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eh it was fun while it lasted

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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 97 points 1 year ago
[–] Dampyr@lemmy.world 72 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Call me edgy, but even at the phase between the brands using it and the normal use of the meme there's the period when the meme is overused and kinda obnoxious (like the pickle Rick meme).

Then sometimes the template becomes deep fried or somewhat distorted and it gets funny again ahah

[–] boeman@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

That's the point people your parents age become aware of the meme. Brands usually jump on when they know it's safe, and grandma sharing it on Facebook shows it's safe.

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you stop liking something because many people like it, you’re just as dependent on the mainstream as if you only like something if many people like it.
I just like stuff independently on whether other people like it. If many agree and use it, that’s cool.

[–] jablaxlgargl@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I don't think they meant they dislike it because a lot of people like it. A joke can just get stale when you see it too often.

Sometimes it doesn't imo tho, I don't know jokes are weird and

[–] Phlogiston@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

yeah, the second frame could show at least one person being obviously "over it" already

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If you stop liking something because many people like it, you’re just as dependent on the mainstream as if you only like something if many people like it.
I just like stuff independently on whether other people like it. If many agree and use it, that’s cool.

[–] CoolBeance@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

god I remember when big brands first started using memes to relate to their customers. Cringe warning

[–] CareHare@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago
[–] kshade@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I was expecting this one from 2004

What an idea, take intentionally bad music and art, then unleash it on people not in on the joke.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

The Quiznos ads are modern art.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Those ads really worked well on me 20 years ago haha. So maybe not as stupid as first glance indicates.

[–] SilentThunder@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hey, Zahid from Atypical!

[–] Rhabuko@feddit.de 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Seriously, social media brand accounts are always a huge turn off regardless how hard they try to be relatable or "funny".

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ultimitchow@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I. am. inevitable.

Also, I have a name, you know.

[–] ultimitchow@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apparently my branding isn't strong to have you spell my name right. (It's literally right there!). So for my next movie after the strike, there's going to be twice the organic marketing on Lemmy now.

Also, that's Academy Award nominated character actress Margot Robbie to you!

(Make the laser pink and sparkly please. 💖)

[–] Knusper@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago

I always imagine, the poor social media person's wage directly depends on how many viral posts they've made. And so they try and they try again, hoping that one day, one of their ~~sterile~~ brand-safe posts will somehow hit a nerve and make it big time.

Unfortunately, that still does not make these forced jokes any funnier.

[–] machines_for_more@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 year ago

This is really great little comic. Has excellent pacing in 4 panels

[–] candyman337@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don't you just hate it when the brand become swingers

[–] p_diablo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Hey, regular people can be into pineapples too...

...Right?

[–] sergio@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I understood that reference

[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why were the blue people so unhappy when the fat red people showed up at the swingers party?

[–] UserDoesNotExist@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because they are fatphobic.

[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago
[–] atticus88th@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this in response to the BBC going mastadon?

[–] Unglue1857@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Knusper@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

If you mean the typo, I've seen lots of people mistype it like that, who were new to the whole Fediverse.

...which could've made it a meme. So, I don't know. 🙃

I hope not.

News organisations maintaining their own forums (in this case, a Mastodon instance) for journalism and related activities is a good thing.

[–] hiramfromthechi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Remember when brands went all in on "wagmi"? 🤢

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

check ich ned was hat das mit schnaps zu tun oida

[–] arymandias@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Sprich Englisch du Hurensohn!