Get In The Spooktober Spirit With A Little History On The Word 'Spoopy'

October 15th, 2023 12:00 PM

This internet slang term, first appearing on this misspelled Halloween sign back in 2009, is typically used to describe something that is comical and spooky at the same time.

On This Day 12 Years Ago, Michael Fassbender's 'Perfection' Became A Meme

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October 14th, 2023 3:00 PM

An exploitable image macro taken from X-Men: First Class, this meme has endured online for more than a decade since it was first posted on Reddit.

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'Katy t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m' Turns 17 Years Old Today

Katy t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m (Katy the Penguin of Doom) is a copypasta story told from the perspective of a 13-year-old girl who claims to visit 4chan’s /b/ (random) board because she is “very random.” Written in a jumble of l33tspeak and SMS shorthands, the story is meant to mock the attention-seeking style of humor that is often characterized as “so random” by adolescent Internet users.

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October 12th, 2023 9:15 PM

Considered a "Tumblr Classic" by many, the origins of the copypasta actually date even further back into the expanses of early 4chan.

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The Eternal Question 'Minion Or Da Bob Fo Today' Turns Five Today

Minion or Da Bob refers to a series of jokes and memes based on a photoshopped, side-by-side image of a man wearing a Minions t-shirt and the same man wearing a SpongeBob SquarePants t-shirt. The original image, as well as many of the memes based on the image include the question "Minion or da bob fo today." Some of the jokes refer to the consequences of answering the question incorrectly.

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October 11th, 2023 9:15 PM

The image was originally posted on Facebook in 2018, sparking off its own genre of fashion-adjacent ironic memes.

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Back In The Heyday Of YouTube, Luigi Won By Doing Absolutely Nothing

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October 11th, 2023 7:15 PM

"Luigi Wins By Doing Absolutely Nothing" refers to a series of YouTube videos in which Luigi beats different mini-games without moving.

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Get In The Spooktober Spirit With A Little History On The Word 'Spoopy'

This internet slang term, first appearing on this misspelled Halloween sign back in 2009, is typically used to describe something that is comical and spooky at the same time.

October 15th, 2023 12:00 PM

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