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Meme Archive 12/2018
Facebook Blocks Charlottesville Journalist Who Reported on Accused Killer's Meme
Three months before he allegedly plowed his car into a crowd in Charlottesville, killing Heather Heyer and injuring dozens of others, the neo-Nazi James Alex Fields Jr. shared a meme on Instagram that showed a car striking a crowd of protesters. “You ...
(Dec 1, 2018, Washingtonian)
Meet the Mystery Meme-Makers Behind the Popular Instagram 'Daquan'
It doesn't take more than few minutes on the Instagram meme page Journal to figure out the intended audience. The account's bio reads: “ everything happy always hilarious.” It's most recent meme asks, “What's worse than heartbreak?” (answer: “wearing ...
(Dec 2, 2018, Daily Beast)
How 'likes' make a dodgy meme seem more true
“When the meme received lots of likes - over 18,000 - it was perceived as truth whereas if there was not many likes - 12 - it was perceived as prejudiced.” The experiment found people were more likely to perceive the meme as factual if those likes came ...
(Dec 2, 2018, Herald Sun)
They Did Surgery On A Grape: What Is This New Viral Meme?
This grape new Internet meme has gone viral. David Hughes (@david8hughes), who is neither a grape nor a surgeon as far as I can tell, tried to summarize this meme by Tweeting: "THREAD: There's been a lot of talk about the grape they did surgery on and ...
(Dec 2, 2018, Forbes)
Funny AF LeBron James Bald Spot Meme Is Why The Internet Is The Most Undefeated Thing Of 2018
Funny AF LeBron James Bald Spot Meme Is Why The Internet Is The Most Undefeated Thing Of 2018 BETThere's no doubt that 2018 has bestowed upon us some of the best comedy the internet could create. While there have been many memes that soared to the top, ...
(Dec 3, 2018, BET)
Why Uhuru is a trending meme in South Africa
President Uhuru Kenyatta has become a subject of memes in the South African Twitter sphere. South Africans who were following the Global Citizen Festival realized they had been using President Kenyatta's photos in memes. This is after President ...
(Dec 3, 2018, Nairobi News)
Facebook blocks reporter's meme post in Charlottesville car murder case
WASHINGTON — Three weeks before James Alex Fields allegedly drove his Dodge Challenger into a crowd of counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017, he posted an Instagram meme showing a car plowing into ...
(Dec 3, 2018, WTOP)
Sex Is Cool But Have You Tried These Art Historical Memes?
For those who aren't already art-literate but would like to be, entering that world can be intimidating — the books too dry, the museums too stuffy, the experts too snobby. How do you make classical art speak to the contemporary condition? This was ...
(Dec 3, 2018, Vulture)
Kris Jenner filming Kendall at the Victoria's Secret show is now a meme and it's 'thank u, next' irl
Kris Jenner memes are breaking the internet and it's all thanks to her hilarious Victoria's Secret antics... It goes without saying that Kris Jenner is an icon. The self-proclaimed mom-ager is not only a star in her own right but she's also helmed the ...
(Dec 3, 2018, PopBuzz)
Hundreds attend vigils for Berkeley's Young Busco, 31, creator of viral meme
Hundreds of people turned up to two vigils Friday and Saturday in South Berkeley for Brandon Moore, more commonly known as Young Busco, or just Busco, who died on Nov. 25 at the age of 31. The vigils — lively celebrations of the Berkeley native's life ...
(Dec 3, 2018, Berkeleyside)
The #MyPalaceSource Meme Is the Only Good Thing to Come from Those Kate Middleton/Meghan Markle Feud Rumors
In case you hadn't noticed, rumors of an alleged feud between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton (oh, and Prince William and Prince Harry) have basically broken the poor internet. Like, to the point where Kensington Palace had to uncharacteristically ...
(Dec 3, 2018, Cosmopolitan.com)
Meme meeting: Wide Neck guy meets Long Neck guy
David Samuelson Jr. grew up in Flint, Michigan. He was born with a condition that made it extremely difficult for him to gain weight, even after doctors put a feeding tube in his stomach. He is now 5'3″ and weights approximately 60 pounds. Three weeks ...
(Dec 3, 2018, The Daily Dot)
Tumblr announced a ban on adult content and now the adults are making memes
As you might expect, many Tumblr users who were not offended by and even may have enjoyed the site's lax, NSFW content, weren't too pleased to hear the news. Many shared their outrage via Twitter, creating Tumblr-esque memes, dragging the site for not ...
(Dec 3, 2018, Mashable)
Tumblr's 'Adult Content' Ban Is Already Spawning Memes
On December 17, Tumblr will be putting into effect an "adult content" ban, The Verge reported this morning. The decision comes just a few days after Apple removed the app from the iOS App Store due to issues with child pornography, and inspired ...
(Dec 4, 2018, VICE)
Moth Meme Creator Seeking Legal Advice Against Fortnite
In fact, the moth meme creator went back to where it all began in search of legal counsel. For the uninitiated, the moth meme originally went viral when user No_Reason27 posted the image of the moth outside his window to Reddit. Now, as seen below, ...
(Dec 4, 2018, Game Rant)
The best meme from Eagles win over Washington
What did this guy just say? pic.twitter.com/YH8kvQeE0R. — The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) December 4, 2018. “I am gonna throw a snowball at Santa Claus” https://t.co/STi4ni1u67. — Yo (@FlyGoalScoredBy) December 4, 2018. “Rosenthal just tweeted ...
(Dec 4, 2018, NBCSports.com)
People are turning to astrology memes to cope with the stress of day-to-day life — and it's taking over Instagram
People are turning to astrology memes to cope with the stress of day-to-day life — and it's taking over Instagram INSIDERWe spoke with the people who run notallgeminis and jakesastrology on Instagram as well as astrologers Susan Miller and Ophira Edut about the trend.
(Dec 4, 2018, INSIDER)
Trump Jr. shares Christmas tree meme calling father 'an angel' and 'a star'
“Couldn't decide between an angel or a star,” the meme reads laid out over a Christmas tree. “So I picked both.” The tree in the photo is adorned with lights and ornaments and a fixture designed in the president's likeness where the tree topper would ...
(Dec 4, 2018, The Hill (blog))
We Asked the Meme Illuminati If They Can Force a Meme to Happen
Earlier this year, we had moth memes – arguably a highlight of the meme offerings of 2018 – and then we briefly had spin-off beaver memes, but they didn't really take off. Which got me thinking: what makes a meme successful, and is it possible to force ...
(Dec 4, 2018, VICE)
Dogecoin (DOGE): The Shiba Inu Meme That Turned Into A Major Cryptocurrency
Someone on the internet posted the shibe's possible thoughts all over the image in pastel colors (below image), and the Doge meme was born, and soon proliferated across the internet. This is ultimately what led to the creation of Dogecoin, a ...
(Dec 4, 2018, CryptoIQ)