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Canadian Politics Has Descended Into A Meme War
In one of the stranger stories in recent political memory, the upcoming Conservative Party leadership race in Canada has morphed into an online meme war between supporters of Maxime Bernier and supporters of Erin O'Toole. O'Toole took offense to a ...
(May 12, 2017, Townhall)
Cutout of Sean Spicer in the bushes becomes Internet meme
Cutouts of press secretary Sean Spicer in bushes have quickly become a new Internet meme. The joke began after a report from The Washington Post on Tuesday following President Trump's stunning decision to fire FBI Director James Comey. Spicer did not ...
(May 12, 2017, The Hill (blog))
That hilarious meme of Draymond tapping Kevin Durant's chest is now a beautiful painting
In the first round of the NBA playoffs when the Warriors took on the Trail Blazers, there was a moment on the broadcast that showed Draymond Green tapping Kevin Durant's chest and telling him something. Twitter turned the footage into a hilarious meme, ...
(May 13, 2017, For The Win)
The Political Life of Memes
Memes of old were often meant to simply capture situational reactions, such as confusion, in the case of the Confused Nick Young meme, or mockery, as with the “we're dealing with a badass over here” Neil deGrasse Tyson meme. Some, like the infamously ...
(May 13, 2017, ATTN:)
The selfish meme
The term famously originates from Richard Dawkins' 1976 publication The Selfish Gene, in which Dawkins defines a meme as “an idea, behaviour, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture.” While this definition clearly emphasises the ...
(May 13, 2017, Varsity Online)
Thomas Greiss slammed for meme comparing Clinton with Hitler
As New York Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss discovered this week, someone's always paying attention on social media, especially when it comes to politics. Greiss is playing for Team Germany at the IIHF world championships. Last week, fans took note of ...
(May 13, 2017, Yahoo Sports)
Mother's Day 2017: All the Memes You Need to See
Happy Mother's Day! Today we celebrate moms and the sacrifices they make for us. A good mother has a sense of humor, so here are the funniest memes about moms. In the United States, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May, but the ...
(May 14, 2017, Heavy.com)
Donald Trump accidentally tweets one word, becomes Internet meme
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump accidentally tweeted "We" on Twitter following which it quickly turned out into an Internet meme as users added their own ending to the single-word, according to a media report. The tweet by Trump was quickly ...
(May 14, 2017, Economic Times)
Twitter turns AP's 'with few exceptions' tweet into a meme
As Twitter quickly pointed out Friday, you can say just about anything is true with few exceptions. "BREAKING: Trump lawyer: Tax returns from past 10 years show no 'income of any type from Russian sources,' with few exceptions," the Associated Press ...
(May 14, 2017, USA TODAY)
Meet the “Dependa”: An ugly meme — and sexist stereotype — used to slur military spouses
Facebook pages like Dear Dependa, The Dependapotamus, AntiDependa and Dependa World have amassed thousands of followers by posting memes and stories that paint military wives as arrogant, overweight, lazy and unfaithful parasites who only ...
(May 15, 2017, Salon)
Mark Cuban Is Finally a Meme—Here Are 9 of the Funniest
Sean Spicer is a meme, Beyoncé is a meme and even Mark Zuckerberg's dog is a meme. It was only a matter of time until outspoken billionaire investor Mark Cuban became one too. Recently, that's finally happened. The meme channels the classic ...
(May 15, 2017, Observer)
Chad Huculak: Thanks for the meme-ories
A photo of a grimacing Wayne Gretzky became Edmonton's version of the ubiquitous Crying Jordan meme. 9. An ecstatic five-year-old fan in the stands caught cheering and dancing on TV became an unofficial team mascot. 10. Fans donned white gloves after ...
(May 15, 2017, Edmonton Journal)
Hillary Clinton-Adolf Hitler meme 'liked' by NHL goalie from Germany — and fury follows
Hillary Clinton-Adolf Hitler meme 'liked' by NHL goalie from Germany — and An NHL goalie from Germany made the mistake of "liking" an Instagram meme comparing Hillary Clinton to Adolf Hitler, and fury followed. (Image sources: Hillary Clinton: Drew ...
(May 15, 2017, TheBlaze.com)
14 interesting facts about Rickrolling, the meme that's never gonna you up
... to help two people that met through the internet, only to be somehow transported into an IRL World Wide Web. A lot is happening in the video but strangely even though its title includes the words “Rick Roll,” there's no reference to the internet ...
(May 15, 2017, The Daily Dot)
A deeper, troubling lesson from a meme
We live in a world saturated with memes. Lots of them are fun. I certainly laugh at my fair share. But permit a couple of thoughts about this one, forwarded to me yesterday from a Facebook friend and carrying the endorsement (if clicking “like” can be ...
(May 15, 2017, Weld for Birmingham (blog))
Waka Flocka Is Not Feeling This Meme About Lil Uzi Vert
In the now-deleted post, Waka shamed a meme with a peculiarly dressed Uzi and a modestly clad Nas. Above the flick of pink-haired Uzi wearing a bleach-spotted, pink-striped top, words read “Your Hip Hop.” Above Nas's photo, where the Queens-bred rap ...
(May 15, 2017, BET)
'Mocking SpongeBob' Meme Is The Trendiest Way To Insult Someone
Mockery is the sincerest form of flattery. That's the expression, right? If so, the latest meme to feature everyone's favorite pineapple who lives under the sea is sure to put you in the good graces of anyone you use it on. Or bad graces, depending on ...
(May 15, 2017, Crave Online)
Hillary Clinton-Adolf Hitler meme 'liked' by NHL goalie from ...
Hillary Clinton-Adolf Hitler meme 'liked' by NHL goalie from ...
(May 15, 2017, TheBlaze.com)
'Garden Spicer' meme from Victoria woman goes viral
Live from Victoria, it's Lisa Kadonaga. As if it wasn't enough for Melissa McCarthy to make Donald Trump's press secretary, Sean Spicer, the butt of frequent jokes on Saturday Night Live, the Victoria post-secondary instructor's lampooning of him ...
(May 15, 2017, CBC.ca)
What is the Avril Lavigne dead conspiracy theory, where did the meme come from and why has it resurfaced?
SHE IS the pop singer who had a string of catchy hits in the early noughties such as Complicated and Sk8er Boi. But some fans of Avril Lavigne are so convinced that she died in 2003 and was replaced by a lookalike called Melissa, that a conspiracy ...
(May 16, 2017, The Sun)
