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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 19 points 4 months ago (3 children)

This one is a little gross, idk about this one. It doesn't even name drop Dick Shaper, inventor of the dick-shaper-machine.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 6 points 4 months ago

Did Beep create a new account?

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Funny thing, it's not even named after him; manual dick-shapers already existed, he just invented the automatic dick-shaper and also happened to be named Dick Shaper. A great example of nominative determinism.

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget about the buns, named for the inventor of the buns of steel tapes back in the day.

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You talking about Harry Buns?

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, I think that's what his name was. My memory is ass these days but it sounds right.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

His friends called him Big Harry.