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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 71 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

And before that it was lines from Monty Python

[–] Death__BySnuSnu@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not at all! They could be carried!

[–] Death__BySnuSnu@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What? A swallow carrying a coconut?

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It could grip it by the husk!

[–] DataDisrupter@feddit.nl 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not a question of where it grips it, it's a simple question of weight ratios!

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

A five oz bird cannot carry a one pound coconut!

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Imo, kind of a shame that Holy Grail dominates the references, with some backup from Life of Brian, and like one line from Meaning of Life. So much good stuff from Flying Circus goes unused.

I know you're there - lurking under the floorboards with your damsons and your prunes...

[–] Aedis@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The other jokes are ex-jokes. They have shuffled off the mortal coil.

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[–] codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

spam ~spam~ spam ^spam^

spam ~spam~ spam ^spam^

GLORIOUS SPAM! WONDERFUL SPAM! MAGICAL SPAM!

spam ~spam~ spam ^spam^

[–] DataDisrupter@feddit.nl 5 points 1 month ago

Bloody vikings...

[–] Hasherm0n@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Even after Austin Powers came out it was Monty Python. Or Aqua Teen Hunger Force (specifically the first mooninites episode). Sealab 2021 gets honorable mention.

[–] mad_psymon@discuss.tchncs.de 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 13 points 1 month ago

Oh be-haaave baby

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

… those were memes. Memes were never invented, they were just identified.

[–] omgboom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And lines from Chappelle's show. I'M RICK JAMES BITCH

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This was so annoying it broke Dave chappelle

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago

Nah, money and power broke him. He had is crisis of faith, and then went all the way to Africa just to decide he liked being rich as fuck, and then he started acting like a rich fuck.

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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"That's a man, man!"

"Austin! That's my mother!"

"Ah... Well, you have to admit she is a bit man-ish."

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This coffee tastes like shit.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It was never one source, always a combination, but when something quotable came out, it became vocally memed to death for like a whole year.

[–] OopsOverbombing@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Waazzzuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup?!

[–] matti@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

before that we traded Monty Python scripts on USENET and FTP sites

[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The only way you could get accepted to my first BBS was by answering “What is the airspeed of a laden swallow?”

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What, African or European?

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[–] k2r@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Groovy baby!

[–] dgbbad@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago

"How DARE you break wind before me!"

"I'm sorry, baby, I didn't know it was your turn."

[–] OopsOverbombing@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Used to? >.>

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 6 points 1 month ago

Get into mah belly!!

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

No a Meme is a Black Frame with white text around a wild image.

See

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (10 children)

The people I was hanging with online used memes in 1997.

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[–] burgermeister@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sssssomebody's smokin! (Or something like that)

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Ziomster44@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

A cigar and a waffle?

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Alllllllrighty then

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

We’re not doing that anymore?

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Oh yes babe.

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