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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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[–] casmael@lemm.ee 40 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I promise to laugh at all your American jokes if you just promise not to vote for turnip round 2 in nov 🙏😭

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

One can hope, but the polls are looking pretty dire right now.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is so stupid but why do I love it??

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

It really is, but it got me too.

It reminds me of something that would be about relationships and posted to early 2010s tumblr, but patriotic?

[–] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They also got rid of "me"

Programme, program

[–] dabaldeagul@feddit.nl 4 points 4 months ago

"I don't want u & me to be a thing anymore"

[–] chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 4 months ago

Today we're preoccupied with getting rid of the Tories -- so finally we'll be able to unite in celebrating 4th July!

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Yeah please celebrate. Drink and party over the fact, that you've got a supreme court that voted to make presidents kings again. The current king won't do anything to stop the next king, and neither will the rest of america. Congratulations you guys!

Funny meme though.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 2 points 4 months ago

I was at a stupid party full of magas all literally wrapped in the flag....

They're electing a guy who will allow project 2025 to be carried out: a "plan" that has been called by members of the foundation that created it "the second American Revolution"

...the American revolution was to break free from the country that owned it and to become a new country.

In other words, these people hate America so much they want to make a new one. But yes, wrap yourself in that flag you brainwashed, propaganda filled morons...

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Listen, england isn’t doing well enough to want to go back

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

I really want to see a video of someone saying 'all hail king Biden'. Maybe it will wake him up and take action... Or he will roll over and go back to sleep...

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're gonna hate reading the declaration of independence. It predates Websters devolution.

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

Good things take time and all that

[–] PetulantBandicoot@aussie.zone 10 points 4 months ago

"Mum" and "Mom", I think you are onto something.

[–] Lightfire228@pawb.social 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

IIRC, it was actually Webster, who was writing the dictionary, decided to simplify spelling

A large amount of spelling differences between the US and UK like mould/mold and center/center, are due to him

[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

center/center

I like most of the changes he did but he really should have kept the original with this one.

[–] Lightfire228@pawb.social 4 points 4 months ago

Darn autocorrect

I usually have it disabled, but I've been too lazy with the new phone

[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I think I remember learning that it was to save on printing (newspapers, etc.), but I haven't fact checked that.

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I was under the impression it was partially due to him feeling the 'U' made the words feel "too French", and he supposedly really hated the French (apparently he was a bit of a fan of the ol' racism), but mainly he wanted something new and uniquely American - and English spelling was even more regional, wild and inconsistent back then, so he hoped to simplify it, bring it some consistency, ideally whilst also telling the French to piss off.

[–] sparkle@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

French: single-handedly turn the US into an independent country

Washington and Webster: "fuck you you pricks"

French: :( obliterates half of Europe

This is why Napoleon was so anggey bros. Trust me on this it has to be true. Why else would he have created an Italian national identity than to cast upon us pain and suffering as revenge?

[–] uienia@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

That is a myth. Nothing to do with that, this was purely Webster.

[–] sours@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

We're de-frenching your language, we'll await your thanks.

[–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

Glamour kept it!

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

America trying hard to separate themselves from England and then having a monarch whiles pushing 1 religion.

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

America: What the fck are yo doing?

[–] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

They also got rid of native Americans and murdered them.

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

The French: Couleur

Let le fest commence!

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

Thanks. Just the mnemonic I needed to remember which one is each case :)

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

except for glamour!

shout out to the awesome SNL sketch with nate bargatze

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

And now L,G,B,T,Q, and + is in danger if Trump wins.

[–] duderium2@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago

Imagine celebrating centuries of ongoing slavery and genocide.