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MarkZ
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03:07:34 PM Jul 8th 2010
If there's no objection, I'm going to start removing potholes to Memetic Mutation that just name-check some Internet meme without providing context. We did this with Two Words Obvious Trope and the world is a better place now.
GeorgeTSLC
02:44:23 PM May 21st 2011
I'm pretty sure there's one of those in "Crosses the Line Twice" on the phrase "makes a wrong turn at Albuquerque". Which is how I got—uselessly, so far as I can tell—to this Memetic Mutation trope.

Of course that may already be on your list, but ...
JandL
07:01:43 AM Jun 2nd 2011
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sxizzor
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03:00:55 PM Aug 4th 2010
edited by sxizzor
Ok, I'm giving World Of Warcraft its own page. That list is huge.

Aaaaand done: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Memes/WorldOfWarcraft

If you have any problems or questions, stick them here.
Madrugada
moderator
08:18:46 PM Sep 30th 2010
I've started to clear the Theatre section of memes that haven't mutated. This trope isn't simply "Memes exist" it's "Some memes mutate. Some of those mutate wildly".

Therefore, I've moved entries that don't include any indication of how or if the mentioned memes have mutated here. I've also removed entries that aren't memes at all, but are simply earworms or favorite lines /songs/scenes.

No mutation
* Avenue Q went so far as to name a trope: "The Internet Is For Porn."
  • "Everyone's a little bit racist!"
  • "Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings." Originally a line from Almansor by Heinrich Heine, this has been preserved through Popcultural Osmosis, combined with Harsher In Hindsight when the Nazis burned Heine's writings.
  • The Red Box, a meme within in the theatre world itself. Supposedly, in every stage show ever, there is a red box on stage at some point.
    • (Rocky Horror Picture Show) "Don't get strung out! By the way I look! Don't judge a book by its cover! I'm not much of a man, by the light of day! But by night I'm one hell of a lover..."
  • Food, glorious food!
  • Bye, Byre, Birdie:
    • This largely unknown stage musical (as compared to the moderately popular movie) is a fountain of memes, at least to any to perform in it, to name the most notable:
      • "COO COO COO!"
      • And one that rivals the first in terms of memetic humor: "*Chord* ED SULLIVAN!!!"

Not memes:

Madrugada
moderator
08:34:58 PM Sep 30th 2010
More: Not Memes:
  • Bye, bye Birdie:
    • This largely unknown stage musical (as compared to the moderately popular movie) is a fountain of memes, at least to any to perform in it, to name the most notable:
      • "COO COO COO!"
      • And one that rivals the first in terms of memetic humor: "*Chord* ED SULLIVAN!!!"

Not Mutated:

SergeantLuke
topic
07:24:28 AM Jan 29th 2011
How exactly is this a subjective trope? Even people who don't like a certain meme can't deny that it's spread.
Agent0042
03:23:50 PM Jan 29th 2011
edited by ading
Word has it that someone is abusing the YMMV index. Stay tuned - I reported the problem over in Wiki Talk Conversations.
urutapu
12:00:07 AM Feb 3rd 2011
If it needs to go on a subpage, I'd say trivia...
Kaosubaloo
11:26:31 PM Feb 20th 2011
Not just some people; a lot of people.

Specifically, the problem seems to be that a great many people are listing memes that only exist within specific fanbases; referencing them any real context, and not explaining what they actually mean.

Basically, this all quickly creates an unreadable mess that no one really has a full and proper grasp of.
SeanTucker
04:29:10 PM Feb 22nd 2011
Then clean up the subpages instead of ghettoizing the trope.
ading
04:51:48 AM May 23rd 2011
agreed.
OurGLORIOUSLeader
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05:57:27 PM Mar 18th 2011
edited by OurGLORIOUSLeader

IMPORTANT NOTE:

We are currently (very slowly) working on fixing this page. There will be a standard for each set of entries:

Title of movie

Meme  Explanation And so on ad infinitum. It will be in alphabetical order of movie ("the's and "A's" don't count). And if you see a line like this:
That is somehow randomly in the middle of the page, DON'T DELETE IT. It helps keep track of which memes I've categorized already, since I'm doing it in small chunks. I would appreciate any and all help.
ElitistJerk
04:19:35 PM Jun 21st 2011
What happened to the Other Internet section?
efsfsefsdf
topic
01:03:39 PM Jul 1st 2011
I'm too lazy to add leeroy jenkins to the video game list. Someone else do it.
docweasel
topic
05:31:58 PM Dec 1st 2011
All this sounds a lot like how Rhyming Slang evolved, one word associates another, and then six degrees of separation to where you call your wife Tea and Biscuits or somesuch.
Renigami
topic
12:33:44 PM Jan 23rd 2012
Am I the only one that thinks "meeeeee mmmm" is a silly pronounciation? The first e should sound like it does with bed and men. So it is more like "mem e"
MrDeath
12:42:05 PM Jan 23rd 2012
No, because that goes against the basic rules of English language. A vowel, followed by a consonant, followed by an e, is almost always pronounced with the long vowel sound (EE).
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