Thanks for the MEMEories

For my first post I wanted to pay tribute to some of the greatest memes that have graced our electronic devices over time. Memes may come and go, but there is something to be said in how the impact our culture.

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These memes may rest in peace in the meme graveyard, however, they still elicit some sort of response from the viewer. I still remember "Bad Luck Brian" memes as I swiped through iFunny, an old iTouch app. I was in middle school, and was just learning what a meme was and arguing on how to pronounce gif (it's with a "g" come on now people).  I, along with many, look at these headstone and not only remember the memes, but that this was a part of our childhood. These memes help cultivate our sense of humor, gave us a way to communicate with one another, and was how a lot of us expressed ourselves in a digital space for the first time. 

Also, I wanted to note that this meme is just the graveyard, but still follows that stereotypical meme form with the caption at the top. As memes have progressed overtime, we are still seeing captions at the top and bottom.  It was not enough just to let the image speak for itself, which perhaps can change how we interpret this meme. Without the caption was may view this as more of a sarcastic post, but with the caption we all the sudden become very nostalgic. 

Memes have been, are, and will continue to be a huge part of a culture. Thank you to the memes that paved the way for us today. We will always reMEMEber you.

-Tori