Comments on: Origin of a meme

Question: Origin of a meme

jpoulos — Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:11:19 -0800

What is the origin of the

1. Do one thing
2. Do another thing
3. ??????
4. Profit!

meme?

By: kickingtheground

kickingtheground — Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:14:34 -0800

By: amberglow

amberglow — Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:50:21 -0800

Yup..SouthPark--although they stole it from somewhere else originally. Maybe from somewhere like this? or an infomercial?

By: Aaorn

Aaorn — Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:57:19 -0800

The Metafilter Wiki has an article listing In Jokes which includes the "Profit!" joke and some other potentially befuddling memes, often with earliest-known-sighting links.

By: mathis23

mathis23 — Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:17:20 -0800

I've always had a vague recollection of a 'Far Side' with a somewhat similar premise. Damned if I can't be any more specific than this, however...

By: Space Coyote

Space Coyote — Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:30:50 -0800

I just figured it was a rip on the business plans of dot com companies back then, where they seemed to never bother figuring anything out beyond the initial premise of their business.

By: Cyrano

Cyrano — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 06:55:30 -0800

mathis23, there was a Far Side cartoon that involved car key gnomes.