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No1Curr

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About

No1Curr is an abbreviation of the phrase “no one cares” typically used in online discussions to dismiss someone else’s post or remark as insignificant, similar to other snide reaction memes like “Didn’t Read, LOL and Look at All The Fucks I Give.

Origin

The term is said to have been coined by KatieKylie, a LiveJournal member and diehard fan of Christina Aguilera, on a spin-off site of the celebrity gossip community Oh No They Didn’t, where it became used to heckle articles about individuals widely regarded as unworthy of discussion.[12] The earliest known mention of “No1Curr” can be found in a comment posted by LiveJournal member Hay_Bitch in an article[13] about the details of Resident Evil 5 Collector’s Edition published on January 17th, 2009.

Spread

The earliest UrbanDictionary[2] entry for “No1Curr” was submitted on June 11th, 2009, by user no1currz, which reads:

“Something you say when someone says something stupid, irrelevant or just ridiculously weird.


The hashtag instance of #no1curr on Twitter was tweeted by Cliffysworld[3] on October 9th, 2009.[4] On June 18th, 2010, a post about the boy band The Jonas Brothers titled “NO1CURR About The Jonas Brothers” was published on Ohnotheydidn’t,[9] which sparked the first wave of search interest.[10]On May 30th, 2011, DeviantArt artist saladsalty[8] uploaded a GIF of a dancing pineapple which says “no1curr.”



On June 7th, the Tumbr blog no1curr-opinions[5], which features images with sexist, homophobic, or overly privileged messages edited so they no longer falls in those categories, was created.On June 13th, YouTuber lolavermillion[1] uploaded a video of the ’90s Disney castle with “no1curr” appearing at the base instead of Disney. As of March 2014, the video has more than 23,000 views.



On October 15th, Tumblr blog sayitwithgifs[7] posted a GIF of the “no1curr” Disney castle. As of March 2014, the post has over 80 notes. On March 3rd, 2012, YouTuber DannyNoriega[6] uploaded a video titled “no1curr” that explains no one cares if you delete them from your Facebook friends. As of March 2014, the video has over 36,000 views.



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Back to the Future

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About

Back to the Future is an American fantasy comedy film about a teenager who travels back in time. It is the first film in the time traveling trilogy.

History

Back to the Future was released on July 3rd, 1985.[1] The film stars Michael J. Fox as the teen time traveler Marty McFly, Christopher Lloyd as his friend Dr. Emmett Brown, and Crispin Glover and Lea Thompson as his parents George and Lorraine McFly.

Premise

Marty McFly is an average teenager who likes to hang out with his scientist friend, Dr. Brown. One night Dr. Brown shows him a time machine he’s made out of a Delorean. The two get in and travel back in time to 1955. There Marty meets his parents as teenagers, and realizes they’re not close. A photo of Marty and his siblings he carries begins to fade, and he realizes he has to fix his parents up. This proves difficult at first, because his mother develops a crush on him, and his father is shy, but Marty eventually convinces his father to save his mother from the school bully at the school dance, and ensures they’ll dance together by getting up on stage and playing with the band. He and his siblings return to the picture, and he knows he was successful. After some difficulty getting the time machine to work again, Marty returns to present day, where his parents are much happier and more successful than in the reality he left. Just as he’s getting ready to head out with his girlfriend, Dr. Brown returns, insisting they go to the future to help Marty’s kids.

Reception

Upon its release, Back to the Future was a critical and commercial success. The film earned a rating of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes[2] and a score of 86 on Metacritic.[3] During its theatrical run the film grossed more than 380 million dollars worldwide.[4] The success promoted two follow up films Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990).

Accolades

The film was nominated for four Oscars, winning one for Best Effects Editing, and nominated for four Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical), Best Original Song, Best Screenplay, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy or Musical Motion Picture (Michael J. Fox).

Online Presence

As of March 2014, Back to the Future’s Facebook page[5] has over 2.1 million likes. The film is available to watch in its entirety on YouTube for $2.99 through Universal Movies’ official YouTube channel.[6]

Fandom

In addition to the branded social media presence, there are numerous fan sites for the film such as the Back to the Future channel on Fan Pop[10] and hillvalleycity.[11] There are several Tumblr blogs dedicated to the film such as fuckyeahbacktothefuture[8], backtothefuture[9], and bttffandom.[10] As of March 2014, the Fanfiction.net[7] page for the film has more than 700 submissions.



Related Memes

Back to the Future Day

Back to the Future Day refers to the date October 21st, 2015, which the characters Marty McFly and Doctor Emmett Brown travel to in the second installment of the Back to the Future trilogy. The date is commonly changed in photoshopped images (like the one shown below) used to trick others into thinking the date from the movie has arrived.



Viral Videos

On March 26th, 2010, College Humor uploaded a video to their official YouTube channel[13] titled “Back to the Future Sex Scenes” which imagined what would have happened if Marty had had sex with his mother’s past self (below, top left). As of March 2014, the video has over 16 million views. On October 13th, 2010 YouTuber Andrew Vo[15] uploaded a recreation of the original Back to the Future teaser trailer that Michael J Fox shot as a promotion for Spike TV’s 2010 Scream Awards, an awards show that honored sci-fi and fantasy films (top right). The show celebrated Back to the Future’s 25th anniversary with Fox and Christopher Lloyd. As of March 2014, the video has over a million views. On June 23, 2011, College Humor posted a video featuring an alternative ending for Back to the Future that revealed Biff committed suicide because of “Calvin Klein,” the name Marty was given in the past (bottom left). As of March 2014, the video has over 570,000 views. On October 29th, 2013, Improv Everywhere uploaded a video to their YouTube channel[14] which showed their latest improv prank, which involved recreating a scene from Back to the Future in downtown Manhattan, with the actor playing the doctor warning the actors playing Marty and his girlfriend they might run into their future or past selves, with the actors’ identical twins showing up shortly after (bottom right). As of March 2014, the video has over 2.9 million views.



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Search Interest

External References

[1]IMDBBack to the Future

[2]Rotten Tomatoes – Back to the Future

[3]Metacritic – Back to the Future

[4]Box Office Mojo – Back to the Future

[5]Facebook – bttfseries

[6]YouTube – Universal Movies

[7]Fan Fiction – Back to the Future

[8]Tumblr – fuckyeahbacktothefuture

[9]Tumblr – backtothefuture

[10]Tumblr – bttffandom

[11]Fan Pop – back to the future

[12]Fan Pop – hillvalleycity

[13]YouTube – College Humor

[14]YouTube – Improv Everywhere

[15]YouTube – AndrewVo

Commit Sudoku

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“Commit Sudoku” is an intentional misspelling of the phrase “commit seppuku”, which instead of committing suicide by disemboweling, means doing a Sudoku puzzle.

Origin

Seppuku[1] (stomach-cutting in Japanese), also known as harakiri, is a ritual suicide practiced by the Japanese samurais. It involves plunging a dagger or a tanto into their belly, while another samurai beheads him. It was used as a method for the samurai to die an honorable death, or as a punishment for the disgraced.

On the Internet however, the term is often confused with Sudoku, a number placement puzzle, popularized by a Japanese puzzle company Nikoli[2].

Spread

In September 7th, 2006, a YTMND page was created named DISTURBING! Japanese Girl Committing Sudoku”[4], where an asian girl is solving a Sudoku puzzle. The same year, in October 31st, another YTMND page, named “I order you to commit Sudoku”[3] came up, involving a photoshopped picture of seppuku in progress (picture below).



In March 13th, 2012, an Urban Dictionary user Synchronous Failure submitted the following definition[5] of the word “Sudoku”:

On online message boards, particularly 4chan’s /v/, people mix the word for Japanese ritual suicide, “seppuku,” with “sudoku.” The typo has since spread and became adopted in a similar fashion to “pwn” in regards to “own.”

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(Work in Progress)

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Drewcuten keton

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Garcinia WOW is a natural weight loss dietary supplement. It will shed your extra pounds and give you the body you always desired. This supplement will control your mood disorder and increase your energy level.

http://www.garciniawowhot.com

Drunk in Love

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“Drunk in Love” is a 2013 R&B song recorded and performed by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé and her husband and rapper Jay-Z.and her husband and rapper Jay-Z. Shortly after its release in December 2013, the music video drew a lot of attention for its sexually suggestive imageries and spawned a slew of parodies on YouTube.

Origin

The song, which is marked by heavy influences of trap beats and deep bass lines, was introduced as one of the two lead singles for Beyoncé’s self-titled fifth studio album[1] released exclusively online via iTunes on December 13th, 2013.
On December 16th, the BeyonceVEVO YouTube channel uploaded the black-and-white music video for the track, which features Knowles and Jay-Z having a romantic outing at a Florida beachfront (shown below). Within the first three months, the video gained over 105 million views and 70,400 comments.



Spread

On December 25th, YouTuber DelanoTV uploaded a sexually explicit parody of the music video titled “Drunk in Nut” (shown below, left). On December 27th, YouTuber AlexisJordan1 uploaded a cover of the song, receiving more than 1.4 million views and 3,700 comments in the following five weeks (shown below, right).



On December 29th, YouTuber buffcorrell uploaded a cover in which he sings the song shirtless in his bedroom, which gathered upwards of 760,000 views and 4,500 comments in three months (shown below, left). On January 13th, 2014, YouTuber AfricanoBOI uploaded a parody titled “Horny as F*ck,” in which a man wearing a dress and wig sings about being sexually aroused (shown below, right). In the next six weeks, the video gained over 320,000 views and 1,400 comments.



On January 22nd, YouTuber IceJJfish uploaded a parody version of “Drunk in Love” (shown below, left), which garnered upwards of 1.9 million views and 7,300 comments in the next three weeks. On February 25th, YouTuber Adrian Anchondo uploaded a parody version of the song in which he expresses an appreciation for the American global doughnut company Dunkin’ Donuts (shown below, right). Within the first two weeks, the video accumulated over 600,000 views and 660 comments.



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External References

[1]Wikipedia – Beyonce

Spoilers

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Spoiler refers to forward or early information about current medias, which can effect the important details/dramatic events on the media for viewers. Spoiler often used for the people who wants to see the early information, but it can be also used for trolling. Most of the sites generally uses spoiler hovers to prevent early information leak for the people who doesn’t desire to see it.

Origin

WIP

References

[1]Urban Dictionary – Spoiler

[2]The Awl – First spoiler usage

Google Poetry

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About

Google Poetry refers to the unintentionally poetic autocomplete results displayed in Google search suggesstions, which are often shared in the form of screenshots on the community sites Tumblr and Reddit.

Origin

On October 25th, 2012, the “Google Poetics” single topic Tumblr blog was launched, which highlights screenshots of poetic Google search suggestions. The first post highlighted a screenshot of several autocomplete results for the search query “why do you” (shown below).



Precursor

In October 2002, the web application Googlism[7] was launched, which submits a keyword to Google Search and displays a list of common queries containing the word. The use of apps like Googlism to create poems has been associated with the avant-garde flarf poetry movement.[6]



Spread

On October 29th, 2012, the @GooglePoetrics Twitter feed was launched, which highlights notable Google autocomplete suggestions accompanied by the hashtag #GooglePoems. In the first two years, the account gathered over 61,000 followers.




On November 8th, the tech news blog Gizmodo published an article about the Google Poetics Tumblr.

On March 6th, 2013, the /r/googlepoems[1] subreddit was launched, where users submit screenshots of various Google search suggestion results. Within one year, the subreddit gained upwards of 5,700 subscribers. On March 9th, The Huffington Post[3] published an article which highlighted several notable examples from the subreddit. On June 10th, BuzzFeed[5] published a compilation of examples from the Google Poetics Tumblr blog superimposed over various photographs depicting humorous autocomplete results (shown below).



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Sabin Train Suplex

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The Sabin Train Suplex is a moment in the game Final Fantasy VI for the SNES during which the game’s character Sabin performs a suplex on an enemy boss called the Phantom Train. The absurdity of Sabin performing a wrestling move on a moving train with succes and the battle animation of seeing him lift up a train in the air made the fight one of the most memorable moments within the game.

Origin

Final Fantasy VI[1] was first released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in April 1994, followed by a North-American release in October of the same year. In the game, the player comes across the Phantom Train,[2] a dungeon and similar named boss fight with a sentient train locomotive that carries the dead to the other side. During the fight, in which the party is running away from the still moving train, the monk Sabin[4] is able to perform his move “Suplex” (renamed “Meteor Strike”[3] in later versions) on the locomotive, lifting the entire train up into the air and slamming it into the ground.



Spread

On February 12th, 2008, Youtuber MoogleBoss uploaded a video[8] to Youtube of the fight with the Phantom Train in which Sabin defeats it with a single suplex (shown above), which managed to gather nearly 500,000 views in the following 6 years. On July 7th, 2011, web artist Zac Gorman posted a comic[5] on his art blog showing Sabin preparing to suplex the Phantom Train while saying the comment “I’m Motherfuckin’ Sabin” (shown below), a popular term used by fans of Sabin when referencing to him. As of March 2014, the post managed to get over 1,700 notes.



On July 29, 2013, DeviantArt user EiffelArt uploaded an image showing Sabin lifting up the Phantom Train (shown below, left),[6] which managed to get over 10,000 views and 750 favorites as of March 2014. On October 23rd, 2013, Redditor Jin_Winspear uploaded an image to the r/gaming sub-Reddit showing Sabin performing the suplex on the Phantom Train (shown below, right),[7] which gathered a total score of around 1,850 with 3,000 upvotes as of March 2014. On November 9th, 2013, Tumblr user 1986tigerlion made an image post[9] showing several pieces related to the Suplex, two being Zac Gorman’s comic and Jin_Winspear’s image, which managed to gather nearly 12,000 notes within the first three months after posting.



Notable Examples




Search Interest


External References

[1]Wikipedia – Final Fantasy VI

[2]Final Fantasy Wikia – Phantom Train

[3]Final Fantasy Wikia – Meteor Strike

[4]Final Fantasy Wikia – Sabin Rene Figaro

[5]Magical Game Time – Comic

[6]DeviantArt – FFVI Suplex

[7]Reddit – Suplexing A Train

[8]Youtube – The Best Moment of Final Fantasy 6

[9]Tumblr – Sabin Rene Figaro, Ladies and Gents

Da-FIGHT

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Da-FIGHT is a chatroom based rpg game made using deviantart. in June 9th, 2011 made by a man named Andre Rojas(or SrGrafo for his deviantart name) was making a comicbased RP group with his friends. The game was a bit known around the deviantart community. soon the game grew using a “battle system” were people could fight enemies and buy weapons[1], later then the community got rude and nasty.

Spread
the game grew popular over time.In September 2012 on www.deviantart.com[1] but would turn into a suck fest.

Origin
the game was a game made with a group on deviantart in 2011,in 2012 attracted a player who’s account name was “DawsonShively2-0”. when he joined the chatroom he was greeted by the community,the next day however…ruined and scarred his life When he joined the next day,he tried “The battle System”. he made incorrect item combos. The community started to get angry at Dawson. soon enough Dawson made an angry journal about his experience, When Andre[2] saw Dawson’s journal, he banned him from the game (sadly this was his first time roleplaying.) Dawson then tried multiple ways of trying to get back in. Dawson soon gave up…however Dawson decided to make a RPG game of his own. This angered Andre to the bone, so he started making fun of his failures such as a game called “The Misadventures” and other deviantart group games similar to dafight. Dawson wanted to apologize for his rude actions, he defended himself by saying quotes and cusses, Andre soon then started to laugh at him more,saying and calling him “Retarded” and “Dumbass”. Dawson was then developing depression and emotional scars. Dawson then started to apologize even more. all rejected by Andre. Andre then kept making fun of him. On March 1st,2013 Dawson decided to go into rehabilitation for his depression. after he got out he made an account called “DepressedDawson” due to his nickname. his first ever page comment was from Andre saying " :D your a loser XD" but nothing beats this part… On December 16th, 2013(Dawson’s Birthday) Andre made a horrible comic strip of Dawson.
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a person was having an argument with Andre,
in one of the comments said
“because it was fun?”

right after the person said

“Then why did you make this?”

Dawson was then never heard from again, but he was sent to another rehabilitation in January 2014. and got out February 2014
This game still continues to bicker and make fun of him(sadly)

Development
over the time da-fight started to get more members who were blind about the truth, its sad enough to see it continue seeing that andre’s attitude is a harsh one to all people, they’re members started to join without knowing the story….the true story.

Overview
This game may look great and all but would you like to get emotional scars when you join this game? i think not, best way is to leave the group alone, all the creator wants is your attention,its best to just ignore. and for proof that he wants your attention, is this pic posted a few hours on facebook
Image and video hosting by TinyPic

so are you sure you want to join the game?

Notables
Deviantart
Deviantart is an art website were people make art, over the time deviantart started begging for money with its useless “premium membership” and thus people left and ranted about it

External References
Game Itself 3-5-2014
The Man Himself 3-5-2014

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Wiggle Jiggle

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Wiggle Jiggle is a choreographed line dance popularized through the South Texan hip hop music scene which involves swaying one’s hips in rhythmic steps while flailing both arms in the air.

Origin

According to the Internet news site The Daily Dot,[1] Texas residents Silmeon Maldonado and Quinton Campbell introduced the “Wiggle Jiggle” dance to the South Texas hip hop clubs in 2013. On March 21st, 2013, YouTuber TheSizzler uploaded a tutorial video in which Maldonado and Campbell demonstrate how to perform the “Wiggle Jiggle.” (shown below).



Spread

On November 21st, 2013, YouTuber TheSizzler uploaded a music video titled “The Wiggle Jiggle,” featuring dancers performing the line dance while wearing “Wiggle Jiggle” T-shirts (shown below).



On May 3rd, 2013, YouTuber stephyyytenten uploaded a video in which several teenagers are shown performing the Wiggle Jiggle dance (shown below, left). On September 12th, YouTuber dancehall soglaam uploaded a video in which an all-female dance troupe performs the dance on a stage (shown below, right).



On March 2nd, 2014, South Texas local TV station Kiii News[2] performed the Wiggle Jiggle dance during a segment on the line dance (shown below). On March 5th, The Daily Dot[1] ran an article about the dance trend with quotes from the creator Silmeon Maldonado, comparing the “Wiggle Jiggle” to the 2013 viral dance hit “Harlem Shake.”



As of March 2014, a search query for “The Wiggle Jiggle Line Dance” yields more than 1,800 related videos on YouTube,[3] though a significant portion of the results show other styles of hip hop dances set to songs that feature the lyrics “wiggle and jiggle.”

Search Interest

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Chappelle's Show

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About

Chappelle’s Show is an American sketch comedy TV series starring comedian actor Dave Chappelle that gained a cult status for giving rise to a number of viral catchphrases and racial comedy during its run in the early 2000s.

History

Chappelle’s Show premiered on Comedy Central on January 22nd, 2003. The show begins with host Dave Chappelle performing a stand up routine in front of a live audience before introducing different prerecorded sketches. The show ran for three seasons with a total of 28 episodes, ending on July 23rd, 2006.



Highlights

The show’s pilot episode contained a memorable sketch in which Chappelle played the role of Clayton Bigsby, a blind white supremacist who is unaware that he is an African American (shown below, left). The second episode aired on January 29th, 2003 and introduced the character Tyrone Biggums, a crack-addicted homeless person who would later appear in several other episodes (shown below, right).



On February 25th, 2004, Season 2 Episode 6 featured a skit in which Chappelle impersonates rapper Lil’ Jon (shown below, left). On April 7th, 2004, Season 2 Episode 12 included a guest appearance by comedian Wayne Brady playing a fictional version of himself who murders innocent victims and terrorizes Chappelle (shown below, right).



Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories

On February 11th, 2004, the Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories sketch aired in Season 2 Episode 4, featuring Murphy’s personal account of past experiences involving the bizarre antics of soul performer Rick James. The sketch contained interviews with both Murphy and James, along with flashback sequences in which Chappelle plays the role of James and Murphy plays himself (shown below).



Online Presence

On March 28th, 2004, an entry for “Chappelle’s Show” was created on Urban Dictionary,[2] calling the show “America’s #1 source of offensive humor.” On December 4th, 2005, a WikiQuote[5] page highlighting memorable quotes from the show was launched. On November 19th, 2007, a Facebook[1] page titled “Chappelle’s Show” was created, gaining over 1.3 million likes in the following seven years. On August 6th, 2012, a TV Tropes[4] page for the show was launched. On January 22nd, 2013, the pop culture blog Complex[3] highlighted a series of notable animated GIFs taken from Chappelle’s Show sketches (shown below).



Related Memes

Fuck Yo Couch

“Fuck Yo Couch” is a catchphrase used to convey complete irreverence for another individual or group and was first uttered by the comedian Dave Chappelle while playing the performer Rick James in the “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” skit. In the episode, James shows disrespect to party hosts Charlie and Eddie Murphy by soiling their white leather couch with his mud-covered boots (shown below).



Cocaine is a Hell of a Drug

“Cocaine is a hell of a drug” is another catchphrase stemming from the “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” skit, in which Rick James attempts to explain his past behavior by asserting that the ilicit substance cocaine is a “hell of a drug” (shown below).



I’m Rick James, Bitch

“Im Rick James Bitch” is a catchphrase originating in the Rick James “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” sketch, in which Chappelle announces “I’m Rick James bitch!” while portraying James.



What Did the Five Fingers Say to the Face?

""What did the five fingers say to the face?":http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-did-the-5-fingers-say-to-the-face is a fourth catchphrase from the “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” sketch in which James allegedly slapped Murphy across the face after asking him the rhetorical question.



Search Interest

External References

[1]Facebook – Chappelles Show

[2]Urban Dictionary – Chappelles Show

[3]Complex – The 25 Greatest Chappelles Show GIFs

[4]TV Tropes – Chappelles Show

[5]WikiQuote – Chappelles Show

Calvin and Hobbes Log Bridge Parodies

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Calvin and Hobbes Log Bridge Parodies are a series of fan art illustrations depicting two fictional characters crossing a creek over a log bridge, as originally seen in an iconic Calvin and Hobbes cartoon drawing by Bill Watterson.

Origin

The original drawing stems from Calvin and Hobbes, a daily comic strip illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson that ran in more than 250 U.S. newspapers from 1985 to 1995.[4] During its decade-long run, Watterson developed a recurring visual motif in which Calvin and Hobbes are crossing a body of water over a makeshift bridge. This image originally shows up in 1988 Sunday comic collection: The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book.[13] A very similar version of this image is found in a comic strip published on April 19th, 1992,[3] and this “Log Bridge” instance being one of the most widely recognized iterations in the series.



On October 27th, 2007, DeviantArt user spacecoyot[1] uploaded a historical fanart illustration of Renaissance thinkers John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes, after whom the cartoon characters were named, crossing a log just like in the original drawing.[2]



Spread

On April 1st, 2008, Three Men in a Tub[5], a sketch blog run by artists Ted Dawson and Wes Hargis, published a post titled “Calvin and Hobbes Goes Manga” with an illustration of the pair on the log reimagined as Japanese manga characters. The post announced Calvin and Hobbes would be released as a manga, but it was eventually revealed to be an April Fool’s Day prank.



On March 4th, 2012 Threadless T-shirt artist CoolJohnny[6] submitted an illustration for consideration for a potential T-shirt printing titled “Bilbo and Gandalf” which featured the Lord of the Rings characters crossing the log. The submission was scored by over 500 people and received a T-shirt printing(shown above, right).

On January 6th, 2014, Dorkly[7] published a post titled “30 Incredible Calvin and Hobbes Mashups” which included illustrations that replaced Calvin and Hobbes with characters from Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad.

Notable Examples

Calvin and Hobbes are often swapped out for characters in sci-fi and fantasy movies and television shows including Matthew Waite’s[8]Batman and Breaking Bad versions, Joel Watson’s Walking Dead take, Oliviero’s[10]Pokemon mash-up, iamleche[11]Adventure Time version, and SimonDiff’s[12] Last of Us take.



Search Interest

External References

[1]DeviantArt – spacecoyote

[2]Andrews McMeel Publishing – Trivia

[3]Go Comics – spacecoyote

[4]Cleveland.com – ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ fans still pine 15 years after its exit

[5]Three Men in a Tub – Calvin and Hobbes Go Manga

[6]Threadless – cooljohnny

[7]Dorkly – 30 Incredible Calvin and Hobbes Mashups

[8]Tumblr – matthewwaite

[9]Hijinks Ensue – Where’s Carl?

[10]Red Bubble – Oliviero

[11]Tumblr – iamleche

[12]DeviantArt – simondiff

[13]Google Books – The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book

DC Comics

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DC is a large and popular American comic book company. It is commonly known for popular comic books like Justice League, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. DC first started as National Allied Publications in 1935.

History:


National Allied Publications, owned by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, which debuted the New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine in 1935 and soon new comics in December of the same year. The Golden Age of Comic Books begin and with it National Allied Publications change their comic book’s name to Adventure Comics, which became one of the longest comic books series. Next, they produced Detective Comics which featured Batman, which would go on to be on to be one of DC’s biggest names. The name DC came from Detective Comics. Finally DC released Action Comics, in 1938, which featured Superman, who would soon bring the popularity to the superhero comic books.[1]

Modern Age:


Sometimes know as the dark ages do it the gritty comics put out like Watchmen and like The Dark Knight Returns. DC now started producing horror and non-superhero comics. During this time DC gets much popularity with Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns. The books were praised for being dark and gritty and help opened up the door for dark comic books.[1][2]

Today:


Today DC is still a popular comic company, being the most successful in America.

Movies:

DC has released a number of movies based on there comics, but only a few have been a finical success. Man of steel grossed $291,021,565 and Dark Knight Rises grossed $448,130,642. [3][4]

Video games:

DC has licensed multiple DC video games. The Arkham series features 3 video games and is ongoing. Arkham Asylum got high scores by all reviewers and won game of the year. DC, in partnership with Lego has released two Lego Batman games, Lego Batman and Lego Batman 2: Dc Super Heroes.

Fandom



DC has a huge fandom on the web. Kryptonsite is a fansite the sub fandom of the TV show Smallville which acts as a DC new site and haven for Smallville fans. Fauxdc is a fanfic website for DC fanfic series. Also Fanfiction.net has over 2000 DC fanfics. Dcuwiki.net is a huge online encyclopedia of the DC universe. They have 1300+ character pages and pages for most of the comic books.

Offline people still show there DC love. Many people cosplay as DC characters at cons and events. People flock to new DC movies and watch DC TV shows like DC Nation Shorts or Beware the Batman. DC merchandise such as toys, hats, and shirts, are everywhere.

Fan art







Related Memes:

My eyes are up here


“My eyes are up here” is a fraise used by people, but mostly women, to tell the person to look at their face, not their breasts or other body part. This fraise gained popularity in 2005 because of Power Girl’s large breast and peoples tendency to look at them and not at her face, starting in JSA Classified Volume 1. [5]

Handsome face


Handsome Face is a picture of Superman, from the animated movie Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, It is usually accompanied with “X(person spoken to), I…” [6]

Batman


Batman is the protector of Gotham in DC comics. Batman, who is actually Bruce Wayne, parents were murdered when he was 8. He uses his inherited wealth to make gadgets, suits, and vehicles to fight crime with. Some of Batman’s archvillains are the Joker, Two-Face, Bane, The Penguin and Poison Ivy. [7]

My parents are dead


Batman Slapping Robin, or “My Parents Are Dead” is image of the Batman slapping Robin in mid-conversation. The image comes from a panel from the 1965 comic book “World’s Finest #153. [8]

Superman



Superman is a popular DC superhero, in his series he is the last survivor of his home planet, Krypton. Superman’s powers include, super strength, super speed, flight, X-ray and heat vision. Some of Superman’s enemies are Lex Luthor, General Zod, and Bizarro to name a few. [9]

External References:

[1]Wikipedia – Dc Comics

[2]Wikipedia – Modern Age of comcis

[3]IMBd – The Dark Knight Rises

[4]IMBd – Man of Steel

[5]Know Your Meme – My eyes are up here

[6]Know Your Meme -HandsomeFace

[7]Know Your Meme -Batman

[8]Know Your Meme -My parents are dead

[9]Know Your Meme -Superman

Marvel Comics

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About

Marvel Comics is a comic book producing company famous for making iconic superheroes. Some of Marvel’s most notable heroes are “The Avengers”, “Spiderman”, “X-Men”, and “The Fantastic Four”.[1] Aside from comic books, Marvel has many movies, books, and television shows inspired by the original comics as well.

Origin

The company was launched by Martin Goodman as a series of comics first called,“Timely Publications” and “Atlas Comics” before becoming Marvel Comics. Some members of Marvel’s central team are Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko.[1]

Fandom

Marvel is currently one of the most popular comic book companies to date and has amassed a massive following online. One major reason for Marvel’s internet popularity is because of the immensely popular movie adaptations, particularly “The Avengers”. Various Marvel inspired social networking pages have been created on Marvel including on Twitter,[2]Facebook,[3]Tumblr,[4] and Reddit.[5]



Related Memes

The Avengers

The Avengers is a comic surrounding a team of various superheroes from the Marvel Universe. This team constantly changes its line-up, but the original members were Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man and Wasp. The movie has found a huge resurgence in popularity as of late due to the popularity of the live-action movie known as simply “The Avengers”, directed by Joss Whedon.[6] The movie is currently the third highest-grossing movie in the world.[7] The movie adaptation has even garnered its own massive subculture and various memes.



External References

[1]Wikipedia – Marvel Comics"

[2]Twitter – Marvel Entertainment

[3]Facebook – Marvel

[4]Tumblr – Marvel Entertainment

[5]Reddit – /r/Marvel

[6]Wikipedia – Avengers

[7]Box Office Mojo – All Time Worldwide Box Office Sales


Fix EUW!

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About:
In 2013. League of Legends’ server EUW (EUrope West) began to have lags and many players started to spam facebook comments with “FIXEUW!”.
Origin:
There aren’t much informations about origin or meme at all.
Spread:
When people started commenting “Fix EUW!” on Facebook it pulled more and more people on EUW, which stared to comment same.

>tfw no gf

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About

>tfw no gf is an expression used in 4chan’s green-text code that is used to describe the feeling of loneliness and lack of companionship. It is often paired up with I Know That Feel Bro and Feels Bad Man / Sad Frog memes.

Origin

The earliest known >that feel when no gf was posted in September 23rd, 2010, on 4chan’s /jp/ (Otaku Culture) board[1]. In February 23rd, 2011, it was paired up with I Know That Feel Bro for the first time, on 4chan’s /a/ (Anime and Manga) board[2].

Spread

In April 5th, 2012, a Youtuber Bernd Meier posted a video named “That feel when no girlfriend”. As of March 2014, the video has around 118,000 views and 2182 thumbs up.



In August 11th, 2012, an UrbanDictionary user Anonymous8223 submitted a definition of “tfw no gf”[3]. A site named TFWNOGF.com[4] was launched sometime around October 2012[5], dedicated to sharing feels stories and images.

Notable Examples


Search Interest

External References

[1]Foolz – First sighting

[2]Foolz – With IKTFB

[3]Urban Dictionary – tfw no gf

[4]TFWNOGFIndex

[5]Web Archive – Capture

Jurassic Park

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About

Jurassic Park is a series of science fiction novels and films about an island theme park populated by dinosaurs that have been cloned from fossil DNA. Based on the 1990 eponymous novel by Michael Crichton, the story expanded into a blockbuster media franchise consisting of several films, comic books and video games throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

History

Jurassic Park was released on June 11th, 1993.[1] The film stars Sam Neil as Dr. Alan Grant, Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Sattler, and Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm, two scientists and a mathematician brought to evaluate the park. It also stars Richard Attenborough as John Hammond, the park’s creator, and Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazzello as Tim and Lex Murphy, his grandchildren. The commercial success of Jurassic Park eventually prompted two sequels, Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997) and Jurassic Park III(2001), with a fourth film scheduled to be released sometime in 2015.

Premise

When a prehistoric mosquito is found preserved in amber, scientists are able to extract the dinosaur blood within it to create clones. John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) puts those clones on an island to create an amusement park called Jurassic Park. He invites two scientists and a mathematician to come and visit after the death of an employee at the hands of a dinosaur. The three guests, along with Hammond’s two grandchildren are dazzled by the park. Later in their trip, however, the electric fences which keep the dinosaurs penned up are deactivated by a guard hired by an outside company tasked with stealing the dinosaur’s genetic make-up. He is killed, along with several employees as the scientists and children attempt to hide from the dinosaurs and call for help. Eventually they escape the island by helicopter, collectively deciding not to open the park for the public.



Reception

Upon its box office release in 2003, Jurassic Park was a critical and commercial success. The film earned a rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes[2] and a score of on 68 Metacritic.[3] During its theatrical run, the film grossed more than 1 million dollars worldwide.[4] In 2013, Jurassic Park was re-mastered in 3D and re-released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the film.

Accolades

The film won three Oscars in 1993 for Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Visual Effects. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television (John Williams) in 1994.

Online Presence

As of March 2014, Jurassic Park’s Facebook page[5] has over 4.2 million likes and its Twitter account[6] has over 13,000 followers. The film is available to watch in its entirety on YouTube for $2.99 through Universal Movies’ official YouTube channel.[7]

Fandom

In addition to the branded social media presence, there are numerous fan sites for the film such as Jurassic Park Legacy[17] and Jurassic World.[18] There are several Tumblr blogs dedicated to the film such as loljurassicpark[8], iheartjurassicpark and jurassiraptor.[10] As of March 2014, the Fanifiction.net[11] page for the film has more than 21,000 submissions on Deviant Art.[12]



Related Memes

Parodies

On September 29th, 2011, How It Should Have Ended uploaded an animated alternative ending for Jurassic Park (shown below, left) to their YouTube channel[13], where it gained over 9.1 million views in two-and-a-half years. On November 3rd, 2011, College Humor[16] uploaded a video titled “Jurassic Park Character’s Awful Realization” which focuses on a minor character realizing he’s expendable (top right). As of March 2014, the video has over 1.1 million views.



On April 2nd, 2013, Screen Junkies[15] uploaded an honest trailer for the film (shown below, left). As of March 2014, the video has over 3 million views. On February 7th, 2014, comedy channel Smosh[14] uploaded a hybrid trailer that mixed Jurassic Park with Pokemon (right). As of March 2014, the video has over 3.8 million views.



Clever Girl

Clever Girl is a catchphrase that can be used to express respect or admiration for something has demonstrated substantial intelligence. It comes from as scene from the film in which the hunter Muldoon, played by actor Bob Peck, attempts to hunt down a raptor in the jungle. While aiming at one of the raptors with a SPAS-12 shotgun that he carefully clicks into place, a second raptor pops its head from the bush to the left. Muldoon looks at the raptor and says “Clever girl” before it pounces on him.

Holy Shit It’s a Dinosaur

‘Holy Fucking Shit, It’s a Dinosaur!’ is a parody song based on the main theme from Jurassic Park featuring comical lyrics performed in the voice of an opera singer. The song first became popular on YouTube in 2006 after it was paired with various dinosaur-related videos. On August 12th 2006, YTMND user ALMusic produced a site[1] taking a short segment from Jurassic Park in which the main characters are dumbfounded by a dinosaur walking past them. The movie’s main theme is also playing in the background, but with additional lyrics written by ALMusic to accompany the song. Shown below is a YouTube version of the original YTMND:



KyoAni Finds A Way

“Kyoani Finds A Way” is a catchphrase used by anime fans to either criticize or praise Kyoto Animation’s (otherwise shortened as KyoAni) ability to reinvent the Moe subgenre with newer and cuter iterations of characters. The expression is derived from a memorable quote by Dr. Ian Malcolm (played by Jeff Goldblum) in Jurassic Park, who utters “Life finds a way” in astonishment after witnessing the living dinosaurs with his own eyes for the first time.

Jeff Goldblum’s Laugh

In a scene towards the beginning of the movie, Jeff Goldblum has a prolonged, and stange laugh.

On July 8, 2011, YouTuber IzzyMaiden[21] uploaded a video that featured the clip on a ten minute loop. As of March 2014, the video has over 310,000 views. On September 23rd, 2012, YouTuber Rémi Enigma[22] uploaded the clip on a ten hour loop. In two years the video gained over 59,000 views. On March 2nd, 2014, YouTuber MrTabarnaco2[23] uploaded Goldblum’s laugh set to a club beat in a video titled “Hahahrawrrahaha (Jeff Goldblum Laugh Remix).” In less than two weeks, the video gained over 240,000 views.

JurassicSystems.com

In March 2014, computer programmer Tully Robinson created JurassicSystems.com[19], which recreats the HMTL5/Javascript ay Arnold (Samuel L Jackson) worked with in the film, shown in the clip below.[20] Once on the site visitors can call up the infamous “magic words GIF” by typing “access security” into the command box.



Search Interest

External References

[1]IMDBJurassic Park

[2]Rotten Tomatoes – Jurassic Park

[3]Metacritic – Jurassic Park

[4]Box Office Mojo – Jurassic Park

[5]Facebook – Jurassic Park

[6]Twitter – Jurassic Park

[7]YouTube – Universal Movies

[8]Tumblr – loljurassicpark

[9]Tumblr – iheartjurassicpark

[10]Tumblr – jurassiraptor

[11]Fanfiction.net – Jurassic Park

[12]Deviant Art – Jurassic Park

[13]YouTube – HISHE

[14]YouTube – Smosh

[15]YouTube – Screen Junkies

[16]YouTube – College Humor

[17]JP Legacy – Jurassic Park Legacy

[18]Jurassic World – Jurassic World

[19]Jurassic Systems – Jurassic Systems

[20]Mashable – This Is Your Chance to Hack the ‘Jurassic Park’ Computer System

[21]YouTube – Izzy Maiden

[22]YouTube – Rémi Enigma

[23]YouTube – MrTabarnaco2

Neat

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“Neat” is a catchphrase uttered by the character Bender from the animated television show Futurama that is often used in image macros featuring a subject holding a camera accompanied by the caption “Neat.”

Origin

In the television series Futurama, the robot Bender Bending Rodriguez is often shown pulling out a camera and saying “Neat” while photographing a catastrophic or disturbing event (shown below). The first example of this was broadcast during Season 3 Episode 8, originally aired on February 25th, 2001, in which Bender photographs a plane crash (shown below).



On January 4th, 2010, NeoSeeker Forums[2] member Curt Connors posted an image macro of Bender taking a photograph with the caption “Neat” in a thread about the game Mass Effect 2 (shown below).



Spread

On April 23rd, 2010, the same image macro was posted to a thread in the /a/ (anime) board on 4chan] On October 27th, FunnyJunk[4] user UnicornsLOLcats posted a compilation of Futurama screen captures of Bender taking photographs with the caption “Neat” (shown below).



On August 24th, 2011, Body Building Forums[6] member Assembly_Required posted a 60’s Spiderman image macro of Spiderman using a camera with the caption “neat” (shown below).



On June 19th, 2012, Redditor flairstar8 submitted the Bender image macro to the /r/pokemon[1] subreddit as a reaction image representing the experience of playing the 1999 Nintendo 64 first-person camera game Pokémon Snap. On March 28th, 2013, Redditor Dethrin submitted an Imgur gallery titled “Neat!” to the /r/futurama[5] subreddit, featuring favorites photoshopped Futurama screen captured images edited to appear as if they were Polaroid photographs taken by Bender.

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South by Southwest

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Overview

South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual spring festival and conference event held in Austin, Texas with separate film, interactive and music portions.

Background

In March 1987, The Austin Chronicle staffers Roland Swenson, Louis Black and Nick Barbaro and booking agent Louis Meyers organized a regional music festival in Austin, Texas named “South by Southwest,” which was named by Black after the 1959 spy thriller film North by Northwest. Throughout the 1990s the festival continued to expand, adding a portion for film and multimedia in 1994. In 1999, the multimedia part of the event was renamed “SXSW Interactive.”

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