{"id":1805,"date":"2010-03-02T12:17:53","date_gmt":"2010-03-02T02:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msnaughty.com\/blog\/?p=1805"},"modified":"2010-03-02T12:17:53","modified_gmt":"2010-03-02T02:17:53","slug":"the-history-of-internet-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msnaughty.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/02\/the-history-of-internet-memes\/","title":{"rendered":"The History Of Internet Memes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blogpics\/orly.jpg\" align=\"left\" alt=\"O Rly?\" \/>So, since I&#8217;m being nostalgic, allow me to introduce you to this amazing timeline: the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dipity.com\/tatercakes\/Internet_Memes\" target=\"blank\">history of internet memes<\/a>. It traces the rise and fall of the various web fads that have kept us amused over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Remember <a href=\"http:\/\/flamesgif.com\/archive\/ate_my_balls\/mr_t.html\" target=\"blank\">Mr T Ate My Balls<\/a>? Or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bertisevil.tv\/index2.htm\" target=\"blank\">Bert Is Evil<\/a>? How about the Dancing Baby or the Hamster Dance or Numa Numa? Badger Badger Badger Badger! Bananaphone! Wharbargl!<\/p>\n<p>And of course, anything is possible at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zombo.com\/\">Zombo.com<\/a> (damn, that site still makes me giggle).<\/p>\n<p>If I needed anything to prove that I&#8217;m getting on a bit, this site is probably it. There&#8217;s part of me thinking: how can you feel nostalgic about the internet? It&#8217;s this bright, shiny new thing where you can&#8230; oh&#8230; yeah. That&#8217;s right.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, since I&#8217;m being nostalgic, allow me to introduce you to this amazing timeline: the history of internet memes. 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