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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

Exploring Comedy

People say that dissecting comedy makes things less funny the more you do it. To those people I say, "shut up you are ruining my English project." But I like to ask why something is funny, it helps me appreciate it more. When the joke is fairly obvious, like in this picture, you get an immediate laugh. However, when you see something clever you get enjoyment from getting the joke along with the actual joke. It is rewarding to see something and think 'Hey, that is a joke that some people will not understand, but I do.' I think that you get prolonged enjoyment, because you can go back in your head and recall why it was funny. 

 

I've also noticed that people think you are funnier if you are frequently spewing out little jokes rather than saying really funny things every once in a while. If anyone has noticed, no one really says anything that funny. Sure, it might be funny right off the bat, but in a second you will realize it wasn't that great. In school, I have certainly noticed people trying to make jokes out of everything. It's all hit-or-miss, and mostly miss. But these people are the 'funny' ones, and one out of every 5 things might actually be comical. I like to listen to people and secretly make fun of them in my head. That pretty much consumes my entire day.

Funny Words

I made this Tagxedo to showcase a few words I like to look at or say. Mind you, this probably doesn't even scratch the surface, but here are a few. To see the interactive one, click here: HA!

(Too bad about the size. Blogger has limited selection for displaying images. Just click the link)

Man's Life

This. Is. The. Best. Magazine. Ever. After scanning through several front pages, I noticed a few reoccurring themes. The first one is being attacked by wild animals. The second is escaping from man-hating tribes of scantily clad women. A third is rescuing multitudes of scantily clad women from Nazis and the like. A fourth theme is that not a single women has buttons on her shirts (possibly because they were ripped off by animal attack). And finally I noticed that every animal ever will gang up and kill you on a remote island in the middle of the sea. Also that all women want to have extra-marital sex, and as a man we mustn't condone that behavior.

If they still made this, mark me down as 'subscribed.'

Cancoms

I think it's about time that I introduced Cancoms into this project. Cancoms consists of me, Sam Keefe, and Christin Lane. It's on the YouTube. We are (sort of) a sketch comedy group. To be honest, it's more like 'improv sorta funny three friends,' but I don't think that's a real thing. We basically film things we think are funny, and put them on the internet. Almost all of our ideas start with one of us saying "it would be funny if..." Most of the time it is not funny, but if we laugh hard enough about one idea we try to capture it on camera. But like I said, it is mostly improv. Every few days one of us pipes up with "I have a video idea." I'm pretty sure that our friends think that's all we know how to say.

In the videos I seem to always get cast as the fool, and I make an ass out of myself. Please, look though the rest of our videos. There are maybe 2 where I'm not shouting or peeing my pants. Seriously. But making the videos is usually the most fun, and the bloopers are always far better than the actual video.

We all claim that we are the best people in the group. But obviously I'm the funniest. Christin swears he comes up with all the ideas. I say I come up with all the jokes. We all agree Sam is the worst. I can't decide which videos to put up, so I will put up a smorgasbord of ones that make me laugh.

The Mystery of Gordon:

For anyone who is interested in more, find 'em at Cancoms

Election

With the Canadian election coming up tomorrow, I thought this would be an appropriate post. Guess who I don't want to win? If you guessed Gille Duceppe, you win! Also Harper. Personally, if I were of age, I'd be voting for the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada, Pirate Party of Canada, or the Rhinoceros Party. Obviously these are the only logical parties to elect. Hopefully Canada makes the correct decision. To hell with budgets and the environment. A vote for the Pirate Party is a vote for a party with pirates. At least that is what I assume. A year-round party where everyone dresses like a pirate and does pirate activities. And with the newest Pirates of the Caribbean movie coming to theaters soon, I can only speculate that Johnny Depp will be adopted as our lord and master. So seriously, vote for pirates.

*EDIT: Dang!