The meme about Karl seems to have passed its peak of popularity, but continues to delight us on the Internet. Most of you have long noticed these comics about a boy in big hat and his emotional father, but some still don't understand what it's all about. Rain decided to figure out where this meme came from and when it was picked up in Russia.
The emotional meme originates from the post-apocalyptic series " The Walking Dead» American TV channel AMC. The series is based on the comic book series of the same name about people trying to survive a zombie apocalypse.
The plot behind the meme is as follows: Rick Grimes (main character series) realizes that his wife Laurie died in childbirth, after which he begins to cry, scream and fall to the ground. His son Karl just stands there and is silent all this time.
This meme became popular 2 years ago. After the release of the fourth episode "The Killer Inside" of the third season, a week later the excerpt was re-edited and posted on YouTube on March 13, 2013 under the title Rick Finds Out That Carl is Gay.
The meme, however, did not immediately become popular. Just in December 2013, Buzzfeed published “The 19 Best Dad Jokes From Rick Grimes.” It contained the main message of the joke.
This meme reached Russia a couple of years later, and it became especially popular in early 2015, becoming one of the most popular jokes on the Russian Internet.
Later, on April 22, Alexei Navalny and Leonid Volkov began to use this meme not only on the Internet. At a briefing of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, the Democratic Coalition intends to participate in elections to legislative assemblies in Novosibirsk, Kostroma and Kaluga regions through public primaries.
Then Navalny and Volkov took a photo during the event next to the sign “Primaries, CARL.”
If a meme combines a cute cat and a witty phrase, success is guaranteed. Therefore, one should not be surprised at the speed at which the expression “I have paws” has spread to the people. But it’s still interesting to figure out where it came from.
Despite the fact that for the first time a picture with a cat and the inscription “I have paws” appeared less than a year ago, it is no longer possible to say for certain when, where and for what reason this happened for the first time. Just like the name of the author, so the joke can well be considered a folk one.
All that network investigators have been able to prove so far is that the story of the “fingered” cat began in January 2017 in one of the public pages. The first picture that was adorned with the words “I have paws” was a photograph of a cat doctor unsuccessfully trying to open a first aid kit.
The meme immediately attracted the attention of netizens; they readily liked it. But full glory fell on the helpless animal only in the summer. The picture was seen, appreciated and posted on the mega-popular public page “Eaglet”. It seems that after that publication of the unfortunate cat, everyone who was not too lazy reposted it on their page. Well, except for those with paws, of course.
Know your heroes
Unlike the author of the paws meme, its main character is very well known. According to some resources, it was a cat who previously lived in one of the communal apartments city of Kurgan. It is not clear why this sweet creature did not please the neighbor of his owners, but he began to seek the eviction of the animal in all possible and impossible ways. And in the end he even sued him.
Then the story of the confrontation between an adult man and an animal attracted the attention of journalists, and photographs of the “accused” cat filled the Internet space along with the story of his difficult lot. By the way, the court ended up not being on his side and ordered the cat to leave the occupied territory. What the famous beast is doing now, whether the fame that suddenly befell him has brightened his hard life, is not known for certain. We hope that everything is fine with him, otherwise it’s difficult for him, he has little paws.
What does all this mean?
If initially the meme was just another joke about cats, today their big brothers, that is, people, also use this excuse for doing nothing. It’s enough to say “I have paws” - and everyone around understands that you can’t expect results.
The meaning that this expression acquired as it spread among Internet users can be described as “I can’t do it.” It is used in an ironic way and very often implies that one is simply too lazy to take on this or that business. This is the excuse for those who prefer to sit on social networks instead of working or in any other way benefiting society.
And the bearded meme!
Surely many social network users who were born in the last century, seeing this meme for the first time, could not shake the feeling that they had already heard this somewhere. The most meticulous ones managed to find the original source: a not-so-famous cartoon about the Tari bird. He was sometimes shown on the program " Good night, kids! In addition to the informative component, the cartoon conveyed the correct message that brushing your teeth is a necessity.
The main character of the story was a crocodile who neglected this procedure. As a result, his teeth naturally began to hurt. And only the small nimble tari bird was able to help the reptile, which cleaned its fangs. To justify his inaction, the crocodile then said that he himself could not do all this, because... that’s right, he has paws. I wonder why none of the Soviet children came up with this quote to excuse themselves from lessons, school duty, and other unpleasant things?
Cartoon "Tari Bird"
The story about the “pawed” cat continued. No matter how they played out the apt phrase. For this purpose, police cats were invented (“you put drugs on yourself, I have paws”), scientists (“I would do your homework for you, but I have paws”), and conquering warriors (“you really rob and burn yourself, we have paws"), and a whole squad of other lazy mustaches.
By the way, the creators of memes did not limit themselves to cats, as many of them rightly noted; other animals also have paws and lack of motivation: squirrels, bunnies, bear cubs and other cuteness.
But one day the lazy animals were replaced by fluffy heroes. It all started with a photograph of a cat who was “helping” its owner screw in light bulbs. “The cat who doesn’t care about the fact that he has paws, but just takes it and does it,” the caption read. And users agreed: it's really cool. New trend They immediately picked it up, and on this wave appeared both a pig, for whom paws are also not a hindrance, and a pig, who forgot that he had paws and went to race on the board.
This is a confession!
The fame of the paws meme has reached the advertising departments of large companies. The Eldorado company decided to use a folk creative product. Based on the famous meme, they shot a video for Ukrainian television. It is difficult to judge how well their paws coped with this task, but it can be argued that for the popular meme this is a transition to a new level.
Eldorado advertisement on the theme “I have paws”
The popularity of the “I have paws” meme is quite simple to explain: everyone’s favorite animal plus a slogan that is suitable for all occasions. And, voila, the Russian language has become even richer, and the speech of Internet users has become more figurative.
Do you know who Homunculus Loxodontus, aka Homunculus, aka Zhdun, is? How did it appear and what caused it? No? Then let's get to know him together.
Where did the waiter come from?
This character was born, or rather, created in the provincial Dutch town of Leiden. Yes, the residents of this particular place had the opportunity to see it first. Its creator was 26-year-old Marguerite Van Brivoort, who graduated from the Utrecht Art School in 2013.
It all started in 2016 with a traditional exhibition of young artists and sculptors, which is held every year during the spring period in the Leiden Bio Science Park. This event lasts 3 months. The girl decided to take part in it and presented her creation, which she called Homunculus Loxodontus.
Outwardly, this creature resembled a huge larva with the head of an elephant seal. The figure, somewhat reminiscent of a pear, expressed humility with the current circumstances. His arms were human and were folded on his immense torso. The eyes are so huge, black, black. They made it clear to others that their owner was a very friendly creature. To make it, Margarit spent 75 kg of plaster. To make the sculpture durable and resistant to moisture, the young artist covered it with a layer of bleached wax, which she mixed with toluene. And to make Zhdun look realistic, the girl opened it with a special colored solution.
How did the Zhdun sculpture appear?
This sculpture Everyone really liked it, but there wasn’t much excitement around it. At the beginning of August, the exhibition ended, and this funny creature received the “Prize audience choice" Next, the sculpture was sent to the children's medical center LUMS. There she began to decorate the entrance of this institution, meeting and seeing off its little patients.
The hospital management, in order to reduce the nervous tension of the children who were being treated there, constantly came up with something interesting. For example, pools with small fish and turtles. Zhdun has become another way to distract children from negative emotions.
What was the reason for the appearance of this unusual sculpture? And everything is quite simple. The hospital, which was located at the university in Leiden, became something of a grant for Margaret Van Breevort. The girl did not want to be in debt and promised to create an interesting sculpture for this medical institution. She thought about her idea for a very long time. And passing in once again along the corridors of the hospital, she noticed all those sad and tired people, who languish in a long line to the doctor waiting for their diagnosis. The girl decided that it was interesting idea– to express emotions, or rather, to show the humility of all these patients, with the help of sculpture. That's how this waiting character came into being.
3 days after the end of the exhibition, Margarit registered her rights as the author of this sculpture. And at the beginning of 2017, she got her first customer. A Belgian businessman wanted to have a personal Zhdun and asked the girl to make an exact copy of him.
This sculpture conceals different feelings and emotions. It can make you smile, or it can move you to tears.
What is a meme and how is it related to the sculpture of Marguerite Van Breevort?
First, let's figure out what the word meme means. So this is a Greek word and when translated it means phenomenal, unrepeatable, unique, one of a kind. This is also the name given to a unit of cultural information that passes from one person to another. At the same time, it changes and has the ability to adapt to any reality. The meme is widely used to create original photos or pictures to which original statements are added. People also use it to make it more interesting to communicate on the Internet. It allows you to briefly, but at the same time very correctly and originally convey your thoughts to the person with whom you are having a conversation.
Zhdun has become another meme on social networks. By the way, the sculpture of a strange creature got its name on the Internet. But, as it turns out, all this is for a reason and has a very deep subtext. It’s worth remembering at least the queues of times Soviet Union. People stood for several hours waiting to get what they wanted. And at the same time, their faces had a characteristic expression - depressing sadness and challenge in their eyes. Zhdun conveys all this very accurately. His deep black eyes, full of sadness and sadness, are about to cry from endless anticipation. Nowadays, queues are also not enough rare occurrence: at the station for tickets, on the street for a bus, in the hospital for a coupon to see a doctor for an appointment, etc.
Meme Zhdun in different life situations or how a sculpture of a strange creature became popular
Many users of the World Wide Web have noticed that the potential of this unusual sculpture has not yet been fully revealed. They began to add to the image of Zhdun funny captions, thus reflecting stereotypes about workers different professions. Particularly popular is the meme in which Zhdun plays the role of an accountant, who does not understand anything about computer programs or the computer itself. Here he is a symbol of complete bewilderment, misunderstanding, puzzlement and confusion. There are a lot of interesting memes featuring this amazing creature. Let's look at some of them.
So, Zhdun in the role of conductor. The main attributes are: a bag hanging over the chest and tickets. The catchphrase is something like “we’ll pass on the fare, otherwise I’ll get up from my seat in a moment...”.
Zhdun in the role of a patient who comes to see a doctor and timidly asks: “...what’s wrong with me?”
The meme about the mother-in-law has also gained considerable popularity. This marvelous creation of the young artist got used to her role well and, folding her hands on her rather large belly, so modestly and drawlingly: “Well, son-in-law, I’ll live with you for a couple of weeks...”.
Zhdun s special success I got used to the role of a watchman who doesn’t need anything else in life, if only the shift would end quickly.
Also, this giant larva with huge black eyes acted as a user who clicked something somewhere and everything suddenly disappeared somewhere. Or in the role of a glutton who opened the refrigerator door and then doesn’t remember anything.
Having tried himself in the role of a conductor, accountant, user, patient, etc., having sat in many different queues - both to the doctor, and for tickets, and much more, Zhdun moved on to the paintings of the classics. He sat down on the bank in the role of Alyonushka and pretended to be Boyarina Morozova. Particularly successful was the masterpiece in which Zhdun acted as the Mona Lisa and thus the result was not “La Gioconda”, but “Zhdukonda”.
Themes of satire and tragedy are also touched upon. For example, this wonderful larva acts as a Ukrainian with a European Union flag, who sits and waits for a visa-free regime at the airport. This is how the people's reaction to the empty promises of politicians is expressed. Or the same airport, the same Zhdun, but already in a turban. This is how Donald Trump's ban on the entry of refugees into America is ridiculed.
There is also a popular meme in which a pensioner sits in front of his TV screen and waits for his pension to be increased someday.
Zhdun is credited with the speech cliches of aunts with an incomprehensible age category who just want to give you their free and, moreover, completely useless advice: “I treated it with milk thistle.” Or those who are always looking for a way to reduce their weight, like: “Do you know a way to lose weight quickly?”
But the most important calling of this cute creature with a trunk was politics. After all, there is nothing more to expect from her. And people can only resign themselves and wait for a miracle.
So we got acquainted with the interesting creation of the young Dutch artist Marguerite Van Brivoort, whom Internet users named Zhdun. And now, if someone asks you who it is and how it appeared, then you will say with great confidence that this cute creature resembles a huge larva with the head of an elephant seal. It is very friendly and by taking part in all sorts of memes, it can easily lift everyone's spirits.
The “Dimoon” meme became popular in August 2017, now it is being promoted everywhere, and many new memes are appearing based on it. Let's see what caused the emergence of this meme and its popularity.
Where did this meme come from?
Remember the final episode from the movie "Boomer", released in 2003?
Four bosom friends (Killa, Rama, Cat and Dimon) decided to rob a computer store. But the comrades’ idea failed. Unfortunately for them, a police patrol passed by and the guys were spotted.
The cat is holding a wounded friend in his arms and, seeing Dima running away, shouts in despair: “Dimoon!!!” After this, the song “Hello, Morricone” sounds, which became the main hit of the last decade.
Based on this episode, someone made a meme, where footage from the movie “Boomer” is combined with a meme about Dmitry Medvedev (people often call him Dimon among themselves), who says his catchphrase“You hang in here, all the best to you, good mood and health,” gets into the Boomer and drives away. The video quickly went viral.
You can take a look at it!
After this, the Dimon meme gained its popularity, and with it began to appear huge amount new memes, the most popular ones are collected here. So the phrase “Dimoon” became a 100% meme!
Meme meaning
The phrase was originally used in funny videos rollers and in various cuts. But now the “Dimon” meme has turned into a so-called screamer.
Screamer is a media file with a surprise effect. Usually, while playing a video, something very loud suddenly appears and produces a shocking effect on the viewer. This could be a shot of a monster from a horror movie, very loud music or someone's heart-rending scream.
On July 5, on the Geek Head channel, viewers saw for the first time a video in which “Dimon” unexpectedly appeared. Sounds from the film "Boomer" were superimposed on footage from the thriller "Kong." Skull Island."
And here's this joke!
Since then, the popularity of the meme has only increased. The epic episode from the film “Boomer” began to appear in other films and cartoons, where the character is about to die.
And here are some more videos of Dimooon screaming:
You can see pictures with funny inscriptions on the pages of any social network or instant messengers for communication. Sometimes they can express the opinion of the author or commentator better than a thousand words. Today you will learn the history of the appearance of this phenomenon on the Internet. Where did the “Igor Nikolaev” meme come from and why did it gain popularity so quickly? This and much more in this article!
What is a meme?
A unit of cultural information capable of reproducing. This is exactly how the professor described the term “meme” he coined. It can be a picture, a sound, a phrase - anything that people convey to each other through imitation. No matter how strange it may sound, a meme is a form of art. Everything is changing and modern world jokes and ditties are becoming history. Now the younger generation is sharing the latest memes and spreading them at lightning speed. A sort of online folklore. It has already become an indispensable part of life in the virtual space.
Types of memes
Visual. The most popular and most common. It could be a picture, a demotivator, a face. Most often they are used to express their attitude to what is happening without using longreads and without entering into polemics with opponents.
Auditory. They appear much less frequently and do not live long. While visual memes can circulate online for years, a song, melody or sound usually has short term life. Examples: “The ice is melting between us”, “Dad is in the building”, “Patimemaker”, “The color of the mood is blue”.
Mixed. Most often this is an excerpt from a film, program, interview or song, a few seconds long. They like to use such memes if a picture cannot clearly express their opinion. Words or music add clarity.
The most famous memes
Almost any picture can go viral and become famous, you just need to be able to select it for the situation. Start-up companies and bloggers often use memes for promotion. If you approach things wisely, you can get an easy start to your project.
Obvious stupidity
Meme with African American man applying index finger to the temple, used when they want to express a banal and stupid thought. This is a still from a TV series in which the main character talks about his girlfriend, who is not only beautiful, but also smart. In the United States, the meme became popular back in 2016, and gained fame in the Russian Internet in 2017.
Zhdun
Russian users liked the sculpture of the artist from Holland so much that this sweet creature became the personification of anticipation for a long time. Relevant for many countries, it symbolizes the patience and endurance of everyone who takes a turn or simply waits.
Boromir
One of those memes that uses not only a screenshot from the movie “The Lord of the Rings”, but also part of a monologue. The phrase “You can’t just go and go to Mordor” received new life with a wide variety of variations. The meme itself is used when you need to convey to other people that this task will not be easy and you will have to work hard.
Charles
In this case, a frame from the series “The Walking Dead” began to be widely distributed thanks to the coined phrase of the first author. In fact, during this scene Rick says, “Oh no! No, no, no! He didn’t say the word “Karl” at all, but it was the name of the main character’s son that became more popular than the meme itself. Until now, when people go to express their indignation or point out obvious things to another person, they add a part of the meme at the end of the phrase. Example: “Bread is made from flour, KARL!”
Dratuti)0)
It’s not only Zhdun that evokes affection among Russian Internet users. The whimsical pattern of the tree is very reminiscent of a smiling dog. The signature “Dratuti)0)” means “Hello.” And it takes its roots from the time when the popular humorous program"Town". One of the characters named Modest greeted the rest of the participants in the videos in exactly this way.
Let's drink to love
The meme with Igor Nikolaev went viral for some unknown reason. A photo of a singer from the early 90s with a glass of beer in a sauna seemed funny, and a phrase from his song logically completed the picture. Later, the figure of Igor began to be added to other pictures, but the meaning remained the same: in any incomprehensible situation, drink to love.
Igor Prokopenko
Memes about this TV presenter and the channel on which his program aired have long been known to all fans of chat rooms and forums. The man himself became famous thanks to his pseudoscientific projects. “The Most Shocking Secrets” was especially interesting to viewers, since it was this program that was supposed to reveal the truth that the Earth is flat, and aliens have been living among people for a long time. Most often, a meme is used when they want to show that an opponent’s opinion has no basis in evidence.
Chubby in pink
Not the most popular video blogger became known to the general public at the beginning of 2018. Despite the fact that his channel on the famous video hosting site has almost 500,000 subscribers, his face hardly shines in other places. He is known for doing bright makeup for himself, and not himself - he trusts only his mother’s hands. In January, he decided to launch his own show called “Losing Weight.” At that time, he weighed 189 kilograms and decided to demonstrate to all his viewers how he would lose weight. The goal was this: lose 80 kg in 4 months. I managed to lose a little over twenty. In the first episode, he was going through the weigh-in procedure, and someone liked this scene. The meme “Igor Sinyak in pink pants and a naked torso” instantly spread across the Internet.
Other memes about Igor
It is very simple to explain the reason for the popularity of this name among creators of funny and not so funny pictures. It all started with the series “Interns”. Doctor Bykov practically idolized his flower in a pot, which was named Igor. The next ones were " Ural dumplings". In their show they showed an old woman who kept her son, his wife and grandson from sleeping in the middle of the night. Shouting: “Eeeeeeeee!” she brought all the spectators to tears.
This phrase has been floating around the Internet for a long time and has found a place among memes. 4 years have passed, but the popularity of the pictures is still high. Igor often appears in memes and may be an octopus, good friend and even a participant in “House-2”. During football 2018, many pictures with Akinfeev appeared. All Russian football fans hope for this Igor.