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Comedy: October 06, 2021 Issue [#11014]




 This week: Meme Madness
  Edited by: Lornda Author IconMail Icon
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1. About this Newsletter
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3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

"Memes just show that people are engaged about something. A meme is just a little inside joke for a group of people that care about a certain thing."
~ Anthony Fantano - American Music Critic

"Some people only recognize me for that - ain't you the meme guy?"
~ Nick Young - Former American Professional Basketball Player

"I have a great sense of humor, I mean even when my meme came out I reposted it. I didn't care. I was laughing, too!"
~ Skai Jackson - American Actress



*Camera* Memes are another form of entertainment to make us laugh and have become a worldwide phenomenon.



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         Memes blasted on to the internet scene in 1976 and to this day, there are billions of them for our entertainment. Unfortunately, sixty percent of them are political. I say we band together and change that number to be seventy-five percent cat memes. The one posted above makes me laugh every time I read it. I’m sure we have our favorite memes. Cats, right?

         If you do not know what a meme is, you’ve been missing out on some laughs. The dictionary meaning from Collins Dictionary describes it as an image or video that is spread widely on the internet, often altered by internet users for humorous effect. The word meme comes from the book, ‘The Selfish Gene’ written by, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins where he coined the word meme . He used the word meme to describe an idea, behavior, or style that rapidly spreads from person to person in a culture. Fast forward to now, and memes are a worldwide phenomenon. Search for anything — even memes for the kitchen sink will pop-up.

         There have been popular memes over the years like Success Kid, Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka called, Condescending Wonka, and of course, memes that have their own universe, cats. (You can find some of the above memes here: "Image AlbumOpen in new Window.) Since we’re on the topic of cats, a few years ago, I hosted a Comedy activity, and one of the tasks was to caption a photo in the style of a meme to make me laugh. The results were hilarious. The image I posted back then became a meme, and l had no idea the cat was famous. The cat’s name was Tombili from Istanbul, and people came from all over to snap selfies with him because he was always sat propped up on the sidewalk. He became so famous that when he passed away they made a statue of him for the sidewalk he always lounged on.

         Even though we have our own sense of humor, memes are another avenue to make us laugh. You can even write your own memes to make the whole world laugh. Search for a meme generator and as fast as you can say, ‘I love cat memes’, you’ll have one to share with everyone.

         I’ll leave you with the winners from the comedy activity and a meme challenge for you!


*Camera* This is the photo of Tombili from Istanbul and the caption winners. Keep in mind these were written in 2017:


Presidential candidate contemplating his 2020 campaign platform.
By: Prosperous Snow celebrating Author Icon

And so I said, "For a little catnip I'll let you see my . . . "
By: 🌕 HuntersMoon Author Icon

Trump Wins: America's Fat Cats are on Easy Street.
By: Mitchopolis Author Icon


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Give it try! There's new Trinkets involved. *Smirk*

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*Bullet* Reference: Tombili the sidewalk lounging cat:
https://thisbugslife.com/2018/03/28/tombili/

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Editor's Picks

*Computer* Stories and poems about the Internet!

 
Patently Obvious Open in new Window. [E]
An attempted meeting with a twist.
by Teargen Author Icon


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by A Guest Visitor


 
Letter of Complaint Open in new Window. [E]
The Treachery of Internet Shopping
by PiriPica Author Icon


 The Puppeteer Open in new Window. [13+]
An internet instigator draws purposeful reactions. (Flash Fiction)
by Hyperiongate Author Icon


 The Scrabble Game Open in new Window. [E]
Four days without the Internet
by Bryce Kenn Author Icon


The Blue Screen of Death Open in new Window. [13+]
One careless move & the world suddenly gets much smaller (with creative use of footnotes)
by GeminiGem🐾 Author Icon


 Internet dating Open in new Window. [18+]
The perils of internet dating, that is.
by Northwood Author Icon


Las Vegas or Bust Open in new Window. [18+]
You've heard of the movie "The Hangover" right? This is MY Las Vegas experience.
by ദƖυҽყҽʐ 🤍 Author Icon


Autocorrect Open in new Window. [18+]
The frustration of using new technology - 1st place Humorous Poetry Contest September 2018
by Christopher Roy Denton Author Icon


 Internet Ted Open in new Window. [13+]
A cautionary tale of internet dating: What could be worse than a madman?
by anastasia beyverhausen Author Icon


 
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Ask & Answer

*Questiong* What do you think of Memes? Do you have any favorites?

Be sure to give a meme a try with this challenge:

*Thought2* Feedback from my last newsletter, "Pen a Parody for FunOpen in new Window. : What’s your favorite parody movie, song, or poem? Have you tried to write a parody?

Elfin Dragon-finally published Author Icon : "One of my favorite parodies is a movie called, "Love at First Bite". It stars George Hamilton as Dracula. And my other favorite parody is one you've already listed, "Young Frankenstein."

I've seen "Love at First Bite." It's a funny one, too!


Maryann Author Icon : *Candy4**Candy2* "I loved this newsletter! *Candy4**Candy2*
I'll have to read a few of those parody links which you listed. I had fun in the past, attempting to write parodies. Gosh, you did it now! You made me remember that I was trying to organize my portfolio! LOL. I found one of the parodies which I was looking for - "Story Prompt: Rewrite a fairy taleOpen in new Window.. It wasn't easy to find, as I had to fight zombies along the way "A Good Zombie FrightOpen in new Window., "'My Bad' Zombie PoemsOpen in new Window., but I finally found it under all the rubble. Thanks for the fun and the memories, Lornda!" *Delight*

Lol! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. *Bigsmile* I know I've read some of your bad Zombie poems — they're hilarious. *Laugh* Have fun organizing your portfolio, and thanks for the comments!


Quick-Quill Author Icon : "I watched the 3 pigs — thank you for sharing. I laughed out loud. I posted on my FB writer's page."

Lol! The three pig video was so funny. We have Elfin Dragon-finally published Author Icon to thank for sending in the link for that one. *Bigsmile*


Kenzie Author Icon : "I'm soooo glad you wrote about parody. In today's divisive climate, people sometimes don't get parody. Perhaps if they were exposed to it more often, that would help."

You got it! Thanks for the comments. *Bigsmile*



*Tower* Comments from the Newsfeed. Thanks for all of your answers to the newsletter question. You all listed many of my favorites, and I now have a new ones to watch. *Wink*

bryanmchunter : "Wreck-It Ralph (2012). That movie is essentially a love letter to classic video games, the way Who Framed Roger Rabbit? was to classic cartoon characters, or the Toy Story movies were to toys. The Fix-it Felix Jr. video game was essentially a mix of Donkey Kong, Rampage, and Wrecking Crew., and Wreck-it Ralph was essentially a human version of Donkey Kong."

Andy~hating university Author Icon : "Favourite parody movie is definitely Spaceballs, though any of Mel Brooks films are great.

Favorite parody song is probably Amish Paradise by Weird Al.

I don't really have a favourite parody poem, only because I've only ever read about five or six. Though I do quite like "A Modern Curse" and "Maniac President's Song)."

s Author Icon : "My favourite parody movie is probably The Kentucky Fried Movie. But Robin Hood: Men In Tights, Hot Shots (and Part Deux), Top Secret and Shaun Of The Dead are also really good.

My favourite parody song is tough because 'Weird Al' Yankovic has written so many classics. 'Fat', 'Amish Paradise', 'Smells Like Nirvana', 'White & Nerdy', et al. - so many great ones! So I'm going to go with 'Oedipus Rex' by Ton Lehrer, a parody of film soundtrack songs of the late 50s, early 60s.

And have I written parodies? Had 2 parody versions of 'A Visit From St. Nicholas' published in different places. A parody of 'Deck The Halls' published. Am currently writing a Cthulhu musical, and each song is a parody of a famous song. So, a couple, yeah."

TheCaptain Author Icon : "The best parody is always going to be Galaxy Quest and nothing you say will change my mind."

Bilal Latif Author Icon : "Airplane! is hilarious to this day."

Turkey DrumStik Author Icon : "I've written several holiday song parodies. Maybe one day I'll write some more." *Pointright* "Holiday JinglesOpen in new Window. 18+: How 'bout some different songs this holiday season?

Dave Author Icon : "Check out this parody of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvXxakytq_M

and I have written a few myself, including: "Randolph, the Redneck RingerOpen in new Window. ASR: a little parody "

Cym Wayne Author Icon : "Blazing Saddles"

Adherennium Plotting something Author Icon : "Has to be 'Monty Python's Holy Grail'. I have written a parody of 'The Walrus and the Carpenter'. Mine is called 'The Small Bore and the Harbinger', and is, (I feel), almost as silly as the original."

TheBusmanPoet Author Icon : "I've only written one. Not very good at writing funny poetry. The only one I've written is called "The Beauty That I Behold-The Comedy Side" which is a spoof on the same title of the serious poem "The Beauty I behold."

Mikel Bardsdale Author Icon : "I like humour, but not for its own sake. Also, I've read ‘humourous works' here that kept making fun of fat people. I included my sadness in my review of them anyway. Don't presume I must be fat. I'm not even fleshy enough. Some offend others heavily on TV, radio and social media with their reckless humour."

JCosmos Author Icon : "Hope to finish Middlemarch - part of my goal this year to conquer the George Elliot novels. they are great but too damn long for modern readers."

Anna Marie Carlson Author Icon : "I'm not sure what a parody is; I will have to look it up." And... "I am going to attempt to write a parody. Here it goes: You may look at me and think, Man, is she overweight. I wonder, are they jealous because I'm overweight. Maybe, but I say that it's because I have a lot of love to go around."

keyisfake Author Icon : I like vampire parody. What we do in the Shadows is a good one.
I never wrote one."

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