text; un: ren

[killthepast]

Who is FELICIA? And why do people say goodbye to this person when they aren't even HERE?

[ Please explain your internet memes to Kylo Ren, thanks. You can't see it, but he's VEXED and typing VERY ANGRILY. Thanks a lot, Poe. ]

Comments

text; un: stranger. things

[potentialed]

[ After he finally manages to stop laughing: ]

It's a meme.

[ More or less. ]

[killthepast]

[ So he doesn't know what 'meme' means, but he at least looks it up before responding with WHAT'S A MEME. Okay... It's an idea that infects a culture, like a sickness. Got it... ]

Tell me more about memes.

[ HELP A SPACEBOY OUT. ]

[potentialed]

[ It takes him a minute to decide if this guy is serious or not but then he did make this network post... ]

Usually, it's something (a picture, phrase, joke, etc) people find funny and the more people use it in conversations or responses, the more popular it gets and it just kinda sticks.

At least until the next one comes around. The internet makes it pretty easy for memes to be churned out like hot dogs.

[ That's right. Memes are the hot dogs of the internet. #plumpwhenucookthem ]

[killthepast]

So it's disposable slang. I see.

[ That sounds so pointless and frivolous and-- yeah he's already missing the point of memes. ]

Which ones have endured?

[potentialed]

All slang is disposable, if you get down to it. But people like using it so it sticks around.

[ And now, because he is still a bit of an asshole and the other threads are amusing him immensely:]

"Where's the beef?" is always a good one.

"Debbie does Dallas"

"Oh my god, they killed Kenny!"

"Oh shit, I have a bag of Milkyways!"

and probably the best one, "That's what she said"

[killthepast]

[ Look, that all sounds EQUALLY AS MEANINGLESS AND DUMB as "Bye Felicia" to him. Which means his only takeaway is: ]

Every one of those sayings is idiotic.

[potentialed]

Pretty sure you've said a few idiotic things yourself.

The point is, everyone needs to laugh every now and then. Even if it's over something stupid.

[ #tooreal ]

[killthepast]

[ LIES, HE NEVER--

Okay. Fine. Maybe he has said some idiotic things before. ]

Where I come from, there are better ways to build morale.

[ Which is to say... propaganda and reconditioning. F U N ? ]

[potentialed]

[ Good news, Kyle: everyone has. ]

Do they involve Leeroy?

[killthepast]

NO

[ HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT NO! He'll not have anymore talk of memes. ]

[potentialed]

[ YOU ARE NO FUN AT ALL, KYLE!!! ]

Then those "ways" of yours blow.

[ hdu stop him from completing the best meme of them all ]

[killthepast]

[ HE'S LOADS OF FUN, OKAY?? THE FIRST ORDER IS... FUN.... ]

Why? Because they aren't frivolous?

Who's Leroy?