Episode Forty-Three: Memes | Violating Community Guidelines Podcast

[@Hazelaulait]

The way they’re sitting makes me feel like I’m at a job interview but I haven’t gotten a word in yet

[@jhart1127]

OK this just sent me and I'm now having a panic attack wondering if my interview is going well 😂😅

[@cakiexcakes]

And you still have no idea what the job is for by the end of the interview 😂

[@hollysanchez4043]

Brittany and Sarah not realizing that the Lord Farquaad E meme had Markiplier's face edited on there was great.

[@SharkUsingaComputer]

i wish i didnt know who markiplier was

[@alyssapokes]

Came here to say this lol

[@screams6157]

@@SharkUsingaComputer what?

[@bellib420]

LMAO

[@charlottes565]

@@alyssapokes The 😅 u😊

[@insideoptout]

Petition to have Brittany's Meme folder released to the public

[@marcus6991]

You got my signature

[@masonisgrey]

📝✍

[@mistysiren6488]

✍🏻

[@mckaylamcgrath4629]

@@marcus6991 I love you too

[@marcus6991]

@@mckaylamcgrath4629 what

[@madigordon9896]

this looks like Brittany and Sarah are on their own comic con panels. maybe im just high

[@halokumura4142]

ur so real for this

[@scoobert9]

omfg it does 😭😭also high tho🤭

[@meeffrazer7666]

im high so idk either but im watching the ads rn

[@shaylincrosby3262]

We all here high rn?

[@fanttasmaArt990]

@@shaylincrosby3262 I think so ☠

[@jamesmanley9427]

"Life imitates fart." "And I fart. Hot. Hot and up the front." BRITTANY

[@allisonhunt8307]

😂😂😂😂

[@jonathanhunkus1616]

PLEASE do an episode on mobile ads. Those Garden Scapes ads kill me 🤣🤣🤣

[@valeriecortez145]

omg yes!!! I cant help but watch through the whole ad

[@emilybernstein4667]

And the POV games. Some of them are so wild

[@bananaguard454]

those are WILD

[@CarolynV63]

Yes! Project Makeover… looks dumb af, which is hilarious

[@rebeccashipman7611]

i downloaded home scapes cuz of the ads and its not even the actual game lol its like some candy crush shit almost

[@sarahjohnson4657]

Brittany and sarah not noticing that the E meme is also markipliers face is SO FUNNY

[@shaypaye]

i’m 19 but i personally relate to what Brittany said, i grew up playing outside but i did end up on the internet at a young age still and got addicted

[@13thCenturyGhost]

i’m 15 but i also grew up that way, i think i just got lucky with older parents

[@sharz8345]

Dude I'm 16 and feel the same

[@spookyscaryskelies]

I feel like the transition from "playing outside" (idk how else to word that) to having the internet at your immediate disposal for Gen Zers is like from 4-11 years old. I didn't really get access to the internet until I was like 7 or 8(?) and even then I didnt have my own device until I was a few years older (im 18 now). I see the change in Gen alpha. my younger sister who is a Gen Z/alpha cusp had the internet since she was 3. if I look at kids 4-11 now, theyve had it in their hands since 1 at the youngest (hopefully).

[@Robyn_989]

No literally it’s so sad thinking ab how ⟟ used to play outside every day till ⟟ was like 11 then went out all the time till ⟟ was 15 and now ⟟ just stay online all the time. It’s. Such an odd thing

[@nikkihamilton8569]

Been so used to Brittany being on the left and Sarah on the right 😂

[@sierraholland8689]

Literally came to comment this! I knew something was off but didn’t realize till I was like 15 minutes in lmaoooo

[@amandaa1105]

Medical professional here 🙋‍♀️ all STDs are now referred to as STIs because it reduces the stigma around them and because we have many ways of curing/managing most STIs now whereas the word "disease" is often associated with a fatal, life-long condition, which is not typical of most STIs nowadays.

[@myssaalyssa]

that’s cool thank you

[@gyatrizz24]

Question: for the ones that are not curable yet, like AIDS or Herpes, are they still called STDs?

[@amandaa1105]

@Lincoln B good question! So we still refer to those as infections as well. Reason being, people are more likely to seek medical care if they think there's a treatment for what they have, instead of feeling like it's a hopeless disease that nothing can be done about. For example, in patients with HIV, seeking care early can prevent progression to AIDS, prevent spread to others, and profoundlyimprove quality of life. So while there aren't cures for these conditions yet, there are treatments that can slow progression and stop spread of the infection

[@gyatrizz24]

@@amandaa1105 That makes a lot of sense! Thanks!

[@nephrotoxick8]

​@@amandaa1105 great information!! Your Awesome thank you

[@jinx17]

You'd be surprised how many of us were patiently waiting for the meme episode 😁

[@bellalulu02]

fr, I was refreshing my KZbin because I wanted to watch, not listen on Spotify 😂 we love you two

[@Dianathevillian]

I feel like it’s their episode cuz they literally both Brit and Sarah have been memes in some form or another 😂😂

[@cleoh666]

@@bellalulu02 LOL I do exactly the same!!!

[@violetcrimes732]

all in favor say aye

[@hann1460]

so brittany knows the history of memes but couldn't tell me how the solar system works

[@user-np8yf8fj2w]

Isn’t that the norm now

[@nebeker]

this feels like two miss frizzles taking us on the magic school bus to meme town. great episode

[@mariya_tortilla]

Carlooooooos!

[@justicenicole2200]

Brittany being so open about fanfiction, being a fan girl, and just all of the things that came up with growing up in the early 2000s in the pod has made me feel so much less alone after being bullied while growing up. She makes me feel less shame about the things I love and I love her and Sarah so much you two are my people.

[@manchas1268]

Patiently foaming at the mouth for stan twitter episode

[@moroam]

manifesting this

[@alanafalana]

i want it but oh god LMFAO

[@marmalade333]

brittany’s art history knowledge is so refreshing tbh bc that’s a huge interest of mine and seeing others get so stoked abt it brings me so much joy

[@cleoh666]

I studied it in my snr yr in high school & I've never utilised that info much at all b4 brittany

[@ashleyduckworthyt3224]

For every hour Brittany’s meme folder isn’t released I will shed one tear. Brittany, please don’t make me suffer

[@momac1871]

When Brittany said “Joan has cheeseburger” I rolled over in my millennial grave

[@kennedytaylor4732]

DUDE the way that website had a fuckin grip on my soul tho

[@cassidybrewer]

We’re getting old, man 😅

[@kelsey5093]

I screamed at Brittany’s nana discovering the word “fly” 💀

[@user-qq7ju1fk8g]

Their momentary uncontrollable laughter at “Dr Dick Dockins” is impeccable

[@yeehaw6118]

feeling very nauseous and have a massive headache. this is like my life support on this fine morning.

[@kelseyb3501]

Feel better soon ❤

[@rewdskwid]

Drink more water and eat some nuts or bananas to feel better!

[@whoiselizabeth]

hope u feel better soon luv 😘

[@yeehaw6118]

@@kelseyb3501 thank u so much!!!

[@yeehaw6118]

@@whoiselizabeth thank you!!!!

[@jordantaylorscaife588]

I came for the laughs and left with surprisingly insightful comments about memes and art history. Brittany kills it with her passion for fART.

[@jennyslazas3224]

My favorite meme to ever come from the Internet was the Shaggy from Scooby Doo is a god, only using 1% of his power IT WAS SO RANDOM BUT SO FUNNY

[@alyssaes21]

THAT SHIT MADE ME PISS MY PANTS

[@fie1917]

Wow I haven’t thought about that in so long, good times

[@_lorelexi_]

Brittany repeatedly saying "HEY GOOGLE!!" made my Google home mini go off in my bedroom AND made the one in my living room downstairs go off through a CLOSED door and several walls 😂

[@despres380]

"is venereal disease an sti or an std?" "i would have to go back to the foundation that... i don't know what venereal means"

[@alyssamango4978]

Sarah @8:40 holding the mic and staring into the camera like a child sent me

[@kx175]

I actually love this setup, so much more visually intimate and I love how you guys are centered in frame. I would love a setup like this again!

[@ac.runnnn]

SAME except I can’t read anything on the TV screen

[@ktfaithful]

I like the way this podcast is set up!! Sitting closer feels more conversational and cozy if that makes sense. I liked the flow of this ep and the calm background compared to the usual background

[@lakesideghost]

48:00 In regards to what Brittany said about Gen Z and Gen Alpha girls feeling to grow up fast; Absolutely true, even as an older member of Gen Z. My teenhood was spent with vine and instagram (pre tiktok) which so deeply effect the self worth and self esteem of the myself and the girls around me. It created such a self loathing and sad environment to grow up in. The immense pressure we felt to be beautiful and womanly and fit in rather than discover ourselves and what we want breaks my heart to look back on.

[@sagealyxander]

"who up postulating" is INCREDIBLE and we need merch of it

[@luisvine5727]

loving the very direct and intimate eye contact

[@user-np8yf8fj2w]

Ikr I looked over and Sarah was staring straight into my soul

[@mckenziekelly4802]

How fast Sarah goes from laughing to a straight face is killing me. Lmao. Who hurt you? But also same. 🤣🤣

[@lilyburlough8990]

everytime Sarah brings up how she used to be a copywriter it always gets followed up with a rant 😭

[@Amylovescats]

Brittany was so insanely insightful in this episode, not only with the art history, but with deconstructing the underlying emotive motivations. But y’all 👏🏻 BROKE👏🏻MY 👏🏻HEART for referencing Charlie the unicorn but not referencing the YT video *End of Ze World* 🤌🏻 Truly life altering content. Also, on Advice Animals: That was Business Cat and the dinosaur was Philosoraptor.

[@H.f.creations]

Brittany I love you but as an art history minor I HIGHLY recommend looking up mark Rothko’s paintings and his back story. He had survivals guilt for living in the US as a Jewish man and escaped being imprisoned during WW2 and so he paints about that but through color and emotions. High highly recommend looking him up with peace and love

[@danielleolivia4545]

☮️💙 this a serious message

[@sosseserpenti]

Brittany was on fire this episode! 27:40 really made me think

[@gynxlynx]

Anyone else listen to the Spotify version and then watch it a few hours later cus ur memory is so bad so it’s like watching a new episode all over again? Lmao same

[@teddyb34r]

honestly! this podcast is the most rewatchable I have ever seen lmao

[@quincyosborn5230]

i very often rewatch and re-listen to earlier podcast episodes and i’m laughing and crying every time like i’ve never seen it before😂😭 that’s how you know this podcast is too good🤣

[@darienwells8038]

Its like a close reading i catch so many more jokes the second time around

[@RC-yj7dm]

I did this for a couple months straight and ended up being in the 0.1% of the listeners in Spotify 😭😭😭 My minutes listening to this is insane

[@Emmyremyy]

We can’t forget about the period of the internet where people would just comment a bunch of fairy emojis

[@muntakaahmed2283]

new set up feels like im on a school field trip w brittany and sarah as my teachers

[@deadskinconsumption]

My first ever experience with a meme was on MySpace when I was 9 years old. It was a dancing cat singing “I’m a cat I’m a kitty cat and I meow meow meow, and I meow meow meow” ❤😂

[@justicetamplen]

Omg memory unlocked

[@foxbuns]

same😂

[@sheluvslexie]

i just turned 18 and now am buying children’s toys and reliving what i missed out on bc of the internet and i found it’s really helpful

[@wwirelesswwizard]

56:00 Fun fact about the term “Rickroll”: It’s name is derived from “duckroll”. A few years before the rickroll meme, there was an April Fool’s Day prank done by some online forum mods (can’t remember which site, sorry) where the word “egg” in a post would change to the word “duck.” Somebody mentioned an eggroll, and it was changed to “duckroll,” which was such a silly mental image to users that someone even photoshopped a picture of a duck w/ wheels. That was the “duckroll” image, which was then often used as a bait-and-switch by trolls, only it was an image instead of a video.

[@Kitty8598]

the both of them not knowing that markipliers face is on the E meme... that should've been a home run

[@NicoleReacts]

I recently showed my nail technician Salad Fingers, Charlie the Unicorn and Llamas with Hats cause she had never heard of them

[@user-np8yf8fj2w]

No but what is that

[@NicoleReacts]

@@user-np8yf8fj2w They’re short 10-12 episode cartoons on KZbin

[@midarisgunscene]

How... did you start that conversation😭 That seems like such a fun thing, haha! I wish I could talk with mine but we don't really understand each other ://

[@NicoleReacts]

@@midarisgunscene Well we were doing Halloween nails and we have become friends over the years so talking about weird stuff isn’t awkward haha

[@asmrtpop2676]

Tumblr will to this day be king of “reaction memes”. It does not get more niche, esoteric, and dada than there.

[@mack5651]

y’all sitting on different sides makes me feel the same way i would if rhett and link sat on different sides. it shouldn’t matter in my brain but it does 😭

[@MargaretFromQueens]

I guarentee you, the reason "Johnny Johnny, Yes Papa" and "Baby Shark" are the top viewed videos on KZbin is purely from my 2-year-old niece's obsession with both songs.

[@madison8867]

So fun little thing- “bad luck Brian” comes into my restaurant all the time with his family and I wait on him frequently 😂 he was there last night!

[@spaceotter2055]

every monday i wait patiently for this podcast to be posted and every monday yall deliver, thank you for your service

[@kathrynbedrosian3464]

Yes Art History - Brittany can you bring back fart history on your channel?

[@faithf678]

she has a new ep up now

[@SaintShion]

As someone who is 36 and a former practicing physician I have always been online since I put my first computer together at 7. I love memes and internet culture. Only issue is I have no kids (by choice) to know what's popular, a very busy work schedule (I just retired due to cancer, yes waah wah) and all my irl friends having lives w kids having 0 idea what I'm referencing. It's not exactly easy to stay in the zeitgeist of popular perpetually online humor and hanging out w 20 somethings makes me feel like "hello fellows kids". (I don't think I'm cringe necessarily just it can't feel that way as an older adult hanging out w 20 yr Olds.) Tiktok shortens the gap but as a Millennial who grew up being admonished for my generation (I used to love telling older patients I'm a Millennial and watching them be scared as if I didn't do 8 years of uni) to being a Boomer. Now I'm called a 40 something loser trying to fit in with Gen Z despite the fact that unless they knew my age they wouldn't notice anything and I'm just looking to laugh at some memes. It's the same catch 22 as if I joke (I no longer work at the moment but IF I did I wouldn't talk like this at work bte) and talk with slang and online humor most people look at me and say "You really have a doctorate? You don't sound like a doctor." As if I'm supposed to be a caricature of an old time 1950s doctor only speaking in Jargon even outside of work.

[@Rexmoona]

You’re here so you’re onto it. You’re also still young

[@Lemon.Girl14]

You’re still young! I’m 28 and also intentionally childfree; while it may not sound completely natural for me to speak like I’m chronically online in most social and professional settings, I think people who can appreciate the evolution of language or culture (in a way that surpasses generational borders) display a keen sense of adaptability and intelligence. Being “cool” is cringe, there’s so much freedom in enjoying what makes you happy/entertains you! I hope you’re kicking cancers ass and can be yourself regardless of narrow minded people. ❤

[@SaintShion]

@@Lemon.Girl14 Oh yeah I'd never talk like that at work haha. Outside of work yes, online yes but people expected me to still speak like I'm giving dissertations outside of work, It's this weird Grey area. Oh also thank you for the kind words! I really appreciate people like you. 💛

[@plutonium2]

Hey I’m an oldbie, too. In my 40s and started as a VERY early adopter on MOO and irc chat. I know what it’s like to be chronically online but also feel old as shit and a bit bullied for it when realistically bro… we own this place Leave a comment on one my my crappy videos or something if you want to be pals. I went into academia and have also taken a break due to ill health. If you need another older than dirt millennial pushing gen x pal I’m around

[@plutonium2]

@@Adobe-acrobat bro nobody wants to be the cool old person

[@laurenboyd7094]

I reallyyyyyy want to explain medieval memes to ya’ll because theyre hilarious, memes have been around since the dawn of humanity and once u learn to recognize them you notice them everywhere

[@laurenboyd7094]

I have a degree in medieval history, Brittany if you see this I would LOVE to talk about historical memes with you if you are interested.

[@AKA253]

I know it’s not normally funny, so I only do this in texts with friends, but I adore finding the perfect gif for a “me when” statement about whatever’s happening in my life

[@lex7818]

Stan twitter is ONLY reaction memes/ videos/ pictures and it’s genuinely so funny. I don’t think it’s just a millennial thing bc most of stan twt is gen z, but the whole community is based upon finding the appropriate reactions to their favs. What Brittany said is sooo relatable bc I also have a folder full of reaction memes just from being on stan twt LOL

[@hmdory]

i mean this as an absolute compliment I swear but I cannot believe sarah got through saying 'potters puppet pals' so many times in a row, go sarah!!

[@alexcobb8766]

i replayed 16:48 so many times, the way sarah stumbled over words and was explaining herself and Brittany just having the biggest laughing fit 😂😂❤

[@marynyhus3704]

jokes aside, this was a brilliant and very comprehensive podcast (i’d go so far as to call this a video essay) and I’m glad sarah and brittany placed such heavy emphasis on the fact that memes and history both influence each other in ways

[@caitlinbartlett7402]

I think the best thing about this podcast is the nostalgia you experience while going thru these different eras of the internet. Nothing better than nostalgia

[@rubyrudd1502]

I feel like I'm watching Plato and Aristotle levels of philosophical conversation

[@Aman-mf2ml]

It's fun to see how memes went from haha jokes and humiliation to bringing humour to feelings like anger and sadness or lonliness

[@Savvy_Everything]

Brittany holding the mic up to the tv like she conducting an interview with Mr Jelly-Time

[@Currentlyfreezing]

This was pretty good coverage of the concept of memes. I'm so happy you guys included happy bunny and Kilroy.

[@nickimarelich5822]

Accidentally the first person to watch this week's episode. I have been WAITING for the meme history episode.

[@BrittenyRosee]

The braided pigtails are soooo cute!

[@RhiSpawn]

Since it’s Halloween I was low key hoping for an episode about how the scream mask has become a hottie symbol on tiktok and how horror has morphed with thirst traps and such, but this is good too! I’ll take what I can get

[@katielowery1925]

yes let’s talk ab white peoples obsession with serial killers

[@ashleyduckworthyt3224]

I blew water into my bong from laughing too hard at “Yeah, I’d raw dog Balto!” 💀😂

[@RadiantSaff]

I LOVE this episode, Brittany is 1000% on point with the art history and i appreciate their exploration of memes through this lens. yall are both gorgeous and intelligent and Stanley’s research and writing are fuckin incredible

[@thelemonoftroy]

Omg I wish I could go back to when rage comics and me Gusta were the peak of internet comedy. Memebase wasn’t blocked on my highschool computers and laughing at those dumb memes was the best.

[@cc_isgreat671]

Shout out to all the Black people and People of Color who made a ton of these, which ultimately lead to some digital blackface. I’m just glad y’all made this episode, no matter how late I am lmao

[@CallistaHooper]

I freaking love art history and internet memes totally qualify. This delicious nonsense is my jammmm

[@Kippajg]

I love just seeing the evolution of Brittany's MacBook and getting a new sticker every other episode - truly like to see the sticker updates haha! Love both of y'all's takes on honestly everything too! Have a good one!

[@ItsMiloTalon]

i feel like I'm back in university watching two fellow freshman doing a powerpoint presentation on meme culture lol it's the back and forth reading word for word off the pictures

[@sarahhudson7108]

Let’s go brothers sisters and siblings Edit: I swear to got Stanley puts the word “titular” in the research just so Sarah will giggle at it Edit edit: Love you guys, and while some of the famous “Dress” photos were edited to look a certain way, that and the Yanny and Laurel situation is genuinely just spooky neuroscience and differences in perception between individuals

[@sweetembrace6706]

i think they meant difference in lighting when people look at it. i saw it as both at different times!!

[@xlaurenxsmithx]

“Post 9/11 meme boom” 😂 that made me spit laughing oh my fucking god I love it

[@sweetembrace6706]

its crazy bc its also true. just like there was undoubtedly a pandemic meme boom

[@spar5722]

Being chronically online from a young age as I have means that I’m not only aware of the “E” meme but I recognized that it was Markiplier’s face on Lord Farquads body lmaoo

[@lilliputianhitcher3808]

i wrote an entire essay in my biology course totally refuting dawkins creating the concept of memes because the sociological theory of “cultural transmission” already existed and dawkins basically co-opted much of the theories from there and found a word to rhyme with genetics so that it seems like he created the concept… but he just made the word itself, which could be a meme in itself but by no means did dawkins first think of the social and cultural event

[@BruhitsNineuh]

I would absolutely love for y'all to do an episode on dark videos on youtube/internet! like the videos of dark videos iceberg or something like that. Videos like charlie the unicorn and don't hug me i'm scared or even videos like I feel fantastic. you could also do a video on weirdcore or dreamcore!

[@itscinna5540]

I remember when memes first started becoming more generationally popular, I was in 10th grade math class and my teacher started the class by saying "Have you guys heard of me-mes?" (pronounced "me me's") and showing us a cat math meme, and it's one of the few things I remember from HS lol

[@joenathanhoagland3532]

38:52 - rewinded 15 times because they laugh in unison

[@reddrabbit8464]

Obsessed with a different set each podcast 😂

[@bengenre7268]

FilmCow made so many iconic KZbin videos like Charlie the Unicorn and Llamas with Hats!!! Such a specific time in KZbin!!

[@hannahckirk]

You guys should do an episode all about virality in general and how it started and changed over the years. I know you touched on it a little here but I definitely think it would be interesting especially from the perspective of two people who’ve gone viral multiple times before.

[@b4ileysinterlude]

“They even put glasses on Lord Farquad”.. It’s Markiplier 😭

[@Sugarcube12897]

My favorite thing is being almost 30 and no one at your job listens to you. But they HaD HouSeS at 29... bugger off

[@alexandriajohnstone9954]

Glad to listen while I spiral and have Arby’s for breakfast 😂

[@rachayelle]

Why did I think Stanley was an old man until THIS episode 😭

[@iconicswiftie]

to be fair stanley is a very old man kind of name

[@thisissatsuki]

Only 8 mins in but it’s strange to look back on what memes were funny. I have a really vivid memory of scrolling through Retail Robin memes with friends and having a good laugh, and now I look at them and can’t remember why I found them funny. 😂

[@yagirl4367]

“you’re so smart. your bloodline should continue” 😭 killed me

[@shhawwnnaa]

Bro what?? Rick rolling started in 2007???? Thats nuts, i only knew of it a few years back when it got popular again

[@falconzone1]

IM SO GLAD YALL MENTIONED THE POTTER PUPPET PALS! Thank youuuu ❤ slay

[@Xminifreak88X]

god, i've been on the internet too long. i have experienced every single one of these memes. feelsoldman

[@pixie9499]

my junior year english teacher had those ironic posters hanging in her classroom. she was truly a national treasure.

[@marissa7063]

i literally just listened to this on the podcast app but here we go again…with visuals

[@nataliek.8076]

this is especially wild bc the amount of 2015 memes i saw as halloween costumes this year on tik tok??

[@dklee.01]

duuuude your reaction meme folder is like an internet time capsule PLEASE show it to us i’m begging you

[@sunflower-ko9dg]

37:00 have to completely disagree on the principle that things don’t go viral anymore. The first thing that comes to my mind are the viral tweets that go beyond Twitter to the point where people see screenshots of tweets no matter what app or platform they’re on. The idea that the kombucha girl meme was the last thing to go viral is beyond me 💀💀

[@mitujone]

This episode is gold. Audio here is so much better than in the studio, and the back in forth is HILARIOUS

[@nikolasfishman3505]

Those office posters were the creation of bottom text memes

[@thatgirltianna_4872]

Every time I listen to an episode I’m always at work or in the library study I have to hold back my laughter everytime 🤭🤭

[@troyaccola7328]

Lol “was it mad bunny? Evil bunny? Psycho bunny? Ohhhh….happy bunny…”