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35 Memes From “A Forgotten Era Of The Internet” That Are Still Funny And Getting Funnier With Time, Shared By This Twitter Account
The way ancient memes "work" has to do with a repetition of some sort and one's memories, similarly to Andy Warhol's art, where the artist shows very familiar daily objects, such as Brillo boxes or Campbell's soup cans, in a new - unexpected - gallery environment and makes people look at these daily objects from a different perspective. Similarly, the scent sparked by 'ancient memes' can blend nostalgia, familiarity, just lightheartedness, and... sheer fun!
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The “Ancient Memes” page has 1.1 million Twitter followers and is a dedicated hub for "memes and posts from the forgotten era of the internet."
For one to participate in the ancient history and the not-so-ancient history of internet memes—i.e. by checking out posts by ‘Ancient Memes’—they can (for the most part) simply relax and have a good laugh about the content, which varies from the iconic facial expression of Jordan Belfort's character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the Wolf of Wall Street to the era of the good old Nokia 3310.
The term "meme" - contrary to what one limiting the term to the rise of social media only might think - was made for broader use. Way back in 1976, Richard Dawkins coined the term "meme" to describe an idea, behavior, or style - some theme, that spreads between people by different means of imitation - writing, speech, gestures, and rituals, among others. He derived the term by shortening the Ancient Greek word "mimeme", which means an imitated thing.
The Greek root of the word "meme" was also used by R. W. Semon, who was studying memory and emphasized its retrieval element. He was writing about "mnemes", deriving the term from the word "Mneme" - which means the Greek muse of memory. In Ancient Greek mythology, Mneme was one of nine Olympian muses - daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne - the goddess of memory. R. W. Semon was arguing in his study that memes, similarly to genes in biology, evolve via natural selection - the more useful ones live on, while the less successful ones die out.
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Ames A 2 years ago
I can answer this one! Plastic recorders are pretty cheap for schools, usually easy to physically play for children because of the small holes, and help kids learn some basic note-reading (EGBDF, FACE) Unfortunately, unless you are a professional recorderer (recorder-ist?) they typically sound real, real bad.
Performingyak 2 years ago
If taught properly also teaches control, finger dexterity, aural skills. The note reading and memorisation teaches intervals, and all music has a relation to mathematics.
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A Wild Bean 2 years ago (edited)
It's been YEARS and I can still play it... I can't remember what someone just told me, but I can remember Hot Cross Buns 🥲
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David H 2 years ago
because the govt required "arts" classes, which music counted, and this was literally the cheapest option
PHOENIX 2 years ago
Also, one can easily play the recorder compared to other instruments such as a flute because of the required air amounts. Thanks to that, recorder is easier to pick up. It can also help transition into other instruments especially woodwinds. This also probably gives kids experience with a pitched instrument where you have to use air. That is just my theory.🤷🏻♀️
Load More Replies... Cate 2 years ago
I still play the recorder, but a wooden version. Honestly, our recorder group won prizes. We played Mozart and Handel. It was the greatest thing for learning musical notation. Helped with my maths oddly. Cornwall. Mid 1960s to 1970s. Was so disappointed that recorder groups are no longer a thing!
Just me, myself, and I 2 years ago
I have a wooden alto and I still love it 40 years after buying it!
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Char Panda 2 years ago
You never know when you are going to need a rousing rendition of Hot Cross Buns.
JB 2 years ago
I'm sorry us teachers tried to expose you to music and develop parts of your brain to make you a better thinking and well-rounded individual. Maybe we should leave you wallowing in the depths of your own ignorance, but until stupidity is legally mandated - and even after then - Imma keep trying.
Jp@nda 2 years ago (edited)
They hurt like hell to get whipped in the arm with by your jerk older sister who never let you try it even though it just sat at the bottom of her closet for years. You suck Bri! Edit for spelling
Bill Marsano 2 years ago
Well, if you were lucky it would have pointed you in the direction of appreciating music, greatest of the creative arts, the one that inspires joy or powerful emotions in people all over the world without regard to language, ethnicity, religious persuasion or social or financial status, and provides a lifetime of pleasure and solace. Apparently you were UNlucky.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
Any sort of musical education helps one develop into a well-rounded person, and would be replaced by more complicated instruments as students got older. Recorders were inexpensive and easy to teach, thus making it easier to spread that ability/appreciation with more students, and younger students.
Susan Teter 2 years ago
It's math. It shows you how fast you have to run to avoid an a*s whooping from your parents when you start playing it
Diana Peterson 2 years ago
It taught you to read notes in a measure of music. Like riding a bike, this skill will stay with you forever.
Chaotic Neighborhood Yeetlord 2 years ago
My school made us play recorder..now they do ukulele apparently
Niall Mac Iomera 2 years ago
Because it teaches you reading skills, abstract thinking, fine motor skills, pitch recognition, timing, teamwork...
The Darkest Timeline 2 years ago
Let’s hear how they should have taught third graders how to do taxes instead of the recorder 🙄
Courtney Christelle 2 years ago
I think picking the sh*ttest sounding instrument put a lot of kids off from learning music.
The Scout 2 years ago
I was in the dire situation that I had to learn the recorder as an adult for a project - just to discover that EVERY SINGLE BEGINNER'S BOOK on the subject seems to have been written for children aged 5-6. It took me ages to find one without any cute bunnies and teddybear faces.
winterknights 2 years ago
After learning it, you found out that you're not intrested playing the flute...kinda edu ;-)
Billy Harrelson 2 years ago
That's the funniest thing. When I was in school, we never once had to learn this. We had actual music class where we were taught all this. Years later my nieces are in the same schools and one day I hear the sound of dying geese. Thankfully I believe my son is having to avoid all this and he's in the same school system I was as well.
Ashley Conover 2 years ago
Trying to teach kids different things such as the arts, which this is. It would be boring if you didn't have multiple ways of learning.
However, the term "meme" can be narrowed down to "internet meme", the term proposed by Mike Godwin in 1993, which means a "meme" spread via the internet. Internet memes can take the form of images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.
As noted in a BBC article, the functioning of internet memes is similar to the one of language - it goes beyond light entertainment by constructing collective identities between people, serving as tools for self-expression, connection, and social influence. Internet memes "are one of the clearest manifestations of the fact there is such a thing as digital culture," says Paolo Gerbaudo, director of the Centre for Digital Culture at Kings College London.
The question might be asked, what are the factors that make a meme go viral? It can be argued that the quality of the meme's content or its perceived truthfulness is important for the meme's prevalence. However, the importance of the emotional appeal of a meme has been discussed in various studies.
The ability of a meme to arouse a strong emotional reaction was shown to be one of the main factors contributing to its popularity. The study of emotional selection in memes, studying the impact of disgust on memes' popularity, showed that people were more likely to pass along stories that evoked stronger disgust. The stronger the emotional reaction, in this case, disgust, the more willing people were to share it.
A similar empirical study has shown that the participants of the experiment were likely to share the content that evoked a strong emotional response - funny, angering, or disgusting videos were among the most shared. However, the strong negative emotion-generating content was likely to be shared only when the source of the video was not related to the person sharing it. Lastly, people usually share various content with people who are close to them, which is one of the reasons why it is more common to share memes that evoke positive emotional reactions.
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Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
I did it but it came up under my diaphragm and knocked my breath out. Almost drowned in 5 feet of water!
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Klondike Penguin 2 years ago
True story: “Wake Me Up When September Ends” is based on a tragic personal event in the life of Green Day’s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. His father died of cancer in September of 1982, when Billie Joe was 10 years old. When he got home from the funeral, he went into his room and cried. Even to this day, this song is therapeutic for the lead singer, but still hard to sing given the true meaning behind it.
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Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
Anyone born 2000 and after is practically a baby in my mind lol. Can't help it
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SheamusFanFrom1987 2 years ago (edited)
I have been the Dragonborn (Skyrim), I have been the Ashen One (Dark Souls), I have been the Hunter (Monster Hunter) among many things. March with me, Pandas, to the glorious mead hall of Sovngarde! XP
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RagDollLali 2 years ago
Nothing hits when you're sad as a kid quite like being called baby by a sweet older woman with a genuine smile. Actually, I think that could apply to sad adults too.
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Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
Nah, more like laying in bed, getting a short heart attack when all the noise starts, then going back to sleep
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censorshipsucks 2 years ago
dude these aren't that old... ffs where did I leave my zimmerframe now?
boredkoala 2 years ago
Am I the only one who came here looking for All Your Base and Muffin Films? 😑
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
dude these aren't that old... ffs where did I leave my zimmerframe now?
boredkoala 2 years ago
Am I the only one who came here looking for All Your Base and Muffin Films? 😑
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