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[Michael the Spikester]

The trailer for The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard is here!

Easily loved the first film. Both Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) had good chemistry together. Much look forward to this one as well!

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Honestly the funniest part about this is that it's true. If you compare their respective five year peaks, Big Chungus hit far greater heights than Bugs himself.

No matter your opinion on the meme, it's arguable that Big Chungus was the most culturally relevant thing the Looney Tunes have had happen to them in years.
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Or...at least until the Space Jam sequel comes out, lol.

And this is why I hate memes. The cultural ruiner. A single frame of an old Looney Tunes short barely funny in context is shared OUT of context over and over again on the internet and nobody even can explain why they think it's funny because it isn't but it gets so popular because kids are sharing it around and little kids will laugh at anything to the point where it becomes a permanent staple in pop culture that will never go away. I don't care that YOU think it's fun, because if you do then you're part of the problem!

Honestly, do you want any meme to stick around? Do you want to have to explain them to your children in 20 years? or you grandchildren in 40-50? Will you intentionally show your children your collection of "dank memes" the same way you would a beloved childhood film or show or book? And if the answer is no then STOP! Because the more popular these things get the longer they will stick around and the more you will HAVE to.

 

[Noipoi]

And this is why I hate memes. The cultural ruiner.

Memes are part of culture now.

I don't care that YOU think it's fun, because if you do then you're part of the problem!

What a lovely mindset.

Honestly, do you want any meme to stick around? Do you want to have to explain them to your children in 20 years? or you grandchildren in 40-50? Will you intentionally show your children your collection of "dank memes" the same way you would a beloved childhood film or show or book? And if the answer is no then STOP! Because the more popular these things get the longer they will stick around and the more you will HAVE to.

Aren’t you just a ray of sunshine?

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Memes are part of culture now.

Memes are part of culture in the way a gross coffee stain is part of a nice white dress. It ain’t ever coming out and it ruins the dress. So maybe you shouldn’t have been drinking coffee in it in the first place!

 

[Kirby Dragons]

Now I'm just reminded of the Hunger Games sim I did earlier where the Chungus himself ended up winning.

 

[TheMightyP]

It's just a JPEG, take it easy.

 

[Deleted member]

And this is why I hate memes. The cultural ruiner. A single frame of an old Looney Tunes short barely funny in context is shared OUT of context over and over again on the internet and nobody even can explain why they think it's funny because it isn't but it gets so popular because kids are sharing it around and little kids will laugh at anything to the point where it becomes a permanent staple in pop culture that will never go away. I don't care that YOU think it's fun, because if you do then you're part of the problem!

Honestly, do you want any meme to stick around? Do you want to have to explain them to your children in 20 years? or you grandchildren in 40-50? Will you intentionally show your children your collection of "dank memes" the same way you would a beloved childhood film or show or book? And if the answer is no then STOP! Because the more popular these things get the longer they will stick around and the more you will HAVE to.

Girl, you're taking this WAY too seriously. What did memes ever do to you?

 

[Michael the Spikester]

I've pretty much embraced memes at this point.

Folks can compare Godzilla and Kong to Superman and Batman regarding Martha/Mothra all they want. I myself on the other hand make Gamera the Wonder Woman of the three!

 

[Hadokeyblade]

And this is why I hate memes. The cultural ruiner. A single frame of an old Looney Tunes short barely funny in context is shared OUT of context over and over again on the internet and nobody even can explain why they think it's funny because it isn't but it gets so popular because kids are sharing it around and little kids will laugh at anything to the point where it becomes a permanent staple in pop culture that will never go away. I don't care that YOU think it's fun, because if you do then you're part of the problem!

Honestly, do you want any meme to stick around? Do you want to have to explain them to your children in 20 years? or you grandchildren in 40-50? Will you intentionally show your children your collection of "dank memes" the same way you would a beloved childhood film or show or book? And if the answer is no then STOP! Because the more popular these things get the longer they will stick around and the more you will HAVE to.

This sounds like a villain speech, of someone who does not know de wae.

 

[Noipoi]

It's just a JPEG, take it easy.

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[SnakeFighter64]

It's just a JPEG, take it easy.

A jpeg that people are gonna start putting into films and shows for generations. I guarantee you that bugs will not only enter “chungus mode” in Space Jam 2 but he’ll save the day while doing it and screaming “BIG CHUNGUS!!!!!”. Because that’s what Hollywood does with memes to try and entice children and it’s pathetic and cringey and is gonna date horribly in the future.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Otherwise if I were to compare kaijus to the Justice League. It'd be this.

Gamera = Aquaman
Godzilla = Superman
Kong = Batman
Mechagodzilla = Cyborg
Mothra = Wonder Woman
Rodan = Flash

I wonder who would be Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter...

 

[Deleted member]

Honestly, there once was a time when I legitimately hated memes. I couldn't stand the sight of a troll face or sans eye memes.

but that was really only cause that was literally the only thing my siblings talked about

 

[Noipoi]

A jpeg that people are gonna start putting into films and shows for generations. I guarantee you that bugs will not only enter “chungus mode” in Space Jam 2 but he’ll save the day while doing it and screaming “BIG CHUNGUS!!!!!”. Because that’s what Hollywood does with memes to try and entice children and it’s pathetic and cringey and is gonna date horribly in the future.

The first Space Jam is terribly dated.

If anything, I want this one to be terribly dated too. To capture the hilariously stupid spirit of the original.

 

[Pokelego999]

A jpeg that people are gonna start putting into films and shows for generations. I guarantee you that bugs will not only enter “chungus mode” in Space Jam 2 but he’ll save the day while doing it and screaming “BIG CHUNGUS!!!!!”. Because that’s what Hollywood does with memes to try and entice children and it’s pathetic and cringey and is gonna date horribly in the future.

That's like saying that because Little Billy pooped on the basketball that it's everyone else's fault for allowing him to **** on it in the first place.

 

[CannonStreak]

I was quite neutral about memes when I first learned of them. Now I kinda like them.

 

[Schnee117]

Memes are part of culture now.

Memes have always been cultural

 

[Metal Shop X]

It's just a JPEG, take it easy.

Wait, it's not a PNG?!??

My whole life is a lie....

 

[SnakeFighter64]

That's like saying that because Little Billy pooped on the basketball that it's everyone else's fault for allowing him to **** on it in the first place.

Well yeah! Why was he near the basketball in the first place? Why wasn’t a child that young with his parents?

 

[Deleted member]

Now I'm just reminded of the Hunger Games sim I did earlier where the Chungus himself ended up winning.

I remember that one well.

mainly cause that was the only one I quote unquote "won"

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Honestly, there once was a time when I legitimately hated memes. I couldn't stand the sight of a troll face or sans eye memes.

but that was really only cause that was literally the only thing my siblings talked about

I was exactly the same too but the whole Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Godzilla, Kong, and Gamera comparisons I've made lead to me embracing them.

 

[Noipoi]

Wait, it's not a PNG?!??

My whole life is a lie....

This gif is mine now

 

[Pokelego999]

Well yeah! Why was he near the basketball in the first place? Why wasn’t a child that young with his parents?

Well true, I guess that comparison could use some work.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

The first Space Jam is terribly dated.

If anything, I want this one to be terribly dated too. To capture the hilariously stupid spirit of the original.

Explain yourself Croagunk! Like I watched it as a kid by myself in like... 2010 and I didn’t not understand anything in it.

 

[CannonStreak]

Wait, it's not a PNG?!??

My whole life is a lie....

To annoy SnakeFighter (in a way), I am going to post this about Eggman for him Snooping as usual.

 

[Wario Bros.]

Michael the Spikester Here's something that'll tickle your fancy.

This is ridiculously cute pic.twitter.com/6cwWgCl91d

— Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) April 12, 2021

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Regarding Space Jam now that it was mentioned, doesn't anyone find it pretty hypocritical that they removed Pepe le Pew due to "****" yet has a child eater like Pennywise and the cast from The Clockwork Orange who commits actual **** among those in the crowd?

The hypocrisy of cancel culture is real...

 

[Lamperouge]

Memes are only an issue if they define your entire personality.

 

[Pokelego999]

It's just a JPEG, take it easy.

Wait, it's not a PNG?!??

My whole life is a lie....

Wait, are you implying it wasn't a JPG file?

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Michael the Spikester Here's something that'll tickle your fancy.

This is ridiculously cute pic.twitter.com/6cwWgCl91d

— Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) April 12, 2021

I've seen that. It's really cute and adorable.

Spoiler

Didn't expect to see Mechagodzilla in there though.

 

[Noipoi]

Explain yourself Croagunk! Like I watched it as a kid by myself in like... 2010 and I didn’t not understand anything in it.

Dated doesn’t mean impossible to get outside of its time period.

You can’t tell me Space Jam doesn’t ooze mid 90s. There’s no other time where it could’ve come out being the way it is. The references, the jokes, everything. If it came out in 2006, or 2016, It would’ve been completely different.

I watched it as a kid in 2009, and I got it. But I also realize now how much of a 90s movie it really is.

 

[CannonStreak]

Wait, are you implying it wasn't a JPG file?

RIP Winnie the Pooh.

 

[TheMightyP]

If Cancel Culture is real, then why am I seeing a new Butch Hartman controversy every two weeks?

Checkmate Liberals.

 

[Deleted member]

For me, memes are funny because they're usually short jokes that setup the punchline immediately and are easy to digest.

Like the whole mmm cow meme going around right now.

it's funny, not because it makes a funny pun or cleverly uses words to invoke a reaction, but just from the sheer absurdity of the entire premise.

 

[Metal Shop X]

Regarding Space Jam now that it was mentioned, doesn't anyone find it pretty hypocritical that they removed Pepe le Pew due to "*" yet has a child eater like Pennywise and the cast from The Clockwork Orange who commits actual * among those in the crowd?

The hypocrisy of cancel culture apparently...

I know jack about what you're talking about but I feel like there's a difference with a cartoon character in a children show doing no-no stuff and characters/monsters doing no-no stuff in movie intented for adults.

 

[CannonStreak]

Hey guys, this may not relate to anything, but wanna hear a proverb?

Spoiler: Proverb

He who hesitates is not only lost but miles form the next exit.

 

[Noipoi]

If Cancel Culture is real, then why am I seeing a new Butch Hartman controversy every two weeks?

Checkmate Liberals.

If he’s saved himself from cancel culture, he can’t be doing it alone. He must have some kind of assistance, magical assistance. Like the kind of assistance you would get from

FAIRY GOD PARENTS

 

[Hadokeyblade]

For me, memes are funny because they're usually short jokes that setup the punchline immediately and are easy to digest.

Like the whole mmm cow meme going around right now.

it's funny, not because it makes a funny pun or cleverly uses words to invoke a reaction, but just from the sheer absurdity of the entire premise.

Man i miss Barnyard.

 

[Pokelego999]

Man i miss Barnyard.

I remember watching it.

Nostalgia.

 

[Noipoi]

Man i miss Barnyard.

That movie is hot garbage.

I love it though.