Post Grad Problems Blog
4 Great Internet Memes That Were Ruined
1. SomeEcards
This trend started way back late last decade, gaining popularity on Facebook, primarily with girls. I thought they were pretty funny. They depicted early 20th century folk doing different things that 20th century folk might do. Dry, sarcastic and self-loathing, these things went viral and everyone got in on the craze.
Then they started letting people create their own SomeEcards, and idiots got their hands on them. I’m sure you’ve gotten these in your inbox from co-workers, parents and friends. The genesis of the ruined meme usually stems from someone trying to showcase their political or religious beliefs and recklessly using these memes and ruining them for good, fun-loving folks on the internet.
2. Condescending Wonka
Some memes are so great that they flame out quicker than they went viral. Condescending Wonka is a prime example. This meme of a screen cap of Gene Wilder from Charlie and The Chocolate Factory quickly went viral and the snark-fest was on from the moment it hit the net.
Like any fallen meme, these soon turned political and thus, jumped the shark with the greatest of ease. But it wasn’t so much ruined by politics as it was from becoming way too repetitive and predictable.
3. What People Think I Do/What I Really Do
Again, another meme that was great early on before rapidly transforming into another irritating internet nuisance that flooded your Facebook timeline every day for weeks. Like all burnt out memes, this one was pretty damn funny and well executed in the beginning…
And then, it just got repetitive and unfunny.
He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
4. Gangnam Style
File this one away with the Macarena, YMCA and other once awesome stuff that old white people have run into the ground. The most popular video in YouTube history took the world by storm last summer, and I’ll admit it, I liked it. I thought it was a cool video of a funny, chubby Korean dude doing goofy dances to a catchy tune. Next thing I knew, people were treating it like a masterpiece, blasting the song everywhere from sporting events to Saturday Night Live.
The song by Korean (and noted hater of America, the country that made him famous and gave him his MBA http://www.nypost.com/p/
Now every time I hear this song, instead of remembering how goofy that Korean guy was when he was dancing in the video, I will only think of old white people trying to do the Gangnam Style dance at weddings and it ruins my afternoon.
One more note, next time you see someone trying to do the Gangnam Style dance at a wedding, punch them in the face.
The 10 Best Office Related SNL Sketches
Will Ferrell “Mr. Tarkanian”
“Well, I’m a stickler.”
Ed Glosser, Trivial Psychic
“You don’t get it, do you? You’re wasting coffee!”
Nick Burns, Your Company’s Computer Guy
“MOVE!”
Will Ferrell Shows His Patriotism
“Sorry I’m late gang…”
Japanese Office
“It’s funny because it’s racist.”
Board Meeting
“Cut Human Resources.”
Adele Therapy
“Last night I watched the series finale of ‘Friday Night Lights’ and it really messed me up…”
The Richmeister
No quote necessary for this one. Just be glad we were all still in diapers or eating Happy Meals when this classic sketch was undoubtedly being copied in every office building in America.
Tom Brady Teaches Us About Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
“Be handsome. Be attractive. Don’t be unattractive.”
Richard Pryor’s Job Interview
“Dead honky!” Nothing like blatant, over-the-top racism to slate yourself into SNL history.
What Your Boss Is Saying vs. What It Really Means
Really means: “If you can’t get this done, you are literally our worst employee.”
Saying: “Just some constructive criticism here…”
Really means: “I’m trying not to be a dick here…”
Saying: “Let me take a look at it Monday.”
Really means: “I’m busy with other shit.”
Saying: “Need a team effort on this one.”
Really means: “Do your job better or I’m going to get fired.”
Saying: “Put our nose to the grindstone.”
Really means: “Work harder, you goddamn peasants.”
Saying: “At the end of the day…”
Really means: “I’m just saying words that don’t have anything to do with what I’m trying to say.”
Saying: “Let’s try to get on the same page here.”
Really means: “This is an absolute clusterfuck.”
Saying: “Feel free to reach out.”
Really means: “Don’t make me do your job for you.”
Saying: “Don’t sweat it.”
Really means: “I had this job at one point too and was way better at it than you are.”
Saying: “Let’s think outside the box.”
Really means: “Your parents paid tens of thousands of dollars for you to go to college. Use your brain.”
Saying: “Moving forward…”
Really means: “Don’t do what you just did ever again.”
Saying: “Good job today.”
Really means: “God, I hope you’re actually good at this job and don’t make me look bad for hiring you.”
Normal Sunday vs. Sunday Funday
Wake up and drive to the gym. Get in some light cardio before hitting chest, back, and abs.
Wake up and drive to brunch. Get in a Bloody Mary before ordering heavy appetizers and a pitcher of mimosas.
Hit the showers and grab a smoothie. Consider heading to the pool and showing off your recently toned body.
Hit the restroom and break the seal. Consider ordering a round of shots from the bar on your way back to the table to surprise your degenerate friends.
Polish off your smoothie poolside. Check out a group of sunbathing hotties through your mirrored sunglasses.
Polish off your second pitcher of mimosas. Joke about needing to slow down your alcohol intake as you order another.
Complain about tax rates on the phone with your dad. Tell him you’re deciding between purchasing a new vehicle and saving money to buy a home.
Complain that there isn’t enough promiscuous trim at the bar. Consider relocating to a different spot with cheaper drink specials and sluttier waitresses.
Pick up some new towels from Bed Bath & Beyond. Do some spring-cleaning around your apartment.
Pick up a pack of cigarettes from the gas station across the street. High-five your buddy as you strut into Hooters in a near blackout state.
Check out your schedule for the week. Make sure you don’t have any overlapping appointments, and make note of presentations that may require last minute preparations.
Shamelessly check out every single Hooters girl in the joint. Say something obnoxiously awesome to your waitress when she introduces herself: “What’s a babe like you doing in a breastaurant like this?”
Catch a flick in theatres with a group of friends. Allow yourself a box of Milk Duds because you worked out earlier.
Regurgitate all twenty of the Buffalo wings that you inhaled at an alarming rate into the Hooters toilet. Ask your friend what time it is. He checks his watch and jokes: “It’s beer thirty.”
Head home to hang out with your roommates, relax, watch the news, and surf the internet until it’s time for bed.
Stumble into your apartment obnoxiously singing Drake’s “Started From The Bottom.” Tell your roommate to go fuck himself when he asks you to keep it down. Grab a Miller Lite from the fridge and plop down on the couch.
Change into your pajamas and knock out a chapter of the most recent self-help book you’re reading. Double check to make sure your alarm is correctly set, and doze off knowing you’ll get 9 hours of quality sleep.
Pass out on the couch with your full beer in hand.
Wake up feeling refreshed and ready to face the week. Stroll into work with a smile on your face and a positive attitude.
Wake up on the couch in a state of sheer panic fifteen minutes before you're supposed to be in the office. Check your phone and realize it’s dead. Crawl into bed still fully clothed from last night as your anxiety levels start to climax. Email in sick to work, wallow in self loathing, and vow never to participate in Sunday Funday again.