Wednesday 1 June 2016
Tuesday 17 May 2016
Life imitating art, or how a meme started a presidential campaign
Sometimes, all it takes is one photo to make a classic meme. For Stacy and Adam, it was when they saw a casual photo of Hillary Clinton texting away the hours on a flight. Clinton, sunglasses down, expression neutral, provided the basis for Texts From Hillary – a satirical take on the mobile conversations of the Secretary of State. It went viral back in 2012, allowing users to making some amusing content around Hillary's inner musings, as well as allowing Hillary to position herself as someone who has a wry sense of humour and Gets The Internet. Sometimes the target of these memes was Mr Internet himself, Mark Zuckerberg...
The meme played off other pop culture references, like the friendly fire between late night comedy hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert…
And the enduring Feminist Ryan Gosling meme.
Keeping it topical, they even memed a reference to the great (and unfortunately named) Anthony Weiner nude photo leak of 2012.
There was always a common theme throughout the meme though, and that involved possible greater ambitions for HRC.
Stacy and Adam saw opportunity in creating a meme from a simple candid photo, but they probably didn't quite see the level of potential it could bring – this meme launched the social media presence for a woman now running for president. When Hillary added herself to the twittersphere, she did so using the meme photo, the hashtag #tweetsfromhillary and a thank you note for the inspiration. This meme had world power!
Welcome and best bio ever @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/ypey7bdAXU
— pattiesellers (@pattiesellers) June 10, 2013
Pepe - The Original Dank Meme
NSFW - Language and Adult Themes
This is perhaps going to longest and worst post on this blog simply because there is so much to cover. In total our friend Pepe the Frog spans over a comic, at least 1252 submemes and so many variants that it would literally take weeks to finish this post so here's the deal. This post is going to be the highlight reel of some of the most memorable and altered Pepe's on the internet crème de la crème if you will. So sit back, relax and enjoy the sweet sweet sounds of the internet moaning in disapproval because their favourite variant was not mentioned.Pepe originated as a character within the 2005 Gross-out comic Boy's Club. Written by Matt Furie, the cast consisted of a group of teenage monsters named Brett, Andy, Landwolf and Pepe the Frog. This comic and Pepe in particular first became relevant in early 2008 when one of the comic strips was uploaded on the 4chan's /b/ board. It depicted Pepe pulling his pants down in order to use the bathroom. This along with the expression "Feels Good Man" were the first among many Pepe variants to become popular on 4chan.
An example of Furie's Comic Boy's Club
Throughout most of 2008, Pepe was mostly affiliated with the "Feels Good Man" reaction image. Shitposters began to use photoshop to edit the final frame of the comic so that Pepe's face was on the body of different characters. During the initial photoshopping of the Feels Good Man meme, the face and caption would be edited onto primarily pokemon. The phrase itself had also become separate from Pepe himself as shitposters would use the phrase to justify their actions or behaviour.
An example of early implimentation of the "Feels Good Man" Pepe Varient
The "Feels Good Man" variant, "Feels Bad Man" was first posted on January 22nd 2009. The varient is depicted as a photoshopped version of the original "Feels Good Man" meme with the smile being turned 180 degrees into a frown and the accompanying text saying "Feels Bad Man". This was taken even further when on August 17th 2009, a user on the 4chan body building forums posted a sad frog image of Pepe which said "Not Good Man".
A comparison between the "Feels Bad Man" and "Not Good Man" Meme
It was not until early 2009 that Pepe would be paired with the "You will never X" meme. This pairing is first seen on June the 11th 2009 on the /a/ forums.
An example of the "You will Never X" meme being paired with "Feels Bad Man"
Another notable variant of Pepe is Angry Pepe also known as Angry Frog or REEEEEE. Angry Pepe is a reaction image of a hostile looking variant of Pepe the frog which is used in combination with expressions of rage or frustration. The oldest use of this meme comes from 2014 where it was posted on 4chan's /R9k/ (ROBOT9001) board. The image is a greentext rant about normal people or as the user would refer to them as being; 'normal fags'.
This image continues to be reused by all members of the 4chan community and beyond as it is such a strong statement of pure frustration and irritability. On February 9th an anonymous Tumblr user created variations of the Angry Pepe meme gathering over 12,500 notes over the following week.
Variants of the Angry Pepe Meme
There are just too many Pepe memes to cover. I may come back to this in the future as a part 2 but, this is all I can do for now. So until the next time this has been Cluedo100 over and out.
NOTABLE MENTIONS
To the following people; thank you so much for helping me gather information and images for this final post as well as help me choose what to write about!
Hannah, Jake, Jank and Riley - Thank you so so so much :)
Monday 16 May 2016
Memes about food. Because we all love food!
I remember when my mum tried to do this to get me to eat healthy! Just kidding, i always eat healthy... But hey at least she tried? A+ For effort! That looks like something that someone on a diet that's craving junk food would eat.
JUST REMEMBER. There is no 'we' in 'food'. Never share your food, but you can always share your food MEMES! Hahahaha... not funny? Okay I apologise. Maybe you're not a fan of LAUGHTER. Or maybe I'm just lame. No matter, food memes are the real winners here.
Sunday 15 May 2016
Tall Bronnie Syndrome
Australian values are a contentious thing to define, but every so often, there's a sense of unity that develops between us. Unfortunately for Bronwyn Bishop, that sense of unity failed to include her. When Bronwyn made the executive decision to take a helicopter from Melbourne to Geelong on the taxpayer's dime, Australia collectively sighed and did what we do best – made fun of the whole debacle on the internet. The #choppergate hashtag arose and a public conversation started around what our politicians think is a good use of funds. Typically, that conversation consisted mostly of memes.
Bronwyn Bishop seen heading to the corner store for a carton of milk & loaf of bread pic.twitter.com/bc13imKso9
— Dave (@chef09876) July 19, 2015
#BronwynBishop just watering her front garden. #BishopGate #auspol pic.twitter.com/usJfi82JSA
— Tom Marlow (@TomMarlow_) July 20, 2015
Bronwyn Bishop has come out of hiding today and was seen taking her dog for a walk pic.twitter.com/721JGkK2zs
— alex dunnin (@AlexDunnin) July 18, 2015
Bronwyn Bishop's motorcade to work this morning. #auspol pic.twitter.com/b9QqFPRPXD
— Simon Taylor (@MrSimonTaylor) July 20, 2015
#BronwynBishop has eggs for breakfast. #auspol #choppergate #BishopProbation pic.twitter.com/LVAGCTNsls
— David M. Green (@David_M_Green) July 20, 2015
My contribution to #BronwynBishop #helicopter memes #auspol #choppergate pic.twitter.com/yjhS2QL4RW
— Melinda Scott (@mellies101) July 20, 2015
The saga over entitlements for politicians played out for weeks, and eventually, Bronwyn found herself being asked to resign. She probably wasn't looking for a meme to cover that particular event, but the internet provided for her anyway...
one @BronwynBishop meme to rule them all pic.twitter.com/SJExX1HFvZ
— Josh (@justjawshh) August 2, 2015
How many can you do?
Weet-Bix™ is Australia’s favourite breakfast cereal. Weet-Bix is seen in both Australia and New Zealand as an iconic national food. An online poll of 16,000 people in 2006 identified it as Australia's favourite trademark. The product has been marketed in Australia since 1985 with the catchphrase "How many can you do?".
Since then Brett Lee, a former Australian fast bowler has taken over and started advertising for Sanitarium. Every kid in Australia has seen the Brett Lee Weet-Bix video. Ever since when people think of Weet-Bix before and still we always think of Brett Lee.
Moving forward, there is one question that Brett Lee asks "How many do you do?". This question has become soooooo dammn popular, if you say it to anyone and i m mean anyone, they will always know what food you are talking about!! So they took a picture of Brett Lee and made him a meme!
As Brett Lee was a fast bowler for Australia when he did theses ads for Weet-Bix he had to be very conscientious about his diet & stick to it rigidly. Weet-Bix are a good source of fibre. He used to eat 7 every morning and once said his plan was to eat 9! He sticks to a high carbohydrate diet of such things as pasta & rice dishes, with plenty of fluids. Ultimately, very Weet-Bix he eats, will be another wicket he takes for his country against any other team.
So.......How many do you do?? :)
Saturday 14 May 2016
Animal memes: Humans aren't the only memes!
Humans made the meme. But beware, because a meme can be made out of anything, or should i say, any animal? That's right! Animal memes! The origins of the use of animals for memes arrived around the same times the first memes were made. There is no precise time. The more popular animal memes such as the Shiba Inu (Doge Meme) become a meme of their own! HOWEVER, don't underestimate those who didn't make it to their own meme, they're still packing some punches!
This is adorable right? Even though the dog probably didn't say anything like this, you can imagine that it's probably doing exactly that. They get excited and end up destroying everything which wakes you up, which gets them even more excited!
What could be more touching than not giving up on your dreams? Well in this case, maybe this dream wasn't going to come into fruition. But, its the effort that counts, right? Credits to animal.space.net for this amazing image!
Still, memes are not all fun and games.... maybe. In the real world, you need real skills and qualifications to get a job and the necessities involved in living out your life. Well, I believe this Koala has their life sorted perfectly.
It's a play on words! The pun makes this meme that much more hilarious.
Not Impressed?
Memes were always meant to be a source of laughter, it's what it was created for. Animal memes are no different, if they weren't doing what they were intended for, there wouldn't be that many around. Its great to have such a huge variety of memes to look at to suit different types of people and their individual taste. Some memes can be outright cruel, while others can be adorably cute... speaking of which:
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