Since all of our visitors should be acquainted with rapper Xzibit, we won’t explain who he is. However, if you’re not big on keeping up with Richard Dawkins–like we aren’t–then you might be asking yourself, “What the hell is a meme?” Well, Wikipedia to the rescue folks:
A meme (pronounced /miːm/ – like theme), a postulated unit or element of cultural ideas, symbols or practices, gets transmitted from one mind to another through speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena. (The etymology of the term relates to the Greek word mimema for “something imitated”.) Supporters of the concept of memes believe that they act as cultural analogues to genes, in that they self-replicate and respond to selective pressures. Memeticists have not definitively empirically proven the existence of discrete memes or their proposed mechanism; they do not form part of the consensus of mainstream social sciences. Meme theory therefore lacks the same degree of influence granted to its counterpart and inspiration, genetics.
Richard Dawkins first introduced the word in The Selfish Gene (1976) to discuss evolutionary principles in explaining the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. He gave as examples melodies, catch-phrases, and beliefs (notably religious belief), clothing/fashion, and the technology of building arches.
It seems the use of the word meme has become quite popular on the Internet. We really could care less, but what’s done is done.
At any rate, we noticed this trend of Xzibit photoshopped photos that are still popular and we find them hilarious. Some might border on obnoxious, but hey, for every joke there are going to be some people who get offended by it.
The last one delighted me.
The last one is priceless!
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I dont understand the 2nd to last 1,
Love the last 1, so simple but so funny :D
Because Macintosh Computers are for people that don't know how to use a computer. So This 'type' of person would need a 'dumbed down version' of an automobile.
its because macs have 1 mouse button
wouldn't you say that's because they're over-simplified though?
i like the reservations..funny but i understood it the first time i read it and it seems to me its the only one that made perfect sense.
hah, some good ones there, one of my favourites below though :D
http://img.skitch.com/20090511-kwqq9qhwg71rw443a3…
Haha I love the last one, he has such a triumphant look on his face. Plus its just brilliant.
They forgot the one where x to da z was having a staring contest with House. That one is great.
There are hundreds more of these things!
http://yoyodawgdawg.com/
that last one made me crack up
Very funny, love this stuff!
wut the fuck?
so much negativity buddy. calm yoself.