{"id":3983,"date":"2013-02-13T00:01:17","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T07:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?p=3983"},"modified":"2013-02-10T13:07:11","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T20:07:11","slug":"the-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?p=3983","title":{"rendered":"The Meme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meme is an old word, though it&#8217;s recently been applied to the Internet pop culture. Specifically, a meme today is an Internet theme, a picture, or saying, or something that gets beaten into our everyday digital life.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe most important thing about the word meme is knowing how to pronounce it. High tech words go hand-in-hand with being cool, so there&#8217;s no point even uttering the word before you affirm its proper pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p>Say <em>meem<\/em> for meme.<\/p>\n<p>The Internet culture memes are vast and shallow. Anyone who populates Facebook has seen a few memes from time to time. Most of them are pictures, images of cats and people and such, which have evolved to the point where they become instantly recognizable.<\/p>\n<p>Common visual memes can be found on the website <a href=\"http:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">knowyourmeme.com<\/a>. Specifically, <a href=\"http:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/memes\/popular\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to see some of the popular visual memes.<\/p>\n<p>Some of my favorite memes are:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3983 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4037'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/drunk-baby-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4037\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4037'>\n\t\t\t\tDrunk Baby\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4038'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bad-luck-brian-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4038\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4038'>\n\t\t\t\tBad Luck Brian\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4039'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/overly-attached-girlfriend-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4039\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4039'>\n\t\t\t\tOverly-Attached Girlfriend\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4040'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/stoner-stanley-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/stoner-stanley-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/stoner-stanley-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/stoner-stanley.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4040'>\n\t\t\t\tStoner Stanley\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4041'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/grumpycat-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4041\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4041'>\n\t\t\t\tGrumpy Cat\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4042'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/success-kid-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/success-kid-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/success-kid-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/success-kid.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4042'>\n\t\t\t\tSuccess Kid\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4043'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sbumbagsteve-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sbumbagsteve-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sbumbagsteve.jpeg 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4043'>\n\t\t\t\tScumbag Steve\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4044'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/highexpectationsasianfather-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/highexpectationsasianfather-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/highexpectationsasianfather-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/highexpectationsasianfather.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4044'>\n\t\t\t\tHigh Expectations Asian Father\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4045'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/skeptical-3rd-world-kid-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/skeptical-3rd-world-kid-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/skeptical-3rd-world-kid-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/skeptical-3rd-world-kid.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4045'>\n\t\t\t\tSkeptical Third World Kid\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Those are only some of my favorites, and you don&#8217;t see the entire list. I could post them all day, but other web sites handle that task deftly.<\/p>\n<p>New memes pop up all the time. I use my teenage sons to stay clued into the most common ones. They&#8217;ll be sitting around and suddenly start reciting things I&#8217;ve never heard of. Then they say, &#8220;Dad! It&#8217;s the latest meme! Haven&#8217;t you seen it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Of course not. I&#8217;m old.<\/p>\n<p>So while it&#8217;s handy to know the word meme, I fully understand that someday soon it will probably be replaced by another, equally interesting and descriptive word. That&#8217;s probably a meme in itself, or is destined soon to become one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meme is an old word, though it&#8217;s recently been applied to the Internet pop culture. 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