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Most "memes" are humorous in nature. "All Your Base Are Belong to Us" was an early Internet "meme," and "[[lolcat]]" is a popular emergent meme.
Most "memes" are humorous in nature. "All Your Base Are Belong to Us" was an early Internet "meme," and "[[lolcat]]" is a popular emergent meme.
== Popular Memes ==
===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.
Either way, the goal of the "lolcat" is to be funny, self-referential, and build on previous iterations of the "lolcat" meme. Most "lolcat" images include references and liberal use of [[internet slang]], such as "lol," etcetera.
"Lolcats" are [http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/04/18/uh-heey-they-talkin-bout-lolcats-on-da-radio/ receiving increased notice] as a prominent part of internet subculture. The most prominent "lolcat" site is [http://www.icanhascheezburger.com I Can Has Cheezburger?].