@Alivrah to Showerthoughts • 9 months agoIt's actually wholesome that early internet most famous meme/ viral video is a song about "never giving someone up and never letting them down"message-square75arrow-up1441arrow-down144
arrow-up1397arrow-down1message-squareIt's actually wholesome that early internet most famous meme/ viral video is a song about "never giving someone up and never letting them down"@Alivrah to Showerthoughts • 9 months agomessage-square75
minus-square@Clentlink3•9 months agoYep. Really comes down to how you want to define “internet meme” – memes do not need a visual. One of the oldest memes I can think of is the term spam. It dates back to Usenet.
minus-squareVashtilinkfedilink2•9 months agoIt was, but in its sense of flooding with unwelcome online content, it was a Usenet meme first. Goes back to the green card spammers.
Yep. Really comes down to how you want to define “internet meme” – memes do not need a visual.
One of the oldest memes I can think of is the term spam. It dates back to Usenet.
I thought that was a monty python bit?
It was, but in its sense of flooding with unwelcome online content, it was a Usenet meme first. Goes back to the green card spammers.