chacusha: (robin hood and marian - unforgettable)
chacusha ([personal profile] chacusha) wrote2021-01-23 02:55 pm

Snowflake Challenge #12

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:

Snowflake Challenge promotional banner featuring a snow-covered green bench in a snowy park. Text: Snowflake Challenge: 1-31 January.

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.

Post a comment in response:

If you don't have an account you can create one now.
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
More info about formatting