Meme Viral

Key Takeaway: Internet memes originated in the 1990s and have continued to grow and evolve up to the present day. Let's talk about the history of internet memes and how far they have come and evolved. The term "meme" itself was created by Richard Dawkins in 1976. The original meaning of the word describes an idea that spreads throughout our culture in a "viral" or infectious way. Early years of memes: The early years, in the 1990s, saw memes like the "Dancing baby" from Ally McBeal or the "Oh my God, they killed Kenny" from Southpark. I personally remember these very well. Early 2000s: This is when memes started spreading on internet forums and sites like 4chan. During this time period, we had ones such as "All your Base are belong to us." The best years: From the late 2000's to the early 2010's, memes were kind of in their best years. This is when social media became popular, and so they had a way to spread across the i...

Origin of cat memes (a brief history of this internet gold)

What is the origin of cat memes? Well, they actually became popular in the early 2000's (on the internet). But what many people don't realize is that they actually kind of began in the 1800's (if you can believe that!) Certain photographers, such as the English Harry Pointer, would take photos of their cats in humorous poses, and even sometimes add text to the photos! That sounds hilarious. In the early 2000's, a trend known as "LOLcats" emerged, which was cats doing funny things, with humorous text on them. Early internet spread Cat photos became popular online as early as the 1990s, but the actual "memes" weren't born until later on. You can attribute the spread of cat memes largely to sites like 4chan, around 2005-2007. In 2007, with the creation of the website "I can has cheezburger?", the LOLcat trend reached full mainstream status. Thoughts As you can see, internet memes featuring our feline friends have been around for a while...

Mike Matei as the Joker (viral internet meme)

Key Takeaway: Mike Matei played the Joker (from Batman) in the AVGN web series, and his version of the character is loved by many. When people say other Jokers are better. This is how you respond. We all know Mike Matei is the best one! Mike Matei as the Joker Mike does play a really good Joker if we're being honest. Although he is different, he's more like the classic character from the original Batman series. It's hard to compare that to Heath Ledger or something because they're two different types of Joker. Mike played the Joker on a couple of AVGN episodes, if you weren't aware. You can watch those episodes on YouTube. Long live Mike Matei as the Joker. I really love this meme. This meme makes me smile. Mike acting in the AVGN series Mike played the Joker on the Angry Video Game Nerd series a couple of times. It was an instant fan favorite, as people really loved him in that role. He became an instant sensation, and most fans of the series name those episod...

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