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Girl who became meme at age 11 reveals horrific toll of Internet fame
Jessi Slaughter posted a four and a half minute video talking about 'haters' in 2010 to YouTube after rumors began swirling that the 11 year old had slept with a 25-year-old singer. The video, laced with profanity and brash language caught the attention of the MySpace-era internet. But when the child posted another video where her father, Gene Leonhardt, furiously defended his crying daughter, spouting out lines like 'you done goofed' and...
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A £200m research vessel is going to be called RRS Boaty McBoatface, thanks to the internet
The official name of a new multi-million pound research vessel could be the RRS Boaty McBoatface after the internet was asked for its ideas. When the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) opened up suggestions to name their new ship, little could they have predicted what the frontrunner would be. Steaming ahead of its rivals, RRS Boaty McBoatface is outstripping the likes of Endeavour, Henry Worsley, David Attenborough, Falcon and many more offerings.
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And one ear worm to rule them all
The original Hamster Dance** website was an early indicator of the terror that the internet would become.
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'Most Interesting Man' replaced; changes in store for Dos...
“The Most Interesting Man in the World” is blasting off in final ad.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Eating Girl Scout Cookies at the Oscars Is the Internet’s Best New Meme
Chris Rock selling his daughters’ Girl Scout cookies to the audience at the Oscars is truly the gift that keeps on giving. In this instance, Best Actor-winner Leonardo DiCaprio got his hands on a box, someone snapped a picture of him as he was about to dig into his Trefoils, and the rest, as they say, is Internet history. See, there’s this section of Reddit called Photoshop Battles, where people compete to see who can create the most popular manipulated version of an image.
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Frinkiac
Frinkiac has nearly 3 million Simpsons screencaps so get to searching for crying out glayvin!
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The World War II meme that circled the world
We know about the epic drama of World War II, but what about the jokes? The above video tells the story (as best as we can). The iconic piece of graffiti that was known, in America, as "Kilroy Was Here" traveled the world in a fashion remarkably similar to a modern meme.
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No, Spooning Isn’t Sexist. The Internet Is Just Broken.
The author of an article declaring spooning (yes, the form of snuggling that many people enjoy) as sexist isn’t to blame for the terrible piece. All of us are.
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Against the Odds
Schrödinger's cat tells his tale.
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The Fourth Man To Walk On the Moon Also Paints Beautiful Space Art
Since you consume the internet excessively, you’ve probably at some point seen the image above, maybe with the added text: MY NOSE ITCHES. This is a very funny meme, well done internet.
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The Art of Handling a PR Implosion
Martin Shkreli, the now infamous pharmaceuticals CEO who boosted a rare disease drug by 5,000%, has swiftly become the "Internet's most hated man." We spoke to a crisis management expert to find out where he went wrong.
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The best thing about Martin Shkreli
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The Internet Memes the Hell Out of TIME Magazine’s Virtual Reality Cover
Oh, man. Aw, man. Let's be real: even though TIME magazine is a highly esteemed publication for which we have nothing but the upmost, their August 17th issue–which features Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey hovering off of the ground, barefoot, with his contraption on his face–has got to be one of the most ridiculous looking covers the magazine, or any magazine, has ever produced.
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Pugasaurus!
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There's some good memes coming out of this Mick Fanning shark story
World champion surfer Mick Fanning is making waves on social media after he fought of a shark while competing in South Africa.
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Besides watermelon
Observation from 10 Guy
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Could a minimum-wage earner in 1978 earn enough in a summer to pay a full year's tuition?
This meme is "Mostly True" according to PolitiFact.
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That feeling when you wake up and you've gained a new level
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Caption this
So what do Taylor and Calvin have to say? Replies in comments
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Why memes succeed
What causes a particular meme to take the Internet by storm, dominating image boards and inspiring hundreds of variations, while another one languishes? It’s a tantalizing question in the nascent field of meme theory, and not just because the answer could shed light on our collective online subconscious. It’s also possible that research into it could eventually explain broader aspects of cultural consumption—why an entire work, perhaps even a novel or a...
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