Hi, I'm Wendell, and I'm a Domain Name addict. And I just registered DRINKSYOURMILKSHAKE.COM with the intent of setting up something like isyournewbicycle.com but I'm open to other ideas. Feel free to aim your long straw at me...
posted on Feb 21, 2008 - 22 answers

Anyone recall seeing a Web page that said something like "Ultimate Spoiler: You are God"? [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2008 - 7 answers

I am 34 and grew up in Texas. I just heard a coworker ten years my junior say "Well, boys liked to pretend that the floor is made of lava." I totally knew what he was talking about. How old is this meme? How widespread is it? [more inside]
posted on Feb 4, 2008 - 106 answers

Does anyone know the back story to this supposedly "unexplainable" image?
posted on Oct 10, 2007 - 20 answers

Where can I find the video all these people are watching? It's supposedly called "The Swirl." [more inside]
posted on Oct 9, 2007 - 10 answers

What's the origin of the meme "You know who else [does something]" with the standard answer (or implied answer) being Hitler but often replaced by something else? [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2007 - 22 answers

The significance of a blank white 1" button? I'm told not to ask. [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2007 - 9 answers

In order to assist with a business plan, I'm looking for examples (within the last 5 years) of character-driven memes or products that "came out of nowhere" and rapidly built wealth for their creators (and/or licensors). [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2007 - 23 answers

Where does the sentence structure 'Something, something and something, oh my!' come from? I'm seeing this everywhere and it's been bugging me. [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2007 - 52 answers

What is the origin of the "I | ___" phrasing? [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2007 - 10 answers

This photo just showed up in a coworker's email. A little searching shows this cartoon. You can also buy the costume. Which came first & how can you tell?
posted on Apr 20, 2007 - 18 answers

How are memes anything other than an extension/expression of the extended phenotype? [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2007 - 20 answers

Where does the phrase "I fuc*ing concur." come from? [more inside]
posted on Feb 16, 2007 - 17 answers

Where was the phrase "strangely intriguing" popularized? [more inside]
posted on Jan 21, 2007 - 7 answers

I'd like to create the definitive musical collection of internet memes for my own personal library. I need your help finding the real gems. [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2006 - 28 answers

I have a cat, a camera, and decent photoshop skills. Help me come up with clever things to do that fit into the meme about the cats doing things that is all over the internet. [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2006 - 16 answers

MemeFilter: What is the origin of the "I am in ur [something], [doing something]" meme? It usually uses JeffK-esque spelling ("ur", and a lot of z-endings). Some examples inside. [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2006 - 16 answers

Can anyone tell me what this animated gif is lifted from?
posted on Sep 20, 2006 - 5 answers

The pickle phobia video hit my office yesterday and now everyone is offering opinions on why someone would be afraid of pickles. Look, there's [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2006 - 32 answers

Where can I find these giant plastic cups? [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2006 - 6 answers

What are your guesses as to what "the War in Iraq" be known as in ten years? [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2006 - 39 answers

X3/internetsfilter: *SPOILERS*Question about a line in the new Xmen movie as related to an internet meme.*SPOILERS* [more inside]
posted on May 27, 2006 - 17 answers

I have a great idea for a meme with assorted merchandise involving a deceased musician and his likeness. How do I pitch this to the appropiate person so that I might profit legitimately and what are the typical terms of such an arrangement?
posted on Mar 30, 2006 - 3 answers

I've been getting bombarded by all my friends with the video meme craze of the day, "Incredible Fishing Video." [more inside]
posted on Jan 13, 2006 - 12 answers

I'm looking for the name of the funny, slickly-produced, xmas-themed videos that went around like a web meme. They featured a 70s pimpy-looking guy called "[firtstname] Christmas." It was one of the first net memes, probably around the time of "Mahir - I kiss you!" I don't know much else, except that he punched an old lady in the face in one episode. [more inside]
posted on Dec 15, 2005 - 2 answers

Who can tell me more about this animated gif of people dancing? [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2005 - 18 answers

Does anybody recall a short video that circulated around a few years ago involving a live-action Bert & Ernie, living in a condo, with melodrama (and chuckles) in copious amounts? [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2005 - 3 answers

Where did the video of an old lady kicking a baby originate? [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2005 - 5 answers

What actually did "whiten your teeth while you sleep"? [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2005 - 8 answers

I'm trying to track down a site that had two still portraits that suddenly, eerily, start to move. [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2005 - 10 answers

Ugh, this is driving me CRAZY. Any idea where I can find that awesome video of the declawed cat attacking the baby (with the drumbeat soundtrack)? I wish ask.metafilter included giving readers cupcakes for their answers.
posted on May 12, 2005 - 8 answers

In Soviet Union, $noun $verbs you! What is the origin of this meme? It's everywhere online. Searching google and mefi/askmefi havn't helped... someone must know!
posted on May 6, 2005 - 11 answers

What is the origin of the often-used phrase "conspiracy theory?"
posted on Mar 16, 2005 - 14 answers

[SlashdotMemeFilter] What is the link between Natalie Portman and hot grits? I know it started on Slashdot, and I realize the obsession with Natalie Portman is a result of the more recent Star Wars films, but I have never been able to find what she has to do with hot grits. How did this meme get started? P.S. Google's got nothing and my questions to Ask Slashdot got bounced.
posted on Jan 16, 2005 - 8 answers

"Dag! That is tight as hell!" It used to be (c.1999) that if you went to the URL www.tightashell.com you'd get a weird picture of a fabio-looking guy with girls hanging all over him and the caption "DAG! That is tight as hell!" It seems the site has changed hands several times over the years, and is now some weird blog. Anyway my question is two-fold.

1) Reality Check: Does anyone else remember this site?

2) Does anyone have a cache of it? =)

Thank you, that is all...
posted on Dec 13, 2004 - 4 answers

What is the origin of the

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

meme?
posted on Jan 13, 2004 - 6 answers

How do you become an internet phenomenon? I am a writer who wants exposure and my friends keep telling me to start a website. I've started many a blog--all dismal failures--and need perhaps good advice on how to (a) construct a unique, functional website that is easy to post on and (b) get exposure. Figured this was a good place to ask. Thanks!
posted on Jan 6, 2004 - 32 answers

Ever say an uncommon word or phrase -- such as "doxology" or "round-a-bout" -- in a crowded room and hear it travel across the room to different conversations? This happens to me all the time, but I have no idea what the term for it is, or if there even is one. Any guesses? In a related question, what do you call a freudian slip that you hear instead of say? (For insteance someone says "hold my glass" and you hear "hold my ass".)
posted on Dec 24, 2003 - 6 answers