Folklore is artistic communication in small groups and is the art of everyday life. Most of what we do contains some artistic element that can be classified as folklore. Humor is one kind of folklore that occurs in many different groups. Jokes can be simple, obnoxious, or even offensive; no matter what the style, however, their goal is always to make someone laugh. Jokes are a way of bringing people together as everyone can enjoy a good laugh, usually at another’s expense, and hence they can also divide.
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Zoom is the Best
Meme #5: Zoom is the Best (i) Source: Page Title: “Zoom Memes for Self-Quaranteens” Date Meme Published: April 19, 2021 Page States: 881.3K members Descriptive Blurb: “Socially isolated college youth stuck doing online courses in closed universities.” Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/groups/zoommemes (ii) Continue Reading …
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You’re Not Green
Meme #4: You’re Not Green (i) Source: Page Title: “Stanford Memes for Edgy Trees” Date Meme Published: April 7, 2021 Page Stats: 32.8K members Descriptive Blurb: “Memes for the people.” Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/groups/StanfordMemes (ii) Text: Graphical user interface, text, application Description Continue Reading …
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Bitter Truths
Meme #3: Bitter Truths (i) Source: Page Title: “Depressed Memes for Uni Teens” Date Meme Published: May 7, 2018 Page Stats: 849 likes & 887 following Descriptive Blurb: None, classified as a “religious organization” Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/DepressedUniTeens/photos/?ref=page_internal (ii) Text: Graphical user Continue Reading …
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Take That, Nerds!
(i) Source: Page Title: “Uni Memes” Date Meme Published: March 28, 2012 Page Stats: 13,354 likes & 13,359 following Descriptive Blurb: “Uni Memes for all!” Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/Uni-Memes-227306634030889/?ref=page_internal (ii) Text: (iii) Texture: The base image for this meme is known as Continue Reading …
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Diploma Blues
Page Title: “College Memes” Date Meme Published: April 1, 2021 Page Stats: 32,679 likes & 33,377 following Descriptive Blurb: “The biggest college/university meme page in Ireland” Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/collegememesire/community/?ref=page_internal (ii) Text: (iii) Texture: The base image for this meme appears to Continue Reading …