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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink27•1 year ago It has been described as “arguably the most loathed Far Side strip ever” Fucking right it is.
minus-square@Cruxifuxlink11•1 year agoHah. Dude made one that was so unfunny that it became funny again. Amazing.
minus-square𝕽𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙linkEnglish2•edit-21 year agoAh yes, the Cow Tool Effect: When a piece of comedy is so unfunny that it becomes an Internet phenomenon or meme as a result.
minus-square@SpaceNoodlelink3•1 year agoAn Internet phenomenon would be a meme by definition. The Cow Tool strip predates the Internet, but was possibly a meme regardless. The Internet just helps memes propagate at warp speed.
minus-square𝕽𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙linkEnglish0•1 year agoI apologize for being too lazy to put "(or meme)” in parentheses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_tools
Fucking right it is.
Hah. Dude made one that was so unfunny that it became funny again. Amazing.
Ah yes, the Cow Tool Effect:
When a piece of comedy is so unfunny that it becomes an Internet phenomenon or meme as a result.
An Internet phenomenon would be a meme by definition.
The Cow Tool strip predates the Internet, but was possibly a meme regardless. The Internet just helps memes propagate at warp speed.
I apologize for being too lazy to put "(or meme)” in parentheses.