this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2025
249 points (98.8% liked)

Memes

53514 readers
370 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
all 20 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Krono@lemmy.today 22 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Any self-respecting "meme historian" would refer to themselves as a memeologist.

They would know the history of the word "meme" and that it is explicitly intended to be analogous with the word "gene".

We don't call them gene historians, we call them genealogists.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

Memeologists do memeology.

Memeographers do memeograms.

[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What about geneticists? Can you crispr/cas memes?

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 7 points 3 days ago

Beautiful abomination

[–] Krono@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago

When the meme is in a digital format, then yes you can cut and paste.

Memes live in many formats though. Everything you have ever said is a meme in an audio format. Every thought you've ever had is a meme in the "thought" format. I'm not sure how you might crispr those.

[–] brokenwing@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 3 days ago

Former child is the best one. I feel all others are expert in their own fields.

[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The fact that the tiddie expert wears a white wig like a British judge but it’s shaped like a 70s Afro makes him look prestigious yet approachable.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

He's a Spaceball.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Add "Master Procrastinator" to my list of titles.

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, sure. I’ll do it… later.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Found the anime tiddies expert

[–] Klear@quokk.au 6 points 3 days ago

I prefer "Procrasturbator".

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 days ago

Gary's power has continued to grow

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

Retired Olympic fidget spinner.

[–] bulwark@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Hey, check out Mr. Fancy Pants "former child."

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

i bet he had ti go through a lot of training for it; his student loans must be massive for all 18 years. lol

[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 1 points 3 days ago

Ngl, that one made me snicker

[–] AethiopeRoot@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

Current Profession: Movie Critic/ Rage-baiter