Conclusion I Guess

I am supposed to write a conclusion, but I don't want to. As a side note, if you are reading this first, you are doing it wrong. Scroll down to the very bottom. I would like to continue posting the things I find that are funny so other people can laugh at them, or I can find them and laugh at them when I inevitably forget them. I should say that throughout this project, I had a lot of fun, and this was probably the best time I've had doing a project. I've learned that some things are funny, and that most things aren't. I like things that are funny because I like to laugh. It's hard to tell why something is funny, only that it is, or isn't. I'm sure some people will think half the stuff I post is mindless blabbering, or some kid trying to be funny. Well, shut up you guys. This is my blog, and you can't make me do anything I don't want to. But I would like to continue this for fun anyway. I hope you have laughed at least once, because I certainly have.

Lame Pun Coon

Phone Company Troll

I know that people hate telemarketing, I think it is stupid, so it's nice to see people getting back at them. This picture is too long, so I will just like it here. This picture depicts one man fighting an insurmountable enemy, AT&T, and winning. Really, it is worth the read.

The Ginger Hulk

Even though Jimmy Fallon took over Late Night, Conan O'Brien refused to give up on late night TV. He started his own show called Conan, where he is the host and co-hosted by his ever present side-kick Andy Richter. Conan has a different style of comedy, using his awkwardness to his advantage. As I mentioned earlier, I like awkward people.

In this video, however long, it give you a very good look at his style and how he presents joke. Also he mentions Nova Scotia, so I thought it was cool.

Late Night Comedy

I am a night dweller. I often stay up late, and as such, I need something to occupy my time. This is where late night talk shows come in. My favorite late night show is Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He has a comedy taste similar to mine, I like to think, and he has an excellent team of writers. His comedy style is random and surprising, and is showcased in many of his sketches. Some of my favorite sketches are Name That Guy, Put It In Reverse, and Competitive Spit Takes. Jimmy Fallon replaced Conan O'Brien on the show in a controversial deal with NBC, but I think Jimmy is a more appropriate fit.

Name That Guy part 1

Part 2

Put It In Reverse part 1

Part 2

Competitive Spit-takes part 1

part 2

And now you know why I watch Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Nyan Cat Update

Is it bad that I've watched the endless nyan cat for 70 minutes straight? That seems like a bad thing. I going to assume it's a good thing, and feel like I've accomplished something. Yes, that's what I'll do. I want some buttered toast...

Funny Animals

I'm not sure if you know this, but youtube has like 10 000 billion videos of "cute 'n funny" animals. They get millions of views and countless middle aged women swooning over the kitten's little button nosie-wosie. So needless to say, I usually stay away from that sort of crap. However, animals ruining people's day is something I would like to watch. So when I stumbled upon this gem, I had a chuckle.

I am not a dog owner, but that is one I might consider keeping so I can sic it on my sister. This is funny because not only does the dog make the guy fall over and spill food all over, the dog also eats the food. Clever girl.

Foreshadowing

This week we are doing poetry in English. 

What?

A plague has been, for lack of better words, plaguing my school. This disease goes by the name of Chicken Butt. First off, it is so stupid. Secondly, it is soooooo stupid. The object, I guess, is to get someone to say "What." You then proceed to say "Chicken butt," and pee yourself laughing. That's it. After a quick Google, I have found an Urban Dictionary post about it. 

"A win or lose game. The questioner tries to catch the questionee off guard by asking "Guess what?" as if they really have news. A: Guess What? B: What? A: Chicken Butt! In the above scenario person A wins the game, had person B said Chicken Butt in response they would have won the game and person A loses." Now, if you asked me why this was funny, I wouldn't be able to tell you. I have noticed that males are the ones playing this so called game, and the females roll their eyes at the males. I have to agree with the females on this one. I have been trying to think of a defense against this virus, and I have come up with two scenarios.  1. You know the person wants you to say "what?" In this instance, you crush their dreams by skirting around the word what. You can say things like "What is it?," "I don't know," or my personal favorite, "You are an idiot." 2. This is the worst case scenario. In this one, you have fallen for their trap, and said what. You must wait for the inevitable chicken butt. Now you must act quickly, as you only get one chance. You have two options. The first is playing dumb. You say "huh?" or "I don't get it." This forces them to explain the game to you, because otherwise you would think they got a concussion, and that they want to laugh at you for messing up instead of not knowing what they are talking about. If you can get them to start explaining, try to drag it out for as long as possible. The longer you do, the more you win. For extra win, explain what you are doing to them at the end and relish in their anguish. The second option is to say "You are an idiot."  If you follow these simple tips, you will survive this outbreak.

Nyan Cat

Currently there is a phenomenon amongst the internetz called "Nyan Cat." Nyan cat looks like a poptart with a cat head, legs, and a tail, with a rainbow that follows it. The cat runs, usually in space, for indefinite amounts of time with a catchy/very irritating song in the background. Yea, I know, the internet community is messed up in the head. Well, like always, people try and incorporate the newest thing into everything else. I thought this video was pretty funny, because Star Wars is my favorite.

If you found something strangely appealing or addicting about Nyan Cat, you can watch a non-stop Nyan Cat here. I have say, this makes homework a lot easier. I don't know why, but it's almost magic. Maybe you just want it to stop, I don't know. However, people say that in the HTML code of the website, if you listen for a certain amount of time, something is supposed to happen. I don't know what, but one day I might try and find out. Dear lord, what have I become.

Pranks

Right along with that last video, I think pranks are hilarious. Over the years, I have seen many prank videos. People putting saran wrap over doorways and watch people slam their face into it, pouring water on someone and then dumping ashes on them, a little boy scaring his pregnant mother and her water breaking. Seriously. Here is the link if you really want. It is sooooo funny, however gross it is. I guess I should say WARNING: THAT LINK IS SUPER GROSS AND NOT TO BE WATCHED BY THE FEINT OF HEART OR SOMEONE AT WORK. 

But nothing tops this prank video.

This would give me a heart attack.

Panic Face King

Very early on in the blog, I mentioned I laugh at people sneezing. Well, I also laugh at people's faces when they make a surprised or panicked face. Right at their face. About a year ago, I found a Japanese game show (of course) where they put people in terrify, albeit fake, situations and laugh at their face. Here is the video I found.

This makes me laugh every time. People may say "That's terrible / a sin, how can you laugh at that / why is that funny? That poor man must have been scared for his life / traumatized over that. You are a horrible person / mean hearted." But those people are party poopers / sticks in the mud. Sure it would suck if that was you, but it's not, so it's perfectly fine to laugh right at their horrified face. Here, laugh away.

Awkward...Er...Ness

I think awkwardness is hilarious. I don't know where it comes from, and I don't know why it exists, but I love it. I'm pretty sure I can't feel awkward, but boy can I ever tell if someone else is. I've been in situations where I know that I probably look awkward, and people feel awkward that I'm being awkward, and that it is awkward that they've created an awkward situation, but I don't get it. I don't think something can be awkward unless you think it is. Things can be stupid, embarrassing, or silly, but I don't think anything should be awkward. I don't believe in it, and I have a special place in the disliking area of my brain for people who shout out "That's so awkward" in order to try and de-awkward a situation. If no one said "Oh my god! This is so awkward right now you guys, like oh my god!" then it wouldn't be. A good example would be in a class setting. The class goes silent at random, and someone will feel compelled to inform everyone that they are in an awkward situation.

But this brings me onto a different kind of awkwardness. People awkward. Someone can be naturally awkward and they can't do anything about it. This is the best kind of awkward, one that I actually enjoy. These are the people that walk into a room, and swivel around and exit quickly. The people that take off their backpacks and rummage through them in the middle of a hall, or even more awkwardly, they take it off and scuttle to a corner to do their rummaging. Or the people that don't know how to walk in crowds, or when to stop and when to drive in a car. I've made friends with many awkward people, and I won't say any names, but Sean is really awkward. It's the funniest.

And Now For Something Completely Different

The problem with being funny is that no one takes you seriously. I have this problem. What worsens it is that I also look funny. So when I am making a serious face, people assume I am making some kind of joke with my face. A face-joke. It's like the boy who cried wolf, but instead of wolf he cried 'knock-knock' and said something stupid like 'me, let me in' after they said who's there. Another problem is that I am never serious. That could be why no one takes me seriously. 

The other thing is that people expect you to be funny. If anyone ever says "Tell me a joke," the other person dies inside because they don't know any jokes. If anyone actually tells you a joke, and it's funny, then you know they definitely prepared for this situation beforehand. I hate myself for doing this, but here is a joke from the top of my head. It will be bad. 

What did they call The Fonz's signature punch? The Ehhh-maker.

Yes, now you may proceed to punch me in the face. Maybe you can use the Ehhh-maker. (for anyone slow, a haymaker is a kind of punch)

Enough With The Memes

I have grown tired of posting about memes, and I could never hope to even scratch the surface on the amount of memes there are. To give you an idea, there is a site called knowyourmeme.com. This site catalogs all the memes it can find, and "confirms" a meme if they consider it a meme. The site is basically a meme library. Well, they have 45 pages, with 20 memes to a page of confirmed memes. For everyone who is lazy, (me), that's 900 confirmed memes. And since I am so lazy, I will not be making 900 posts. This will be my final official meme post, but ill put up some really funny ones if I see them. Here are a few as a final goodbye. 

 

 

LOLgraph

Technologically Impaired Duck

Anti-Joke Chicken

Rage Guy

I hope you have enjoyed this small piece of the Meme culture. Most of them are dumb.

Katryna

Callum has a lady friend that he has convinced that I want to kill her. So, I sent her this video to proclaim my innocence.

Problem solved.

Philosophy Is Raptors

A personal favorite meme of mine is the Philosoraptor. The Philosoraptor is a gentile creature, one that ponders the ways of life, the unanswerable questions and everything in between. 

Literal Trailers

And now, a short break from memes. While browsing the internet, I stumbled across a youtube channel with very some funny videos. These videos are trailers to movies or video games, except the person has dubbed over them saying the events that are currently happening. It probably sounds less funny than it is, so here is one of the videos

This is the first video that I ran across of his, and after further review, I like it. In fact, I liked it so much that I went through and found 2 others that I liked. I may have a more intimate relationship with this trailer, because I have played that game and I get any references made that someone who hasn't experienced the game wouldn't get. 

I think this one is funnier than the last one. My favorite part was the "Hagrid's hungry." (Also, just in case anyone isn't aware, NigaHiga is a youtube personality, not some secret racism)

Using proper showmanship, I leave the best for last. The best in my opinion. And my opinion is the correct one. Anything to do with ninjas is funny, and singing is usually funny, especially if it is falsetto-like.

Dos Equis

Meme creators always want to get the maximum value for their ideas, so they love to splice memes together. Even though the Most Interesting Man in the World meme is not as widely recognized as its counter-parts, I really like it. The Dos Equis ad campaign was very successful, and I really liked the character. It will not be the highlight of the meme world, and may eventually die off, but it will always have a place in my heart <3

It's A Trap!

My last post secretly had 2 (or more, I can't keep track of them all) memes hidden inside. The first one is 'The Game,' which you just lost by the way. This meme also falls into the Troll category. I don't know where the game started, but I found out about it by reading some scrawled messages on a cabin wall at camp. The point of the game is to not remember that you are playing the game. If you remember that you are playing, you must audibly call out "I lost." In turn, anyone around you playing the game will recall the game, and lose, creating a chain reaction. If one person loses, everyone close to them does as well. After you have lost the game, you get a 1 hour reset period where you cannot lose again, to help you forget you are playing the game. Once you start playing the game, you can't stop. A troll with often say "the game" to prompt everyone playing to lose. These people are no fun.

The second meme is "It's A Trap." This meme comes from Star Wars, when General Ackbar exclaims the phrase.

This line has become immortalized in the minds of internet users forever. I don't know who decided it was funny, but it is. People most often use the phrase in the iconic format (called an image macro) for picture memes. (Text top center, text bottom center) Here are a few I like:

Never Gonna Give You Up

The first meme I became aware of was called the "Rick Roll." This meme falls into the 'Troll' category. Whenever possible, you try directing someone to this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0. It leads you to this video:
This is meant to frustrate the intended target, because you have led them somewhere that is meant to frustrate someone who clicks the link. This video has nearly 49,000,000 views, which is mind boggling. The Rick Roll originated from the Duck Roll, which was a picture of a toy duck with wheels. Rick Roll caught on, and replaced the Duck Roll. Getting Rick Rolled has become infamous on the internet, and to someone in the 'know' clicking any link can be a trap! I have been Rick Roll'd many times, and it brings great pleasure to the troll if you do.

Also I totally just Rick Roll'd you.

The Driving Force

I have been waiting for this section for a long time. Allow me to introduce you to:

MEMES

(Pronounced 'meem'; rhymes with seem.)

 If the internet was band, memes would be the singer/guitarist. If it were a movie, memes would be the main character that dies at the end, forcing you to tears. If the internet were a country, memes would the president or dictator, depending on how you look at it. But, I think you get the point. Earlier I talked about inside jokes. Well, memes are the inside jokes of the internet. This is a massive topic, so I will be covering it over multiple posts.

A meme is defined as: "An idea, belief or belief system, or pattern of behavior that spreads throughout a culture either vertically by cultural inheritance (as by parents to children) or horizontally by cultural acquisition (as by peers, information media, and entertainment media)." (Thank you Urban Dictionary). Now, don't get that definition wrong, it sounds way to professional for what memes actually are.

The word meme was first coined in Richard Dawkin's book The Selfish Gene in 1976. The first recorded meme was :-) in the early 1980's and boy have they evolved since.

Slang To The Max

In my previous post, I mentioned Urban Dictionary. This is the place that all the 'kids these days' make up funny sayings to frustrate parents and elderly people. It acts as a dictionary, yet it is completely user input. This means that if you and your friends have a hilarious joke or slang word, you can immortalize it forever by defining it on this site. This leads to some terrible entries (sort of like this blog) but don't fret! You can vote an answer you like more up, and ones you don't down. Judging on how smart people are, this will always, always, lead to the best and funniest definition. However, this is no substitute for a real dictionary. Most common words have secret urban dictionary meanings as well. For example, the word find. Yeah, most of the definitions are either related to sex, trends, or memes.

Here are a few definitions I like: Canada, the definition of Urban Dictionary and saving the best for last, Mathew. (<--- adult content)

Inside Man

People love inside jokes. However, inside jokes are not actually jokes. They are usually moments that something funny happened. They should be called insider moments. "Pretty Bison" is not a joke. You might think that the word bison is funny, and it is really really funny, but it is still not a joke. Urban Dictionary defines and inside joke as "An inside joke is a joke formed between two or more people that no one other than those few people will ever understand until you explain it to them. And even when you do explain it to them, they may get the joke but may not find it even remotely amusing. People generally find inside jokes annoying, as the joke makes absolutely no sense on its own in any context. I find that most of the stupidest ones that have been formed by own group were formed by accident. Perhaps that is why most of them make absolutely no sense" (http://bit.ly/knD6xB) This is my exact feeling.

It's like telling secrets, it's not nice unless everyone knows what you are talking about. Or whatever that saying is. I admit to having inside jokes (and OH MAN are they funny) but I don't flaunt them willy-nilly. You have to inside joke in the right environment, namely among friends. This is what inside jokes are like if you aren't 'in:'