the Internet
While being curious regarding the source of the whole 'leekspin' meme (originally Loituma Girl), I stumbled across this quote in Wikipedia which, although directly applied to the explanation of 'leekspin', seems to adequately describe much of the rest of the internet as well:
This is basically a joke for someone who spends all of their time staring at a computer, made by people who spend all of their time staring at a computer. It's possible to read deeper meanings into it, but it sort of defeats the purpose because in the end it's just this hypnotic clip of animation.
-Patrick Macias, as interviewed by The World
(more about the original weirdness:)
Link to Wikipedia Leekspin article
Link to Leekspin on 'Know Your Meme' which claims to have an archive of the different versions. I have not researched this.
I doubt that this is the 'original version' due to its title and comments, but it is very popular on YouTube.
2 comments:
I just searched around. I can't believe that all of the originals are gone. Or that I've been around to watch it happen. Even the most viewed compilations lack the "regulars".
..We have seen memes from their beginning to when they fade and are absorbed into that vast literature of prior internet myth. We are old ;D
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