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May 24, 2014 10:21 AM
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I've never been one to really see the humor in memes. In my eyes at least, memes are usually bad jokes that have been run into the ground. Nowadays, memes come in the form of weird catchphrases or pictures that only the "in-crowd" would usually understand. I think jokes that rely on prior knowledge all together to provide humor are weak in their attempt at best. I dunno, it might not be as simple as a source of "humor". Memes may in fact be a way for people to fit in, but that's only a guess on my part.

Thoughts? Do you think memes are funny? Why?
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May 24, 2014 10:23 AM
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Hell nah. You summed it up for me. I strongly dislike memes. Except for doge, but it has a huge advantage by being a cute dog.
May 24, 2014 10:23 AM
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i use to think memes were funny but then i took an arrow to the knee

May 24, 2014 10:24 AM
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The epitome of lame lowbrow humour. They are not funny, unless you've got the mind of a 12 year old.
May 24, 2014 10:25 AM
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No. They're the cancer of the internet.
May 24, 2014 10:25 AM
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pauperunit said:
no

You've got that feels face on your avatar though.
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May 24, 2014 10:27 AM
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Some are but the majority aren't.

Mostly because of the people who use them and how overdone some of them can be.
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May 24, 2014 10:30 AM
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pauperunit said:
no
May 24, 2014 10:30 AM
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i've laughed at a lot of memes, but they grow old fast after officially being considered a 'meme' by the online community.
May 24, 2014 10:30 AM

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Depends, are you 12?
May 24, 2014 10:31 AM

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I usually think of them as shock humor without the shock. Usually by the time something becomes big, what made it funny isn't funny anymore.

That said stuff like Yatta!, Guiles Theme, and All Your Base Are Belong to Us, are pretty funny. But then again all of those aren't in the mainstream anymore.
May 24, 2014 10:32 AM
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Some are funny if they are well placed or witty but others are pointless and unfunny.
May 24, 2014 10:32 AM

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Memes/running jokes aren't funny. Context is funny.
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May 24, 2014 10:32 AM
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Malaria said:
Depends, are you 12?
did you know the shark in your avatar is a mal meme?
May 24, 2014 10:34 AM

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Heredity said:
Malaria said:
Depends, are you 12?
did you know the shark in your avatar is a mal meme?

What an ironic twist.
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May 24, 2014 10:34 AM

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Memes are everywhere. Maybe 1% of them are funny.
May 24, 2014 10:35 AM

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Heredity said:
Malaria said:
Depends, are you 12?
did you know the shark in your avatar is a mal meme?

It's not a meme.

It's a way of life.
May 24, 2014 10:39 AM

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only when they're new, like the first two weeks, they get old afterwards
May 24, 2014 10:40 AM

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I like how the majority of people who say they dislike memes seem to not actually know what a meme really is.
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May 24, 2014 10:40 AM

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i am SO sick of them! like nobody has their own mind
but i do see one once in a very great while that makes me laugh
not a great track record
May 24, 2014 10:43 AM

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You just can't get bored making fun of people's life in the 9gag comment section.
May 24, 2014 10:44 AM
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Korrvo said:
I like how the majority of people who say they dislike memes seem to not actually know what a meme really is.
are we talking about a thing that spreads throughout society/culture through exchanges by people - the general meaning of the word 'meme?'

the word 'meme' was used excellently in metal gear rising. surprised to see a writer game enough to use the word as it would have had internet memes not existed.
May 24, 2014 10:47 AM

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Heredity said:
Korrvo said:
I like how the majority of people who say they dislike memes seem to not actually know what a meme really is.
are we talking about a thing that spreads throughout society/culture through exchanges by people - the general meaning of the word 'meme?'

the word 'meme' was used excellently in metal gear rising. surprised to see a writer game enough to use the word as it would have had internet memes not existed.
Yea kinda like that. People only seem to associate meme with crap like doge or whatever nowadays when in actuality there's a lot more to it than overdone 4chan garbage.

Though admittedly I do like a few of them. The "I am cum" chaika meme kills me every time.
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May 24, 2014 10:50 AM
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Moog- said:
The epitome of lame lowbrow humour. They are not funny, unless you've got the mind of a 12 year old.


Shimata...


I think some of them are clever, but those are very rare to find.

Yay, Korrvo is back.
May 24, 2014 10:50 AM
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I like Based God memes. Thank you Based God! Based God fucked my bitch!
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It used to be now it's just repetitive.
May 24, 2014 10:51 AM
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Korrvo said:
Heredity said:
Korrvo said:
I like how the majority of people who say they dislike memes seem to not actually know what a meme really is.
are we talking about a thing that spreads throughout society/culture through exchanges by people - the general meaning of the word 'meme?'

the word 'meme' was used excellently in metal gear rising. surprised to see a writer game enough to use the word as it would have had internet memes not existed.
Yea kinda like that. People only seem to associate meme with crap like doge or whatever nowadays when in actuality there's a lot more to it than overdone 4chan garbage.

Though admittedly I do like a few of them. The "I am cum" chaika meme kills me every time.
i'd be lying if i didn't say i wasn't partial to some shrek.
May 24, 2014 10:53 AM

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No, I got sick of them a while ago. Whenever someone shows me a meme image, I feel like I've already seen it before, despite what the captions say.
May 24, 2014 10:54 AM

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what is meme :doge: ?
May 24, 2014 10:56 AM

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Nope but they don't bother me in the slightest either.
May 24, 2014 10:57 AM

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Fiction-S said:

Yay, Korrvo is back.
You're too kind. I'm blushing.

Heredity said:
i'd be lying if i didn't say i wasn't partial to some shrek.
See and I've never even seen this before.

Either this is a good example of memes not being too overdone, or I've been living in a cave.
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May 24, 2014 10:59 AM

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I dislike most memes a few gifs are funny.

Troll faces, and anything on the official meme date base are kind of annoying.

I find a few amusing. Not funny though.

I liked some of the early YouTube stuff.

dance, dance, dance,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaA_cs4WZHM

I suppose some of you have been online long enough to remember

http://originalhampster.ytmnd.com/

the original hamster dance.
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The answer is simple:
http://i.imgur.com/keGkjUN.png
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Korrvo said:
Heredity said:
i'd be lying if i didn't say i wasn't partial to some shrek.
See and I've never even seen this before.

Either this is a good example of memes not being too overdone, or I've been living in a cave.
it's semi-obscure, semi-popular.

i have a knack for liking and finding weird shit.
May 24, 2014 11:05 AM
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Most really aren't. There a few though that makes me laugh, but only if it's at least mildly witty.
May 24, 2014 11:07 AM

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maybe if you have the mental capacity of a 5 year old.
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May 24, 2014 11:09 AM

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It depends on the meme and the amount you've been exposed to it. Some memes are somewhat funny for a couple of days... then they stop being funny.
May 24, 2014 11:10 AM

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Dark Souls memes are always welcome. Everything else sucks.
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Nidstang said:
Dark Souls memes are always welcome. Everything else sucks.
Those other memes don't even praise the sun.
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May 24, 2014 11:15 AM

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daintybiscuit said:
i am SO sick of them! like nobody has their own mind
but i do see one once in a very great while that makes me laugh
not a great track record


Did this make you laugh at some point in your life?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaA_cs4WZHM
May 24, 2014 12:10 PM
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Most are to me. I do hold a certain bais to The Rock Driving meme's though because of my deep love for all things Dwayne Johnson. So entertaining, vastly electrifying!

See!
May 24, 2014 12:22 PM

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RIP in peace memes.
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You know what's bad?

People using memes in conversations.
May 24, 2014 12:26 PM
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mellowjello could almost be considered a meme on mal
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pauperunit said:
You know what's bad?

People using memes in conversations.


wait, you know people who do this?
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Elphe said:
pauperunit said:
You know what's bad?

People using memes in conversations.


wait, you know people who do this?


Yeah, kinda
May 24, 2014 12:53 PM

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Only the 9GAG ones.
May 24, 2014 1:28 PM

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Memes are internet cancer- reposts of the same garbage, or minor altered content, and reposted by attention whores.

It can be funny to look at occasionally, but its still shit.

Its like greentext or wanna be oldfags.
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Ginko13 said:
Memes are internet cancer- reposts of the same garbage, or minor altered content, and reposted by attention whores.

It can be funny to look at occasionally, but its still shit.

Its like greentext or wanna be oldfags.
you just used a meme by calling someone an oldfag
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syshim said:
I think jokes that rely on prior knowledge all together to provide humor are weak in their attempt at best.
This sentence is just ridiculous. I hope you know that.
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