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Memes in popular culture.

Last posted Feb 20, 2010 at 01:44AM EST. Added Feb 15, 2010 at 06:06AM EST
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After watching your episode on Advice Dog I began to wonder what other memes had been used in popular culture. I was flicking through 2000AD (A British comic) and saw a Philosoraptor reference.

http://www.imagefrog.net/show.php/65822_Philosoraptor2000ad.png

Have you seen memes referenced anywhere else?

Last edited Feb 15, 2010 at 06:22AM EST

"Fail" is actually a very popular where I live. "Drinking out of cups" is a popular viral video where I live, and I showed some of my friends "extreme advertising" and now it's quickly spreading like a deadly virus.

Last edited Feb 15, 2010 at 11:30AM EST

Well, as we probably all know, Family Guy does most of the internet meme referencing out there (see: Family Guy Effect). South Park has made references as well in their Canada on Strike episode.

Outside of TV media, however, I can't really think of any movies/comics/books/whatever that has referenced internet memes. Though, I don't doubt that some time in the future, they will.

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2girls 1 cup, :D

As today's kids are expected to become more and more tech-savvy, memes are beginning to reach out beyond their original audience, due mainly to dumbass jocks and retarded (yet hot) scene girls who OmG Lik3 CelIenG c@T r S0 FuNni3!!11one!!Shift+1 Im@ p0sT diS aWn MySp@c3/F@c3bo0K lolo00lololOOOlllolloloololol

Also, screamo bands revel in cute/obscure references to internet and japanese culture, so they pretty much drown themselves in imagery that they don't quite understand.

Last edited Feb 16, 2010 at 02:14PM EST