Home > Meme Archive

Meme Archive 03/2012

Hear no evil? A meme is born
The seeds of a new meme? Above Aguirre becomes the face in Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream. Artist Rock Drilon also doesn't want to see any evil. Juana Change, aka Mae Paner, blocks out the noise. We welcome healthy discussions and friendly ...

Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson? New Meme for Famous Astrophysicist [VIDEO]
By Jacey Fortin: Subscribe to Jacey's RSS feed In a newly-minted internet meme, a four-second animated GIF captures the famous astrophysicist tossing up his hands and rolling his eyes. A still version of the gesture -- pursed lips, exposed palms and ...

25 people who think Obama murdered Breitbart
Meme 1 — Breitbart was murdered by Obama because Breitbart had "his college films." Over at Buzzfeed, Matt Stopera has been collecting right-wing tweets on this one. Samples: @docpotter tweets: Andrew Brietbart said he has secret college photos of ...

Angelina Jolie's right leg sparks new internet meme
Meryl Streep won best actress and Sacha Baron Cohen sprinkled ashes on the red carpet, but Angelina Jolie's right leg appears to have triumphed them all to become the star of Oscar night 2012. A sultry and sexy pose immediately invited imitation on the ...

Angelina Jolie's leg, 'biggest meme ever'
by Ivy Jean Vibar, ABS-CBNnews.com MANILA, Philippines - Angelina Jolie's leg has become, arguably, one of the biggest internet memes in recent times. First to imitate Jolie's pose at the Oscars was The Descendants co-writer Jim Rash during the Oscars ...

Jennifer Lopez -- I Can Pull a Jolie Too!
Jumping on the Angelina leg Internet meme trend, Jennifer Lopez did a little Jolieing and flashed her gorgeous right leg backstage at an "American Idol" party in LA on Thursday. Please check your inbox ... your comment will not appear until you have ...

Nyan Cat and Other Memes Become Potential Lego Sets; Me Gusta
According to the proposal's page, the set would be for people who love the Internet and memes. Unfortunately, there is only a brightly colored mock-up of the box Lego Nyan Cat would be shipped in, but the design hints at a fairly easy-to-construct ...

Turn on, tune in, or miss out
But as social media intertwines with our television viewing, Americans also may be tuning in to such live events to make sure they don't miss the latest Internet meme. “Having technology like Twitter and Facebook and smart phones in our pockets and ...

How online marketers target you
I spend hours a day online, and I have trouble understanding some of these instant "memes." Fortunately, I don't have to. Beyond just, you know, Googling for an answer, I will often turn to a specialized site, Know Your Meme, that indexes and ...

Forget fittest, it's survival of the most cultured
Dawkins famously coined the term "meme" as the cultural analogue of a gene. Pagel's argument goes one step further. Memes, he says, have built vehicles around themselves made up of groups of people. We live inside "cultural survival vehicles" that ...

THE HOT NEW MEME: This Is Finally (Finally!) The Year For Japan
In case you've missed it, the Nikkei has been on a tear this year. Now granted, lots of markets are booming this year, so what's special about the Nikkei's rise? Well, two points on that. The first is that Japan has been a long-time laggard, ...

Restaurant review: Bistro Meme
Continental drift ... so French and so chic, Bistro Meme lures locals with its Gallic fare. Photo: Quentin Jones Now the French government is to abolish mademoiselle as a term of address on the grounds of being condescending and sexist, can we assume ...

Purim, Persia, and … Ahmadinejad?
For those not in the know, Purim is the next in the order of Jewish holidays which fit the meme: “they tried to kill us, they didn't, lets eat,”—though Purim adds “and drink,”—a lot. Most Jews who celebrate Purim remember it as the story of the evil ...

2012 Big East Tournament Meme
Except for special events, we try and limit our use of memes to one week per year. This is that week. Last year was a triumph of extremely low expectations -- we celebrated a valiant Bulls comeback win over a death-spiraling Villanova team in the first ...

Has LACMA's “Levitated Mass” Boulder Become a Meme?
“Levitated Mass” is turning into a meme. Catching the rock as it rolls — with no small amount of effort — towards its destination has become a rite of passage of sorts, a mobile destination for both tourists and locals. And like Pisa's leaning tower, ...

Super Tuesday: A super list of Republican primary candidate memes
But one thing is clear: The long primary season has provided plenty of fodder for Internet jokesters to make memes out of the candidates' attire, quotations and ideals. Here are some of the best so far: Bad Lip Reading: The popular series has turned ...

Tim Tebow's conditions to appear on 'The Bachelor'
Virtuous meme puppet Tim Tebow took to Twitter today to deny rumors that he's been slated to star in a forthcoming season of "The Bachelor." Though he was recruited to take part by the show's host, Chris Harrison, Tebow kind of has another gig that's ...

Saints Bounty Scandal Math, Or 'Would You Try To Maim A Business Rival For $72?'
by Steven Godfrey • Mar 6, 2012 4:21 PM EST Per the Saints Bounty Scandal (we've been pushing for "Maim Dat" as a media meme), we're not yet endorsing the outraged nor the indignant. We just want to say that as it stands - and as usual - the only man ...

Morning Meme: Barrowman Gilds the "Lily," Darren Criss Is Best Dressed, and ...
Morning Meme: Barrowman Gilds the "Lily," Darren Criss Is Best Dressed, and ...

Think Twice Before Donating to Kony 2012, the Meme du Jour
Fine, I thought, clicking on the video and wondering why the people who usually bombarded me with cat memes and status updates about getting high and eating McDonalds were suddenly fervent supporters of Ugandan children. "Nothing is more powerful than ...

Express VPN
Save on your hotel - www.hotelscombined.com