We've realized this from the moment people started saying "LOL" in public. People are not keeping the Internet where it should be...which is the internet.
icanhazcheezburger.com or whatever the futz it is called published a book of LOLcats.
The CBS sitcom "Big Bang Theory" has various internet related jokes in it.
My girlfriend and her friends have started quoting the LOLcats.
People from 4chan do stuff to scientologists. I dunno I don't pay any attention to them.
This one kid in my class won't shut up about web comics. "LOL HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW VG CATS?"
"JAPAN IS AWESOME"
"THERE IS AN ENERGY DRINK CALLED BAWLS"
I swear it's enough to smoothe out your brain.
The internet is becoming too big. Way too big.
I'm certain that the only solution is to destroy the internet. However, that time might have past.
When networks are airing sitcoms with internet referencing in them, and a majority of the people get them, it really does shake me spine.
All this internet jive have become to much to handle. I certainly can't be the only one who is sick of this.
Share your experiences and your ways of coping with this.
I was at work and in the break room someone wrote "THE CAKE IS A LIE" on some piece of paper. doodthing;
I think it's a bit assy when people get really pissy about someone mentioning an internet meme in real life.
But I do agree that it's retarded when teenagers who don't know what /b/ is are wearing lolcats shirts.
i totally agree with you.
it's pretty gay when people like say LOL.
or when they are like OMG.
its quite stupid.
Yes I hate it when internet stuff bleeds in real life. It always seems so out of place. Although I personally don't even really like using most of it on the internet, but it doesn't bother when other people do.
so i herd yuo liek mudksips
Quote from: Sidney A. Stubbs on December 02, 2008, 05:55:33 AM
"LOL HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW VG CATS?"
Yes. A guy asked told me those were hilarious and I should go to a site called vgcats.com. I kinda just nodded and said "mmm."
I heard some two guys calling each others bro's and broseph today. Dunno if that's internetish or not, but I see it on 4chan a lot.
Other problems:
Youtube Live
Rick Astley at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Yeah, I hate how the internet subculture is slowly becoming part of real life pop culture.
As an avid fan of 'Big Bang Theory' I won't comment on that. =p
But I will say, personally I don't mind clever refrences to internet sub culture in real life, but when people constantly spout of memes (usually stale) that gets me annoyed. Especially since, like someone else said, they don't know where it originated from.
I hear a lot of girls in my school say "OMG" and "STFU". myface;
yasrsly, I also hate it when people quote lines from movies or books. Why can't they shut up and let me think I'm the only one that knows about it. >:(
oooh.
alotta people quote movies though.
and im one of them.
it's hard not too cause there are so many good lines.
This seems to be more of a problem with /b/, and less of one with the internet itself. Though, I have to admit that I have used internet terminology in real life on several occasions, but only in reference to a forum to my forum-going friends.
Ew. Yeah, that seriously pissed me off having Rick Astley at the parade.
And hearing kids at my school saying stuff like "The cake is a lie" and "so i herd u liek mudkips?"
People need to get educated.
It really frustrates me. Our subculture turned into fucking pop culture.
Quote from: lozalz on December 02, 2008, 06:00:28 PM
Ew. Yeah, that seriously pissed me off having Rick Astley at the parade.
And hearing kids at my school saying stuff like "The cake is a lie" and "so i herd u liek mudkips?"
People need to get educated.
It really frustrates me. Our subculture turned into fucking pop culture.
That's what happened to punk ;___;
I heard some kids in first period reciting Chuck Norris jokes, clearly, we're about four years behind the rest of you.
Quote from: Neville Longbottom on December 02, 2008, 06:09:00 PM
I heard some kids in first period reciting Chuck Norris jokes, clearly, we're about four years behind the rest of you.
Chuck Norris jokes were an internet fad?
Quote from: Pyrate on December 02, 2008, 06:12:05 PM
doodhuh;
Honestly, I thought my friends were just being dumb.
Yeah it drives me crazy. Sure, I'll reference stuff when I'm with my friends who spend time on the internet, like on this kids myspace he had like 9347 friends and I was like, "haha he has over 9000 friends" and my friend lold. But at school it's really annoying when people don't know what 4chan is but they are quoting /b/.
Like this kid in my sales class is constantly saying shit like, "I can has homework?" and I just tell him to shut up but he never listens.
Also bawls is an awesome energy drink it tastes great
Quote from: M_W on December 02, 2008, 06:05:36 PM
That's what happened to punk ;___;
Why does it seem like every time I become interested in something or do something it becomes popular? O_0
Like, when I first liked My Chemical Romance two years ago [dear God, has it really been two years?], it automatically became the "in" thing.
And, when I started wearing headphones around my neck. Now I see 132894619287419 kids with them around their necks.
I don't know.
Quote from: lozalz on December 02, 2008, 06:28:36 PM
Why does it seem like every time I become interested in something or do something it becomes popular? O_0
Like, when I first liked My Chemical Romance two years ago [dear God, has it really been two years?], it automatically became the "in" thing.
And, when I started wearing headphones around my neck. Now I see 132894619287419 kids with them around their necks.
I don't know.
Maybe you're just subconsciously compelled to follow moronic trends? Also, I think My Chemical Romance was popular more than two years ago.
Quote from: Houdini on December 02, 2008, 06:37:15 PM
Maybe you're just subconsciously compelled to follow moronic trends? Also, I think My Chemical Romance was popular more than two years ago.
Hi Optimistic
I saw a hand made sign advertising some school event with the word "ur" on it. myface;
The fucking band geeks won't shut up about shitty old memes.
Idiots are barely finding out about chuck norris "jokes" and they talk about "fail" pictures they find on the internet.
dammit, it's mostly the retarded crap from the internet that's leaking into pop culture. The kind of shit I try to avoid on the internet. ffffffffff
Guys, you know what the best part is? We're all partially to blame. thumbup;
My sister keeps saying "epic fail!! XD"
My dad loves LOLcats.
Today I heard "OWNED" in Spongebob. smithicide;
Quote from: Nyerd on December 02, 2008, 08:17:21 PM
My sister keeps saying "epic fail!! XD"
That was in my ex's bulletin. I wanted to hit her so hard (not in the yes; way, the Q('_' Q) way).
Quote from: Nyerd on December 02, 2008, 08:17:21 PM
My sister keeps saying "epic fail!! XD"
My dad loves LOLcats.
Today I heard "OWNED" in Spongebob. smithicide;
I actually say owned around normal people. I don't think it's as bad as "pwn" or the various forms of "pwn".
Quote from: Pyrate on December 02, 2008, 06:24:19 AM
I was at work and in the break room someone wrote "THE CAKE IS A LIE" on some piece of paper. doodthing;
Lol my friend writes that in a lot of places.
lostthegame.com is in the school's browser history. Shoot me now smithicide;
Did I already mention the rick rolling I got from the chalkboard I sit next to in English? Or what about the =^w^= that was written there a few days later?
Oh, and everyone seems to love saying "Fail." smithicide;
"(epic) fail" is becoming very popular
i dont really like it