Memes: They’re Literally Everything

This episode was a doozy. It turns out there's a ton of hard science behind memes, plus bucketloads of history, and this week's MFFI is packed. In this episode: Richard Dawkins and The Selfish Gene Mimeme/Mimema/Mossy Bugs Chad, M*A*S*H, and "Kilroy was here" Frodo Lives! Andre the Giant has a posse Mike Godwin The first digital meme: The emoticon, by Scott E Fahlman Godwin's Law  Michael Girard and the Dancing Baby meme Mr. T ate my balls Deidre LaCarte and The Hamster Dance The Cuban Boys on the Canadian charts Harry Whittier Frees and his lolcat postcards LOLcats rule the 'net Icanhascheezburger Rick Rolling, FAILblog, Rage Comics All your base are belong to us Dank Memes Scumbag Steve Grumpy Cat Change my Mind Distracted Boyfriend Ermahgerd Kombucha girl White guy blinking Pepe the Frog ~ Become an Insomniac! Join the Midnight Masses by supporting the show on PATREON and unlock exclusive bonus content. ~ Join the community, chat with fellow insomniacs, and vote on episode topics via DISCORD ~ Send Shane and Duncan a message at [email protected] ~ Rep the show! Grab a tee or mug at the MIDNIGHT MERCH store and spread the word. ~ Follow us on INSTAGRAM