This is so good and I have no one to share it with.
I’ve seen this a lot of times, and I still love it. Usually there are some comments asking whats going on, by some people not knowing some layers, but I can’t see one yet. Are we finally arrived to an utopia where everyone knows all refrences? Where is today’s lucky 10000?
Basically it’s the combination of these 2 memes:
- https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/it-was-made-for-me-this-is-my-hole
- https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-square-hole
1st one is from the manga “The Enigma of Amigara Fault”. It’s just 30 pages, you can read it e.g. here, worth it, I’m not a manga fan, but I liked it: https://mangadex.org/title/984b53d5-bd03-474a-aa41-ffae063e058a/the-enigma-of-amigara-fault
I think the “square hole” is one of the funniest video of the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUbIkNUFs-4
Lucky 10000 is from this xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1053/
God I spend too much time on the internet.
Alison also made a compilation of all the tik-toks of people reacting to the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNa-8tFoUxs which I think adds a fair amount of humor (but I’m sure some people will feel this is beeting a dead horse)
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Is there a name for a rememberrey like this, but it is a very specific meme crossover?
Like, a t-shirt with the Mario font but the text is bros before hoes, or something mainstream pumpkin spice like that. That’s a normal crossover.
I only like crossovers when no one else in my life will understand them, whatever you call them.
I also want the description to only be understood by the in group.
Like saying 196 to someone, or reciting the pillars poem, or the 40k mechanius creed.
I enjoyed hearing about meme crossovers in a recurring Reply All segment where they would take a host who didn’t understand a complicated Tweet and break down all the pieces.
Here’s an excerpt that stuck with me:
PJ: Dog underscore rates. Ok. So, there is a–there is a Twitter account, uh, that has over 2 million followers.
ALEX BLUMBERG: Ok.
PJ: And it is devoted to rating peoples’ dogs,
ALEX BLUMBERG: Rating them.
PJ: Yeah. So like, scale of one to ten?
ALEX BLUMBERG: Ohhhh.
PJ: Except they always give them above 10. Like, every single time. Um, can I just show you the best moment in WeRateDogs™’ history? Where a guy got angry, that he thought the ratings system was skewed?
ALEX BLUMBERG: Uh, so, this guy Brant?
PJ: Yeah.
ALEX BLUMBERG: He was like, “@dog_rates You’re rating system sucks! Just change your name to cute dogs!” And then WeRateDogs™ wrote back: “Why are you so mad, Bront?” And then he said, “Well, you give every dog 11s and 12s, it doesn’t even make any sense!” (laughing) That’s a guy who is not in on the joke.
PJ: Yes.
ALEX BLUMBERG: (laughing) And then WeRateDogs™–and then WeRateDogs™ says, “They’re good dogs, Brent.” Brant: “It’s a cheap gimmick!” WeRateDogs™: “Well Brint, (laughing) the people love it and I’m doing it for them, not you.” Uh. Brent: “All I’m saying is you could have real legitimate ratings instead of every just saying (laughing) every dog is a 10, 11, or 12”
PJ: So like, that is basically–that is like a good encapsulation of what is good about this.
ALEX BLUMBERG: (laughing)
PJ: (laughing) Alex Blumberg is losing his mind.
ALEX BLUMBERG: Oh, “They’re good dogs, Brent” is really funny.
Here’s the episode: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/o2ho9j
Miss that show.
Not once did she show us what the “right” way was
