Snowflake Challenge #12

[chacusha]

I haven't been participating in the Snowflake Challenge up until this point, but I appreciated the nostalgia factor of the one today and I was recently reminded of something I could use for it, so here we go:



Challenge #12: In your own space, resurrect an old meme. Have fun with it! Which is the goofiest meme you can think of? Put on your party hat and be silly!!


So fun fact: I have a post in my Tumblr drafts -- the oldest draft in there. It's where I was attempting do "The zodiac signs as..." type format, where I was sorting the zodiac signs as meme phrases. I unfortunately never figured out a suitable matching for all of them, so I never posted it.

I'm not sure how old this post is (Tumblr won't tell me), but the choices I have recorded are all a quaint blast from the past that probably date it, just because people... don't talk like this anymore. I estimate 2013ish.* To add another layer of appropriateness, the "The zodiac signs as [x]" format is itself a meme format that has since died. So a whole set of resurrected old memes for the price of one.

The signs as memes

Aries: Deal with it
Taurus: I ain't even mad
Gemini: ALL THE THINGS
Cancer: Forever alone
Leo:
Virgo: That awkward moment when...
Libra:
Scorpio: trololol
Sagittarius: YOLO
Capricorn: WANT
Aquarius: This is relevant to my interests
Pisces: MY FEELS

I have on multiple occasions tried to fill Leo and Libra in, but now I can't even think of memes from that time period that would mesh with the others!



Edit: In terms of the other kind of meme, apparently Johari windows are still a thing. If anyone wants to fill one out, I'll rate you. Here's my window: https://kevan.org/johari?name=chacusha21

(I wish "hardworking" was an option, as I would have picked that.)



* With help from Google Trends:


These all peaked between Jan 2012 and July 2013. See here and here.

Comments

[seleneheart]

Aw, I'm a Leo, and I have no meme for my sign . . .

But I appreciate your Inception-like memes within memes, which reminds me of that one Tumblr meme where all the memes are contained into an ever-expanding picture.

[chacusha]

Ah well, some people have come up with some possibilities that might work for Leo. Meme-ception is fun! XD

[hamsterwoman]

Ooh, the "signs as memes" thing is fun! (I keep thinking of the "putting on sunglasses" meme for Leo, but that's not text-based and I'm not sure of the timeframe or how one would check...)

Also, cool to see you joining in on the Snowflake fun :)

[chacusha]

According to the Know Your Meme page (including the Google trends figure), it's an older meme but it checks out I mean, it also peaked in July 2013. So yeah, let's go with that!

[hamsterwoman]

Hehe, glad that works :D

(I had no idea what it was originally a reference to, LOL. Know Your Meme is an invaluable resource!)

[silveradept]

I feel like one of the two remaining might be "I would like to subscribe to your newsletter."

[chacusha]

Haha yeah, that's an appropriate one. Seems more fitting for Aquarius, though, rather than Leo or Libra. Hmm... 🤔

[silveradept]

Rearranging is always allowed, right, to make sure things fit?

[chacusha]

Yeah, unfortunately, I haven't found one I think fits Libra, so even if I swap things around, I think that one's going to remain blank.

[suzume]

I filled out your Johari Window... You could always try out mine, if you'd like?

[chacusha]

Thanks! I filled out yours too!

[ceiling_fan]

I feel that Leo is some form of "Leeroy JERKIIIIIIIIINS"

[chacusha]

OMG, I'd heard of the Leeroy Jenkins meme but I hadn't actually seen the video it came from. That is so funny. XD But yeah, it has Leo (or Aries) energy.

[breyzyyin]

Haha, I am a Libra and I am quite amused that my sign lacks a meme phrase! :D Very neat idea! :)

[chacusha]

Thank you! It's too bad I couldn't find a suiting one for Libra. It's my sister's sign too!