Memes: They’re Literally Everything

Midnight Facts for Insomniacs · Jan 7, 2021 · 42m

This episode was a doozy. It turns out there's a ton of hard science behind memes, plus bucketloads of history, and this week's MFFI is packed.

In this episode:

Richard Dawkins and The Selfish Gene

Mimeme/Mimema/Mossy Bugs

Chad, M*A*S*H, and "Kilroy was here"

Frodo Lives!

Andre the Giant has a posse

Mike Godwin

The first digital meme: The emoticon, by Scott E Fahlman

Godwin's Law

Michael Girard and the Dancing Baby meme

Mr. T ate my balls

Deidre LaCarte and The Hamster Dance

The Cuban Boys on the Canadian charts

Harry Whittier Frees and his lolcat postcards

LOLcats rule the 'net…