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This is a common practice on the internet known as a meme. There are certain pictures that circulate and become common for memes - people take these pictures and add text to them.
The meme shown here is from the TV show Futurama. The meme format is usually "Not sure if A or just B", usually for some scenario in which the author doesn't quite know what the explanation is.
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There's "meme" as the term was originally coined by Richard Dawkins, and there's "meme" as it's generally meant on the Internet these days. Richard Dawkins meant it to be something analogous to a gene, but for ideas. Somebody generates a meme, if it's successful it gets spread around the culture. I don't know it in much more depth than that, you'd have to read for yourself.
Now this notion, as described by Dawkins, is very evident on the internet, as ideas can spread around very quickly. Viable ideas become popular very quickly. So people, being aware of this, I presume starting calling patterns of jokes "memes". One common pattern for a meme on the Internet is an "image macro", which is taking a commonly used image and putting a caption on it, such as Fry from Futurama in the original post. So far so good.
The problem is, people who aren't so aware start hearing the term "meme" and seeing image macros, and conclude that meme just means image macro, or running joke. When really, it has a broader definition than that. And sometimes the ignorance of the original meaning leads people to use it in a context that wouldn't make that much sense by the original definition.
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This discussion board is a place to discuss our Daily Challenges and the math and science related to those challenges. Explanations are more than just a solution — they should explain the steps and thinking strategies that you used to obtain the solution. Comments should further the discussion of math and science.
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[example link](https://brilliant.org)> This is a quote# I indented these lines # 4 spaces, and now they show # up as a code block. print "hello world"\(...\)or\[...\]to ensure proper formatting.2 \times 32^{34}a_{i-1}\frac{2}{3}\sqrt{2}\sum_{i=1}^3\sin \theta\boxed{123}Comments
Rule #4 of meme:
If you don't understand a meme then just write lol to mislead others.
wow
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There, I fixed it for you.
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wow much doge
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Very wow. Much Doge. Many derp.
the text should be colorful and in comic sans but good enough :P
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That is debatable. I prefer no comic sans in my doge.
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Times New Roman
derp
WoW ! much improve, so amazed .
wat
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derp
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My thoughts on life summed up into one amazing word.
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If you start making software, it will be even more of your life :)
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derp
herp derp
wow
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sycamore school
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wat
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Dis was on the "Don't laugh contest" on youtube or something derp i laughed so hard
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What?
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Downvote me for good grammar - I dare you.
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can't figure out how to attach images
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Type this:
! [Random Title] (link url) (no spaces in between parentheses)
You should be all set!
So like this: ! [Meme] (http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/45357073.jpg) (without the spaces)=
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why are people upvoting this? it's an inside joke...
wat .
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I am having difficulties comprehending the posts in this thread.
Read the question wrong, it's not a trivial.
Depr Depr Depr Depr
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Chrome hates this page; apparently it doesn't like memegenerator.net
This meme is like a staff magnet... Next time i have a problem I'm putting a meme on my note.
Please can anyone tell me what is this?
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This is a common practice on the internet known as a meme. There are certain pictures that circulate and become common for memes - people take these pictures and add text to them.
The meme shown here is from the TV show Futurama. The meme format is usually "Not sure if A or just B", usually for some scenario in which the author doesn't quite know what the explanation is.
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What is a meme. Please give a clear explanation
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There's "meme" as the term was originally coined by Richard Dawkins, and there's "meme" as it's generally meant on the Internet these days. Richard Dawkins meant it to be something analogous to a gene, but for ideas. Somebody generates a meme, if it's successful it gets spread around the culture. I don't know it in much more depth than that, you'd have to read for yourself.
Now this notion, as described by Dawkins, is very evident on the internet, as ideas can spread around very quickly. Viable ideas become popular very quickly. So people, being aware of this, I presume starting calling patterns of jokes "memes". One common pattern for a meme on the Internet is an "image macro", which is taking a commonly used image and putting a caption on it, such as Fry from Futurama in the original post. So far so good.
The problem is, people who aren't so aware start hearing the term "meme" and seeing image macros, and conclude that meme just means image macro, or running joke. When really, it has a broader definition than that. And sometimes the ignorance of the original meaning leads people to use it in a context that wouldn't make that much sense by the original definition.
Hope that was clear :)
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Thanks Dan.