3 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/908/thumb/pac_man_pie_chart.jpg?1252713551 http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Graph http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/908/square/pac_man_pie_chart.jpg?1252713551 2009-09-11T23:59:12Z 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= active graphs, charts, lol 63 <div align="center"> <p><a target="blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0"><br /> <img src="http://knowyourmeme.com/i/18029/original/image002.jpg" alt="" /><br /> </a><br /> <strong>Graph 1-A: Example of LOLgraph in Usage</strong></p> </div> <h2>About</h2> <p>LOLgraphs are statistical representations and visual aids typically designed to explain a wide range of non-academic and mostly trivial topics for humorous effect. While the exact origin of using &#8220;silly graphs&#8221; remains debatable and may even precede the Internet, Jamphat.com/rap is widely cited as the first online project devoted to making graphs &amp; charts about popular hip hop lyrics. In similar vein to <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/demotivational-posters">Demotivational Posters</a>, the format and concept of LOLgraphs has since become a unique genre of internet humor.</p> <h2>Origins</h2> <div align="center"> <p><a target="blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ-FAV9fBII"><br /> <img src="http://knowyourmeme.com/i/18035/original/image009.jpg" alt="" /><br /> </a><br /> <strong>Graph 2-B: Jamphat Graph on Kelis&#8217; Milkshake (2003)</strong></p> </div> <p>As early as in November 2007, a series of Powerpoint/Excel charts breaking down the semantics of hip hop / rap lyrics began to surface on a <a href="http://www.jamphat.com/rap/">single web page</a> operated under the domain of Jamphat.com. Despite being hosted on a sub-domain web page, it has attracted nearly a million visits in two years via forwarded links, popular blogs and social media aggregators.</p> <h2>Derivatives / Spin-offs</h2> <p>The popularity of Jamphat.com and its <span class="caps">LOL</span> graphs eventually gave way to the launch of several other projects, including:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://fffff.at/ppt_album/">Jay-Z Powerpoint Album</a> Jay-Z&#8217;s Black Album explained through LOLgraphs</li> <li><a href="http://rapgraph.com">Rapgraph.com</a>: a concept blog featuring similar user-generated graphs on hip hop lyrics.</li> <li><a href="http://graphjam.com">Graphjam.com</a>: a concept blog hosting user-generated LOLgraphs on a wide range of trivial topics; it also offers LOLgraph generator.</li> <li><a href="http://thisisindexed.com">Thisisindexed.com</a>: a concept blog run by Jessica Hagy, it showcases her collection of humorous visual diagrams and graphs.</li> </ul> <h2>Mainstream / <span class="caps">IRL</span></h2> <p>Comedian Demetri Martin&#8217;s popular stand-up routines often involve usage of visual aids and LOLgraphs:</p> <p><object width="480" height="400" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="ordie_player_62f250455c"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="key=62f250455c" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed width="480" height="400" flashvars="key=62f250455c" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" name="ordie_player_62f250455c" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><div style="text-align:left;font-size:x-small;margin-top:0;width:480px;"><a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/62f250455c/demetri-martin-stand-up-presentation-from-demetri-martin" title="from Demetri Martin">Demetri Martin Stand Up Presentation</a> from <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/demetri_martin">Demetri Martin</a></div></p> 2009-10-27T23:48:44Z 908 12 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/908/original/pac_man_pie_chart.jpg?1252713551