So, something I noticed ratherly quickly was how many people are using memes I know from 4chan. So I was just curious, are there any cross posters?
Drew
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Oct. 25, 2009 12:22 a.m. Drewsifer New Reader
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Oct. 25, 2009 12:53 a.m. captainzib Reader
I just assumed that 4chan was the origin of all internet memes or that it at least helps them spread like a whore with STDs.
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Oct. 25, 2009 1:09 a.m. VanillaSky Reader
Not on 4chan user, just a meme whore.
/posted by the guy wearing his Three Wolf Moon shirt
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Oct. 25, 2009 5:47 a.m. Apexcarver UltraDork
Not often, but have..
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Oct. 25, 2009 6:41 a.m. DrBoost HalfDork
What the heck is meme and 4chan?
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Oct. 25, 2009 7:16 a.m. TJ HalfDork
DrBoost wrote:
What the heck is meme and 4chan?
What he said.
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Oct. 25, 2009 7:58 a.m. carguy123 Dork
+1
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Oct. 25, 2009 8:27 a.m. maroon92 UberDork
4Chan is the root of all internet evils, I stay as far away from there as I can.
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Oct. 25, 2009 8:29 a.m. Capt Slow Reader
I use reddit fairly frequently. It seems to be the place where people repost all the 4chan memes without all the uh "other" stuff that pops up on 4chan...
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Oct. 25, 2009 9:30 a.m. ReverendDexter HalfDork
Oh, I'll admit, I hit up 4chan from time to time. It's about 80% crap, 10% of the sickest, darkest, most depraved crap on the entirety of the internet, and 10% of the funniest crap you'll ever see. Altogether, it's still 100% crap, hahaha.
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Oct. 25, 2009 9:38 a.m. stuart in mn SuperDork
Can somebody explain what you're talking about?
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Oct. 25, 2009 9:39 a.m. DrBoost HalfDork
Yeah, 4chan is the, uh, bomb dog! And I like how meme actors never talk, they just like, move and stuff. I met 4chans little brother 3chan once and he wasn't nearly as, uh, bombish.
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Oct. 25, 2009 10:23 a.m. ReverendDexter HalfDork
DrBoost wrote:
What the heck is meme and 4chan?
A meme is a repeated concept across the internet. A local-to-GRM meme is "the answer is always Miata".
Some wider-spread memes were Numa-Numa, Tron Guy, All Your Base, The Dramatic Chipmunk, The Hamster Dance. There's TONS of 'em out there.
I guess the best description of 4chan is that it's a forum for posting images. Wikipedia describes it better than I could: Wikipedia - 4chan
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Oct. 25, 2009 12:39 p.m. Drewsifer New Reader
Uh oh, guess not. I don't lurk there either.
Honest
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Oct. 25, 2009 12:53 p.m. alex Dork
ReverendDexter wrote:
DrBoost wrote:
What the heck is meme and 4chan?
A meme is a repeated concept across the internet. A local-to-GRM meme is "the answer is always Miata".
That's sort of an internet-specific description of the term meme, though it is relative to this discussion.
Think of a meme as a societal/cultural phenomenon (such as, on the larger scale, a system of beliefs or technology, down to minutiae like melodies, catch phrases, etc.) viewed through the lens of genetics. A meme's success or failure is a product of natural selection, just like a gene's. For better or worse, it's sort of a way of quantifying culture.
The term was introduced by Richard Dawkins in 1976 (?) in his book 'The Selfish Gene,' but the field of 'memetics' only recently came about.
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Oct. 25, 2009 1:20 p.m. Tetzuoe Reader
4chan is a group of neck-beards who propagate memes and occasionally churn out some funny stuff.
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Oct. 25, 2009 1:27 p.m. Osterkraut Dork
Tetzuoe wrote:
4chan is a group of neck-beards who propagate memes and occasionally churn out some funny stuff.
Bingo. There was a point where it was the epicenter of some serious funny, but now it's mostly just reposts, trolls, and porn spam.
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Oct. 25, 2009 1:30 p.m. Tetzuoe Reader
full disclosure I still chuckle at a good rage thread
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Oct. 25, 2009 1:37 p.m. DirtyBird222 Dork
i thought that there was a "plague" or "virus" killing the b
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Oct. 25, 2009 1:42 p.m. MrJoshua UltraDork
Chans are anonymous image boards. Within about 5 minutes of anything entertaining, sick, newsworthy, cool, etc... hitting the internet it is on the chans. Do not visit if their is anything at all that offends you.
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Oct. 25, 2009 3:39 p.m. ReverendDexter HalfDork
MrJoshua wrote: Do not visit if their is anything at all that offends you.
+Eleventybillion
If there is ANYTHING you find offensive, you'll see it on 4Chan. I'm pretty hard to offend, and I've seen stuff that still bugs me for even existing.
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Oct. 25, 2009 6:00 p.m. therex SuperDork
pool's
closed.
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Oct. 25, 2009 6:05 p.m. maroon92 UberDork
don't hit the fents.
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Oct. 25, 2009 6:45 p.m. gamby UberDork
maroon92 wrote:
4Chan is the root of all internet evils, I stay as far away from there as I can.
Yeah--I just like the funny by-products. I've heard enough stories of stuff like kiddie porn on there to stay way the hell away.
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Oct. 25, 2009 11:05 p.m. Drewsifer New Reader
4chan has its moments. If you venture to some sections you will be shocked. I however stick to /K/ which is Weapons, and /O/ which is Automotive. I avoid everything else. It's a good place to get pictures though.
