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Cultural History of the Internet

Cultural History of the Internet

a course at Johns Hopkins University

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Category: Memes

December 9, 2020 Memes / Uncategorized

The Distracted Boyfriend

The “Distracted Boyfriend” meme became an internet sensation in 2017, with anybody having a social media account probably seeing it

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November 17, 2020 Memes

The Most Interesting Man in the World

In 2006, Dos Equis began its most famous ad campaign of all time. The campaign was centered around Jonathan Goldsmith

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November 16, 2020 Memes

Why You Always Crying?

Michael Jordan is one of, if not the greatest basketball player to ever walk this earth, but his play isn’t

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November 16, 2020 Memes

Roundabout

“To be continued” became a popular video meme format after the airing of the first season of the Jojo’s Bizarre

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November 16, 2020 Memes

Billy, it’s time you learn about SrGrafo

“Billy, it’s time you learn about money” is a meme which started as a template created by SrGrafo, a redditor

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November 16, 2020 Memes

PogChamp: The Culture of Twitch Chat

Twitch is a live streaming platform founded in 2011 by creators Justin Kan and Emmett Shear. Since its inception as

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November 16, 2020 Memes

Hide the Pain Harold and the Universality of Suppressing Emotions

In 2010, András Arató, an electrical engineer from Hungary, decided to model for a stock images photo shoot after he

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November 15, 2020 Memes

Saul Goodman: Fictional Lawyer Turned Meme

Saul Goodman has been the face of bad lawyers for years. With his debut as the seedy lawyer for Breaking

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November 15, 2020 Memes / Uncategorized

But Really Though, Is Glinda a Witch or a Princess?

On April 3rd, 2018, Austin Parrish uploaded his first and soon to be most popular video. In this short 27

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November 14, 2020 Memes

Alignment Charts: chaotic evil or lawfully good?

The alignment chart originated in 1974 from the popular game Dungeons and Dragons. In the game, characters customize a character

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