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DemocracyMouse

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24. It was all in fun. No worries...

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 07:34 PM

Dec 2018

BTW, the phrase “get off my lawn” is a meme, with or without the internet. Richard Dawkins proposed the term “meme” in reference to the Greek word for memory (memesis). It was discussed as a broad biological process, not an internet thing (which at the time was barely a few experimental research labs phoning each other up on modems). The term “meme” first appeared in his book The Selfish Gene in 1976.

Dawkins also gave some credit to Darwin who first proposed the possibility of cultural evolution in The Origin of Species.

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My son just sent me the following meme: [View all] Arkansas Granny Dec 2018 OP

Unless there's a photo with text maxsolomon Dec 2018 #1

There was a photo, but I'm not savvy enough to copy a text message to this board. Arkansas Granny Dec 2018 #2

OK, I shall allow. maxsolomon Dec 2018 #4

Unfortunately, the photo was sent to my phone. That's where my problem lies. Arkansas Granny Dec 2018 #5

If you have an Android phone. cannabis_flower Dec 2018 #9

Sorry, kids, a meme as Richard Dawkins defined it: DemocracyMouse Dec 2018 #16

a snarky sentence isn't a "cultural phenomena". yet. maxsolomon Dec 2018 #22

It was all in fun. No worries... DemocracyMouse Dec 2018 #24

There are text memes per my Millenial children maxsolomon Dec 2018 #25

When one refers to an "internet" meme, it includes a picture. Nitram Dec 2018 #35

Huh?? But to understand how culture works (i.e. through mimicry and replication) is empowering. DemocracyMouse Dec 2018 #38

By a man named Pecker leftynyc Dec 2018 #3

Pecker Gets Trump In Trouble nt smb Dec 2018 #6

If that's not the NY Post headline leftynyc Dec 2018 #7

It's almost literally BEGGING to be a NY Post headline! calimary Dec 2018 #8

Pecker goes soft on tRump SeattleVet Dec 2018 #17

OMGAWD.....love this. a kennedy Dec 2018 #23

Another doozy leftynyc Dec 2018 #33

Trump Screwed by Pecker Danascot Dec 2018 #31

Pecker Troubles Trump HuskyOffset Dec 2018 #32

Trump's Pecker collapses under questioning. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2018 #18

You are all leftynyc Dec 2018 #34

Pecker Clinched in Secrecy Beartracks Dec 2018 #29

Ouch! calimary Dec 2018 #36

The irony bell is deafening. onit2day Dec 2018 #39

Profound malaise Dec 2018 #10

Everything is finally making sense now Blue Owl Dec 2018 #11

I'll have a second helping of irony please............ wcollar Dec 2018 #12

I read this post about a hour ago and I am still laughing Soxfan58 Dec 2018 #13

I don't know Soxfan58 Dec 2018 #14

Good Thing It's Pecker Exposing Trump, Not Vice Versa nt smb Dec 2018 #15

Just regurgitated my brew. Enoki33 Dec 2018 #19

Has Batboy taken an immunity deal? central scrutinizer Dec 2018 #20

I thought he got a job blugbox Dec 2018 #21

not.... enough..... popcorn...... samnsara Dec 2018 #26

Trump Has A Small Pecker Problem! ZZenith Dec 2018 #27

Makes the head spin. What irony. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #28

Image WitchyRapture Dec 2018 #30

Ultimate Ouch! calimary Dec 2018 #37