• ProfessorAdonisCnut [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    Not me, I have pretty much exactly the same half-understanding of memes now as I did of the ones around 15 years ago. AYBABTU, Chuck Norris, Big Chungus and Skibidi all occupy exactly the same conceptual space in my mind.

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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      11 months ago

      yeah I was gonna say, nothing on the internet right now is more inscrutable than the deep tangle of YTMND in-jokes.

    • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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      11 months ago

      As an aside to the topic of this thread, I'm glad Chuck Norris jokes stopped being a thing, which if I remembered correctly was when Norris outed himself as a fundie creationist or something.

      • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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        11 months ago

        He also started playing into the jokes with commercials and guest appearances on talk shows. Nothing kills a good time faster than brands.

        Also you're right. I half remember something that got put up on his website like "You know who's even tougher than me? This guy named Jesus"

      • root_beer@midwest.social
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        11 months ago

        iirc Chuck Norris jokes originated on Something Awful, but as Vin Diesel jokes. Somehow there was some dumbass switcheroo along the way and there we were. I hated it and I’m glad they’re gone, for the same reason you gave.