Achaean Memes

Chryenth

Krypton said:

Delphinus said:

A meme is like a gene, but instead of biological info, it's a unit of cultural info. It doesn't require text or a character. It's an in-joke -- a concept.

Somebody's read "On the Origin of Tepees"...

I was getting 'Science of Discworld III' vibes. Pretty sure there are lots of books with similar phraseology.

Sena

Ginmund said:

It doesn't take much effort to find dozens of facebook pages, tumblrs, etc. where people post themed IMAGE MACROS and call them 'memes.'

It doesn't take much effort to find people who don't know what words mean.

Tvistor

A few days ago someone got angry at me for using the word 'literally' because I was 'showing off my vocabulary'.

I need to get out of Asia.

Sherazad

It depends on where you are in Asia. Where I was studying, we never had problems with people having decent English vocabulary. 

Delphinus

Never mind. Not really relevant!

Tvistor

Okay, that's true. Now that you mention it, idiots are an international export (the person in this story spoke English as a first language -- and was a teacher). Apologies to my Asian bros.

Katzchen

Yeah, I live in a country where almost everyone speaks English as a first language, and most only speak English, and I am severely limited in my vocabulary if I want people to understand me most of the time.

Blujixapug

Synbios

Oblivion'd.

Shunsui

Man, that Babel artwork is actually kinda terrifying with a completely black backdrop to it

Tvistor

Yeah, he looks way cooler that way, actually.

Hermaldo

See I have mixed feelings about the memes page because I have always enjoyed memes that came about organically and that evolved organically. The Achaean community is no different in this than any other internet communities...some Achean memes that come to mind involve timezone abuse, the Babel 'Y U NO' thing that is evolving currently, and some classic ones like Hieyoko's 'QQ:PHASE' in regards to people claiming he never raid defended...Griffel's use of the 'Waaaaahhhhmbulance' (not distinctly Achaean but he owned it. This may not be visual macros, but they still are a part of Achaean culture.

I mean if a meme is "an idea, behavior or style that spreads from person to person within a culture"....then these distinctive Achaean jokes and ideas...ideas that can only exist in our personal and distinct culture...are still memes. So while I will not support displaying them to the world and 'meme building' for fun...I think it is safe to say everyone should get off Nicia's ass about it. Let her have her fun, and hell, she may just make us all laugh.

I like laughing, it's fun.

Silas

God, I miss Grieffel. Also Tagg and his triangle.

Tvistor

Tagg's percussionist thing was hilarious.

Iphis

Anaidiana

....in what orchestra is a triangle player sitting in the middle of the violins???

Iocun

I don't think he's in the middle of the violins. We're probably seeing two (first) violinists and the percussion section in back in some piece where there are no or only few winds.

Or it might just be a small chamber orchestra or an even smaller ensemble, which tend to have all kinds of seatings anyways.

Nicia

This and other reasons Nicia doesn't like Shallam...or is it New Hope now?

Cooper

The only thing similiar in that picture is that Nicia and Aurora both have long hair. P.s. Aurora was around before Nicia was.

Elowin

I'm all for being a jerk all day, er'ry day to Nicia IC, but lay off the girl already. She's just trying to make us smile or something. I could use a laugh.

Sylvance

Yeah, honestly, [the reaction to] this thread has pretty much summed up everything that is wrong with the forums for me.

Nicia

@Elowin pretty much the reaction to this thread sums up a day in the life of Nicia. I have almost quit the game multiple times because of it.

Elowin

@Nicia Don't get me wrong, tots gunna gank you when I log back in.

Xoxo

Nicia

Since I've no longer been stealing and I'm no longer of serpent class, and I'm no longer infamous that has definitely gone down rofl.

But, anyway, the really f-ed up part, is that admins are going to let you forum bully because you haven't said anything obscenely rude. Just like they do in the game.

Elowin

@Nicia

Let it roll of yr back and take comfort that you're behaving in a more mature manner than a number of players who feel the need to respond negatively to you based off a perceived immaturity in you or w/e.

Or enjoy a moment of trollish glee in the fact that you've made people react so strongly to a silly meme thread on the internet.

Either way, dunn lol'd.

Vaehl

Doesn't really matter, this is getting closed soon.

Trey

Nicia said:

Since I've no longer been stealing and I'm no longer of serpent class, and I'm no longer infamous that has definitely gone down rofl.

But, anyway, the really f-ed up part, is that admins are going to let you forum bully because you haven't said anything obscenely rude. Just like they do in the game.

Nicia

@Trey Rofl, that meme is fabulous. Got any with him talking to the chair? >:3

Llyth

Tvistor

Anaidiana said:

....in what orchestra is a triangle player sitting in the middle of the violins???

It's the symphony of life, man.