to the inscription “Be cheerful, live your life”.

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The trollface meme “(Problem?)” is copyrighted….

August 28, 2017August 28, 2017Weirdo

The trollface meme “(Problem?)” is copyrighted. At the meme’s height, when it was plastered on t-shirts the creator would would pull in between $10,000 and $15,000 every few months.

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The real guy behind the ‘Bad Luck Brian’ meme purposefully…

July 12, 2016Weirdo

BadLuckBrianThe real guy behind the ‘Bad Luck Brian’ meme purposefully looked goofy for the picture he is known for. He purchased the vest at a thrift store and rubbed his face to get the awkward redness.

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The term “meme” was coined by evolutionary biologist…

May 24, 2016Weirdo

The term “meme” was coined by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in 1976. It represents “one unit of cultural transmission.”

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The United States Government gave Indiana…

November 11, 2015Weirdo

The United States Government gave Indiana University one million dollars to study memes.

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