WTF are memes anyway? Like the internet’s little inside jokes?

Wikipedia, that font of knowledge, says that a meme is:

Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

While a Meme is:

The term Internet meme is a neologism used to describe a catchphrase or concept that spreads quickly from person to person via the Internet.

So in the spirit of learning and laughing at the internet, here’s some xkcd:

Hey, at least I ran out of staples.

IN UR REALITY

Yay! I perpetuated a Meme!

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