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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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[–] railway692@piefed.zip 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

What's this a reference to?

[–] dmention7@midwest.social 46 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)
[–] Godric@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I know, right? Can't believe a half century old film isnt in the currently Zeitgeist, SMH my head

[–] dmention7@midwest.social 7 points 10 months ago

I meant it as a self-aware jab, admitting I'm old as much as teasing "the kids", but point taken!

[–] TehBamski@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
  1. Thanks for not Rick Rolling us.
  2. There is and will always be, those who don't get it.
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks for not Rick Rolling us.

Thanks for reminding me. Here's your reward:

[–] Penguin_1024@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Monty Python and the holy Grail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail

Tim, the guy, is the keeper of the bridge. The lady's costume is a reference to a ferocious rabbit.

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Tim is an enchanter, who warns them about the dangerous rabbit. He's a separate weird-guy-with-a-cloak than the keeper of the bridge.

[–] Penguin_1024@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 10 months ago

Thank you for the clarification! I'd forgot the difference between Tim and the bridge keeper.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

What. Is your favorite color.?

In the 90s, hundreds would pile into rep cinemas near colleges and recite every line.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Tim the Enchanter and The Rabbit of Caerbannog.

[–] railway692@piefed.zip 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That makes sense.

My first thought was Bunnicula or one of the other hundreds of killer rabbits.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

"Hundreds of killer rabbits" is some s tier link text 😄