Recently I was reading up on e3, one of the largest video game conventions in the world. While reading, I noticed that several of Gamespot's writers thought that it would be pretty awesome if they were able to discredit themselves from any sort of journalisitc integrity in order to throw in a few of the internet's finest "memes." (The offending article)
You probably know a few memes even if the word is unfamiliar to you, and that is the purpose of this entry. Phrases like "facepalm," "EPIC," and "FAIL" are memes that hail from deep inside the asshole of the internet, and everyone using them hasn't the slightest idea.
It's kind of like that old MTV commercial. There are a group of people at a family dinner, and one of the older ladies says something about her new necklace, referencing it as "bling". Everyone laughs and keeps spouting the word bling, while the kids in the room sort of look at each other like "are you fucking serious?" The commercial concludes with something like the words "R.I.P Bling 1998-2002."
Basically, its like getting a friend request from your mom on Facebook (not that I had a problem with that, I love my mom more than you love yours). It is kind of funny, but at the same time, you can't help escape this feeling that Facebook just got a little less appealing.
Please, for my sake, the next time you want to talk about how funny a RickRoll is, or want to talk about picture from icanhazcheeseburger or FAILBLOG, don't. We'll all be better off. ALSO IF YOU SAY LULZ AND YOU ARE READING THIS I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. STOP.
An excerpt:
References: http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Old_meme and if you have no idea what I'm ranting about: http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Memes
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