Every single Internet meme!

[WakataDreamer]

Ok people... this is a game. Here's how to play: Post "Name of meme:", followed by the name of an internet meme (preferably well-known), and then post the meme itself below. Below the meme itself, post any notes on it, such as how it originated. You cannot post more than one meme per post, and you cannot double post (or triple, or quadruple, etc.). You also cannot post a meme that has already been posted. Let's try to post every single meme on teh Interweb! Me first: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of meme: "So, I herd u liek mudkips?" Notes: This originated because on a certain anime forum (I think it was 4Chan) people used to randomly post "So, I herd u liek mudkips?" and then post a really annoying mudkip video or picture, which varied. Eventually, it became so ever-present that it was rendered an "official" meme.

[no-Name]

Elephant crush, first used by Spartiate, January 25, '08. To him, it was simply "random shit", but DV turned it into so much more.

[WakataDreamer]

@no-name: But perhaps more international of a meme? Yes, its popular on DV, but in the great big wide wide world of teh Interwebz? Methinks not many people know about it.... Good job, still. (But try to follow the post layout, though?) Ok, here goes nothing: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of meme: Lolcat Notes: Lolcats were first introduced on the notorious 4chan and are characterized by a humorous image containing a cat, and a caption or text somewhere on the image, usually large, in a signature style of bad spelling/grammar. This has come to be known as "Lolcat language," and there is even a project underway to translate the entire Bible into lolcat language (the scary part is, I'm not kidding).

[Marvo]

Ban Wakata Dreamer, he linked to 4chan. magick

[Lucky27]

The de-motivational poster: Began with Despair, Inc's more professional looking posters. They've now evolved into a shitstorm of having to scan through 100's of pictures before something half-way intelligent emerges.

[DarkLucideity]

Notes: This originated because on a certain anime forum (I think it was 4Chan) people used to randomly post "So, I herd u liek mudkips?" and then post a really annoying mudkip video or picture, which varied. Eventually, it became so ever-present that it was rendered an "official" meme. Wrong... It originated from a story http://www.internetseriousbiz.com/wp...07/mudkipz.jpg related to mudkips, which was posted over and over on 4chan until "Do you like mudkips" and mudkips had reached meme-status. Notes: Lolcats were first introduced on the notorious 4chan and are characterized by a humorous image containing a cat, and a caption or text somewhere on the image, usually large, in a signature style of bad spelling/grammar. This has come to be known as "Lolcat language," and there is even a project underway to translate the entire Bible into lolcat language (the scary part is, I'm not kidding). Wrong. Cat photos with captions first originated on 4chan, most often being posted on "Caturday", until it was declared that every day is Caturday. The word LOLcat came from http://icanhascheezburger.com/ when it took the pictures and claimed them as its own. It spread into the general population while its quality suffered dramatically. The lolcat language and bible things are true though. Some people just have nothing better to do than piss on the grave of a joke that is dead. Please get your facts straight before you claim to know the origins of a meme. This isn't a flame, it's just a correction.

[WakataDreamer]

Thanks for the clarification on the mudkips. I wasn't too sure about the exact origin but many people and sources have claimed that it first reared its ugly head on 4chan, so I just posted the most widely held belief. Same thing for the lolcats. I knew about Caturday and ICanHazCheezburger, but I was trying to condense it was technically originally created in a 4chan thread, even if the term "lolcat" hadn't been applied to it yet. The core idea started on 4chan, and I didn't want to post a lengthier explanation. So yes, my info is a bit lacking and may be inaccurate in parts. I'm sorry for any mistakes. I'll post the Rickroll on here if no one beats me to it, don't think I won't... PS@Lucky27: good job And you followed the guidelines better than no-name PSS@marvo: go make some chocolate, dutchboy.

[Grod]

Stop posting.

[WakataDreamer]

Stop posting. Never.

[Ynot]

Duckroll from 4chan Tricking people into clicking a link that leads to the picture an original (and funny) precursor to the rickroll

[esfx]

Name of meme: "So, I herd u liek mudkips?" Notes: This originated because on a certain anime forum (I think it was 4Chan) people used to randomly post "So, I herd u liek mudkips?" and then post a really annoying mudkip video or picture, which varied. Eventually, it became so ever-present that it was rendered an "official" meme. Umm...This is the REAL mudkip meme: Today being Halloween, I decided to fuck with the major retard at school when I came out of science for break. He was dressed as Ash. Knowing this was going to happen, I brough a Mudkips doll. Thus I started the conversation, making sure no one saw me. "So I heard you like Mudkips..." "Mudkips? I LUUUUUUUUUUUUVE MUDKIPS." "O RLY? So, would you ever fuck a Mudkips, that is.." (he cuts me off before I could said 'if you were a mudkips') "OF COURSE." "Well I just happen to have a Mudkips here, and." Before I finished the sentence, which would have resulted in me hitting him across the face with the doll, he grabbed it. In one swift motion his pants were down and he was violenly humping it. Not to get between a man and his Mudkips I started to walk away, because there is no way I'd be caught wrestling a half-naked crazy guy humping a Mudkips. Needles to say, within 5 to 10 seconds, some girls saw him and started screaming. I cooly walked into a restroom, pretending nothing had ever happened; not that I had intended that outcome, but now that it was in play I didn't want to be involved. I came back two minutes later, and like any wanton act on school grounds there was now a huge crowd round him. He was still fucking it and baying this real fucked up 'EEEEEEEEEEINNNNF EEEEEEEEEEINNNF' sound. Suddenly a scuffle broke out in the middle, meaning he probably did something stupid. I asked someone what had happened. A girlfriend of one of the football players tried to get him to stop, but he bit her for trying to take it away. Someone called in a few football players (all dressed up like Road Warrior) who proceeded to pummel the shit out of the guy. Meanwhile the school police were freaking out and having trouble getting in to the situation. A few minutes later the intruder alarm went off and we were shuffled into classrooms. Over the intercom the principal announced that someone had thrown a flaming plush toy into the library. Uh.. what the hell. So we were kept there and about 30 minutes later the principal came on again. This time he was saying that whoever was behind the beating should turn themselves in. All of a sudden this woman began yelling "I WILL SUE YOU FOR DAMAGES. YOU LITTLE PUNKS, I'M GONNA SUE..." and it was cut off. I asked an office later what had happened. Apparently his mother had come to pick him up and threatened to sue for the beating and 'whatever else happened.' The school threatened to counter-sue because of lewd conduct, inciting a riot, and starting a fight. So I ask you: do you like Mudkips?

[[SomeGuy]]

I started a short-lived meme, ask Delphinus. I only stopped it because I lost the picture... lol. I posted a link to a picture of box art for Windows 3 or something every time I said "win".

[WakataDreamer]

I started a short-lived meme, ask Delphinus. I only stopped it because I lost the picture... lol. I posted a link to a picture of box art for Windows 3 or something every time I said "win". lol @esfx: yes, you are correct. I was wrong. It wasn't originally created on 4chan, just brought into "meme status" there. @Ynot: Good job, I nearly forgot about that one. I haven't been duckrolled in years. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of meme: O RLY Owl Notes: ORLY stands for Oh Really and usually features a snowy owl with the caption “O RLY?” - this is often followed by a YA RLY response. It can frequently lead to a whole conversation using Internet slang. It was first seen as early as August 2003 on the Something Awful forums. The original image was taken by John White and posted to alt.binaries.pictures.animals in 2001. It became so popular that it even appears in a gameboy advance game. The caption itself is now often found on any photograph, not just photographs of owls. (copied n pasted cuz im too lazy too summarize)

[Sornaensis]

[Marvo]

Just delete this thread already, it's fucking shitty, only goes to show how much time you idiots spend on 4Chan.

[WakataDreamer]

@marvo: I've never been on 4Chan before. I only know it exists because I heard about it in connection with the memes. Now go make in a hot cup of Ol' Dutch Cocao (unless you have anything whatsoever to contribute to the thread, in which case you can stay). @A Roxxor: half-credit ------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of meme: LOL WUT Pear Notes: The LOL WUT Pear is a meme that came from DevianTART that depicts a giant pear laughing with the caption “LOL WUT” that has spread rapidly through out the internet. It is even so popular that some sites have banned it from their forums. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BONUS MEME ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of meme: The Hamster Dance http://www.webhamster.com/ Notes: The Hamster Dance is one of the earliest Internet memes, first appearing on Geocities (in its heyday) featuring rows of animated hamsters and rabbits dancing in various ways to a slowed-down sample from the song “Whistle Stop” by Roger Miller. It was designed in 1998 by Canadian art student Deidre LaCarte as part of a competition with her brother to see who could generate the most traffic. It is an homage to her pet hamster Hampton Hamster. [WARNING] Prolonged viewing may cause brain damage.

[Bearsy]

Lol Wut is not like that. There was no text in the original picture. NOTE FOR 4CHAN AND ALL THE REST: Yes. I know. LOL WUT. Yes, yes. I'm aware. Really, I don't mind that y'all are havin' fun with the image*, the internet is a very silly place and all, but if you could make an effort to include a link to the original when you're posting it, I'd be really grateful. Thanks! The Biting Pear of Salamanca Your thread is now officially untrustworthy and therefore warrants a crushing.

[Kushna Mufeed]

Just delete this thread already, it's fucking shitty, only goes to show how much time you idiots spend on 4Chan. I'm sorry, but your sentence is leaking irony.

[[SomeGuy]]

I can't get over the pear.

[WakataDreamer]

@LSD Elis D: You can thank Spartiate for that one (the elephant). @Kushna: I noticed it too. @SomeGuy: Its so... Beautiful...

[[SomeGuy]]

lol wut

[WakataDreamer]

nuthin, thass wut.

[Goldney]

Didn't you get the memo? We decided that instead of the ol' elephant head crush to denounce a topic unworthy, we would use .gifs of ClouD instead. Hence:

[[SomeGuy]]

/crush IRC: Thread has been crushed by clud.

[WakataDreamer]

LOL didn't Sindred start that one?