The origin and linguistic peculiarities of memes

1. The Origin and Linguistic Peculiarities of MEMES

Polokaynen Anastasya, 8181
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2. CONTENT

What does meme mean?
Meme Man
Meme Man Wurds
Stonks
Helth
Examples
Cartoon memes (with examples)
Spider-Man
Monsters Inc.
Monsters University
Spongebob
Examples of german memes

3. WHAT DOES MEME MEAN?

1. Meme is an element of a culture or
system of behaviour passed from one
individual to another by imitation or
other non-genetic means.
WHAT DOES MEME
MEAN?
Memes are jokes that need to:
1. Be a way of life for anyone who owns
technology. It gives laughter and joy to the viewers.
2. Expire after 2 days
2. Meme is an image, video, piece of
text, etc., typically humorous in
nature, that is copied and spread
rapidly by Internet users, often with
slight variations.
3. Memes are graceful, exquisite entities
bestowed upon us, filthy peasants,
which are sporadically known to drift
one into a sea of existential crises. This
is also an exemplary method of
eliminating depression once and for
all.
4. It’s a lifestyle and art used by teens
and adults who are willing to actually
live a life that doesn't include
depression.

4. MEME MAN

+ meme man wurds

5. MEME MAN

ABOUT
"Meme Man" refers to a poorly made 3D head which
functions as the mascot of the Facebook page "Special
meme fresh." The head is frequently used in absurd edits
and surreal memes.
SPREAD
On March 4th, 2016 a photo of meme man
accompanied by a parody of UKIP's Pledge To Britain
was posted to /r/Braveryjerk. As of almost a week later,
the post has over 100 points (99% upvoted). A post to
Tumblr of the character photoshopped to be looking at
the word meme was posted on November 3rd, 2015.
The post has gained over 40 thousand notes.

6. MEME MAN WURDS

ABOUT
ORIGIN
Meme Man Wurds refer to reaction
images featuring Meme Man in which
the character is depicted as being
unjustifiably proud of the action
described above him. The meme will
feature intentionally misspelled words
related to his activity. The trend began
with the 2019 rise of Stonks and has
gone on to spawn many variants,
including Shef, Tehc and Helth.
The trend began with "Stonks." On June 5th, 2017,
Facebook page Special Meme Fresh posted the
image of Meme Man in front of a stock photo
representing the stock market, captioned
"STONKS." The image gained over 3,600 likes and
reactions
SPREAD
Following the surge in popularity of Stonks,
several other characters in a similar vein began
appearing on Reddit.

7. STONKS

Stonks is an intentional misspelling of
the word "stocks" which is often
associated with a surreal meme
featuring the character Meme Man
standing in front of a picture
representing the stock market
followed by the caption "Stonks." The
picture began seeing use as a
reaction image online in jokes about
making poor financial decisions.

8.

TYPES OF STONKS MEMES

9. HELTH

Helth is an intentional misspelling
of the word "health" which is often
associated with a surreal meme
featuring the character Meme
Man in a doctor's lab coat
standing in front of a picture
representing a health monitor. The
image is an edited variation of
Stonks that is used as a reaction
image to joke about making poor
health decisions.

10. EXAMPLES OF MAN WURD MEMES

11. CARTOON MEMES

Spider-Man, Monsters Inc., Monsters University, Spongebob

12. SPIDER-MAN POINTING AT SPIDER-MAN

SPIDER-MAN POINTING AT SPIDERMAN
ORIGIN
ABOUT
Spider-Man Pointing at Spider-Man
refers to an image from the 60's
Spider-Man cartoon episode in
which two people in Spider-Man
costumes are pointing at each
other.
The image comes from episode 19b of the
1967 Spider-Man cartoon, "Double
Identity.“In the episode, a villain attempts to
impersonate the titular hero. The earliest
known use of the two characters dressed as
Spider-Man pointing at each other was an
image macro posted February 5th, 2011 on
Sharenator in a compilation of 60's SpiderMan images.

13. VARIOUS EXAMPLES

14. MIKE WAZOWSKI-SULLEY FACE SWAP

ABOUT
ORIGIN
Mike Wazowski-Sulley Face
Swap refers to an image of
Monsters Inc. character Mike
Wazowski with the face of
character Sulley
photoshopped over his own.
Online, the image gained
popularity as a reaction and
has also been used in ironic
memes.
On July 14th, 2019, Facebook
page Sulley – Core uploaded
a still image from 2002 film
Monsters Inc. in which
characters James P. "Sulley"
Sullivan and Mike Wazowski
are faceswapped. The post
gained over 1,100 likes and
over 6,800 shares in two
months.

15. ORIGINAL AND EDITED IMAGES

16. EXAMPLES

17. PLEASED SULLEY

ABOUT
Pleased Sulley, also known as Sulley Finger
Pinch, is a reaction image macro based on a
scene from the American animated film
Monsters University. The post expresses
approval of the meme's subject
ORIGIN
On June 13th, 2013, the film Monsters University
premiered in the United States. In the film, the
character Sulley attempts to quiet the character
Mike Wazowski (portrayed by John Goodman
and Billy Crystal, respectively) by holding his
hands up to his mouth and pinching his fingers

18. EXAMPLES

19. MOCKING SPONGEBOB

ABOUT
Mocking SpongeBob, also known as Spongemock,
refers to an image macro featuring cartoon
character SpongeBob SquarePants in which
people use a picture of SpongeBob to indicate a
mocking tone towards an opinion or point of view.
ORIGIN
The image of SpongeBob used for this series comes from the episode
of the animated comedy series SpongeBob SquarePants called "Little
Yellow Book," which first aired on November 25th, 2012. In the
episode, Squidward reads SpongeBob's diary, where he discovers
that whenever SpongeBob sees plaid, he acts like a chicken.

20. EXAMPLES

21. CONFUSED MR. KRABS

ABOUT
ORIGIN
Confused Mr. Krabs refers to a
reaction image of the Spongebob
Squarepants character Mr. Krabs
with a confused expression as the
world around him spins. The image
is popular as a companion to jokes
that indicate the poster is
confused.
On February 17, 2001, the Spongebob Squarepants
episode "Patty Hype" premiered in the United States.
In one scene, Mr. Krabs is surrounded by a mob of
angry residents after they experienced unintentional
side affects of Spongebob's invention. As of March
2016, there is no true clip of this episode available
online.
On January 31st, 2016, Twitter user isthatahmed
tweeted an image from the episode with added
motion blur and the caption "When you just wake up
from a nap and your parents already yelling at you".
By March 9th, 2016, the tweet had received 6,352
retweets and 7,370 likes.

22. EXAMPLES

23. EXAMPLES OF GERMAN MEMES

(with translation)

24. EXAMPLES OF GERMAN MEMES

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25. EXAMPLES OF GERMAN MEMES

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26. EXAMPLES OF GERMAN MEMES

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27. TRANSLATION OF GERMAN MEMES

1. My friend: memes in English are funnier. Me: ding dong, your
opinion is wrong
2. My friend: I had a dream where I went on a date with her. My
dream: here is your kid
3. When you said a bad word in the children’s playground and
children started to repeat. Teacher (corrected)
4. Me: puts the batteries in the mouse. Everyone else in the zoo
5. When parents left for the day and you need to cook something for
yourself. “I’m making water”
6. Woman in red: sleep. Man: me. Woman in blue: homework.