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A '''meme''' is defined to be the smallest meaningful unit of information with in the context of a given culture.

A '''meme''' is a [[neologism]] invented in 1976 by [[Richard Dawkins]], an atheist.  It is defined to be the smallest meaningful unit of information with in the context of a given culture.  It has since become a trendy term on the Internet.

== Memes Generally==

== Memes Generally==

Many "memes" are humorous in nature.  "All Your Base Are Belong to Us" was an early Internet "meme," and "[[lolcat]]" is a popular emergent meme. Other memes focus on potential dangers, such as cell phones causing fires at gas pumps.

Many "memes" are humorous in nature.  "All Your Base Are Belong to Us" was an early Internet "meme," and "[[lolcat]]" is a popular emergent meme. Other memes focus on potential dangers, such as cell phones causing fires at gas pumps.

== Popular Internet Memes ==

== Popular Internet "Memes" ==

===LOL Cat===

===LOL Cat===

[[image:Lolcatexample.jpg|thumb|right|200px|<center>An example of an "lolcat" designed by a Conservapedia editor to mock the vandals who attack this site.</center>]]A "'''lolcat'''" is a [[meme]] (runaway, modified internet theme) in which the author takes a picture of a cat, and adds a funny, anthropomorphic caption that is potentially grounded in science fiction, or computer programming, subculture.   

[[image:Lolcatexample.jpg|thumb|right|200px|<center>An example of an "lolcat" designed by a Conservapedia editor to mock the vandals who attack this site.</center>]]A "'''lolcat'''" is a [[meme]] (runaway, modified internet theme) in which the author takes a picture of a cat, and adds a funny, anthropomorphic caption that is potentially grounded in science fiction, or computer programming, subculture.