MeOUCH!

This meme was called Bonsai Kittens. It started off with some pictures that some IT kid made from MIT. The pictures showed a kitten being crammed into a glass jar. The final image was then photoshopped to look like the kitten was bottled and had taken the shape of the jar. It was all a hoax of course. The idea actually came from the practice of growing watermelons in boxes so that they take the shape of a square when they are done. I actually thought the picture of this was cooler than the kittens in the jars, which are fake.
Naturally though the animal rights people started calling. A number of them I'm sure thought this was all real, and even if they didn't they were still pissed. The FBI eventually came in to investigate the Creator of the meme. It seems OL' Bill Clinton had passed a law that said any form or threat of animal cruelty would be a federal matter. Check the pictures out. Enjoy

I've got a Green Thumb,
Dustin Jack

Play that Funky Music Mario!

So there are these self made videos out there of Super Mario World levels being played. There is a twist however. They are called Automatic Mario videos where fans have created their own levels using some kind of emulator technology. Mario is basically whipping through these crazy levels just barley avoiding dying. The videos are set to all kinds of crazy music. The music for the first video matches the sound effects from the game. In fact the creator of this fist video matched a Mario level to a song that's over 11 minutes. To each his own I guess.
To say the least though they are entertaining as hell. Well at least up till the first 5 minutes. 11 minutes is a bit long. But I do thing its worth checking out. I guess they hit the scene in 2007 and peaked around 2008 according to knowyourmeme.com.
I inserted the video below (finally figured out how). Take a look or hit up the link to see a bunch more.

Power Up Gamers,

Dustin Jack

Like happy birthday man...

So in February this dude posts a picture of his dog (Riley) sitting at a table with a dog birthday cake. The dog is a white poodle type dog mixed with something else. Anyway the dog looks pretty nutz. Its eyes are like slits and really look human. Its actually kind of creepy, but what made it famous was the fact that the dog looked stone. His buddy saw his picture on facebook and uploaded it to a site called Reddit where you can commented on things like posted pictures. It was a huge hit and generated over 700 posts instantly. Below is what a few people were saying...

ajprax: Looks really baked.
Shaper_pmp: I suspect his paws are huuuuuuuuge.
Majupra: “Duuude. This cake is so… … …duuude.”
AnnArchist: he got high as fuck
skizmo: How high is that ?
texpundit: Exactly one fuck high.

The owner of the dog, Maureen Ravelo, actually went onto the Today Show to set the record straight and stated that the dog was actually not high. As you can imagine, everybody soon after that started photoshoping the crap out of it. Check out the link

You can have ur cake and eat it too,
Dustin Jack

Tear A Rug Lil Man.

I actually saw this video on some tv comedy show a while back. I didn't know it had become such a huge hit on-line. Basically the store is that there is this little Indian actor named Thavakalai, or also known affectionately as "King Kong". The actor is a breaking dancing to Madonna's 1983 hit "Holiday". The script goes as such:

Mother: Hey, hey. What’s with the party early in the morning. Everyone go away, shoo, shoo. (Speaking to Rajinikanth, who’s lying on the cot) Why not take some rest, dear.
Rajinikanth: OK, Mom (lights up a cigarette as she walks away).
Thavakalai: Dude, give me a cigarette.
Rajinikanth: Hey! Kids shouldn’t smoke.
Thavakalai: Buddy, I’m ten years older than you. Give it to me I say.
Rajinikanth: And if I don’t?
Thavakalai: I’ll skin you alive.
Rajinikanth: Here you go.

The video itself is great and hilarious. Its kinda odd as well. As you can image a bunch of people made spoofs about it as well which are all pretty good. Check out the link, and watch the original. If you scroll down you can catch the one by SNL.

Put your dancing shoes on,

Dustin Jack

What up Snicks.

The meme I did today is another photoshop born meme. Its the SnookiShip 2010. The actualy images people make arn't really all that exciting in themselves. But the idea behind Snooki is. Snooki was member from MTVs Jersey Shore. If you had a television this winter chances are you know at least half of the cast. The show is about a group of young east coast Italian Americans who move into a beach house on the Jersey Shore. They live there for a summer and basically talk about what it means to be a "guido" and party their asses off.
One memeber in particular became the most popular. Her name was Snooki. She was a short overly tan girl who had a really interesting outlook on life. She often was over emotional and was just looking for a guy to make out with. She was also punched in the face by a frat guy in one episode (note: I don't condone that). But the point is she really blew up in the popular culuture after that. Thats what inspired people to start photoshopping her in all kinds of crazy pictures. Anyway the point is, the reign of Snooki isn't over yet.

Dustin Jack

Yo Homes, You Cool?

This has also been a popular meme as it has appeared on the home page for a long time. Its called playing dead. The origin started in Korea mostly. The idea was to take pictures of yourself playing dead or pretending to be dead. I guess it started in a manga comic book where a little boy would play dead when his mother got home.

Anyway this was a big deal online in Asia in 2003. In fact they seem to be much better at doing it then most westerners. Which apparently is cool? There are alot of pictures out there with people acting dead. A lot just look like people sleeping but some are pretty convincing. Its kind of a morbid thing to do though. I don't really see the point in it, unless your using it in films. Maybe its a cultural thing or an artistic expression, who knows man. But chances are you won't find me playing opossum anytime soon. I tried posting a few pics but the blogger site is getting hairy. Check out the link

Word Up,
Dustin Jack

Bombs Away!

The meme this time is really something that has been happenng since the dawn of the photograph. Its called photo "bombing". Basically its when somebody sneaks into your picture, either in the front or back, and ruins it with a stupid pose or face. It could also just be the fact that they are in it at all. From a neutral point, a photo bomber can be funny as hell. The link to the site shows tons of pictures with people "bombing" photos.
People can also bomb videos. This happens all the time on the news. People are always running into interviews and doing bogus stuff. It also happens with award shoes apprently. Take for instance Kanye when he butted in on T-Swift. It also happened when some crazy lady butted in on a directors oscar these past academy awards.
Below I posted a few bombed photos. If your looking for some videos check out the link. Note the first photo though. Dude looks just like Chevy Chase and that looks a lot like John Belushi in the background. Who knows.

Dustin Jack