Trolling

A troll is someone who will state something only with the intention of stirring up controversy. Typically the statement is so absurd that only the most noobish of noobs will get offended and respond.

For example, one might purposefuly spel things wrong or use poor grammar, knowing that this will drive some people crazy, eliciting a response.

A more advanced troll might even spell things wrong in a post criticizing the spelling in someone else’s post, hoping to elicit an angry counter-reaction. Numerous forums and Usenet boards are dedicated to the fine art of what the NYTimes called “manipulating other people’s emotional equilibrium”.

Longcat

One of the older and more beloved 4chan image memes, Longcat is a cat who is quite long. Indeed his true length cannot be measured by mortal means as it passes through all dimensions of existence.

Within the Catnarok mythology (see Ceiling Cat) it is believed that one day Longcat will engage in a mighty final battle with his anti-self, Tacgnol (Protip: Longcat spelled backwards).

Sometimes this event is interpreted as the Apocalypse, while others take a more Taoist approach and consider it to be an eternal battle.

Below, an interpretation of Tacgnol and Longcat's epic battle.

Ken Lee

Ken Lee (“Can’t Live”) is a phonetic interpretation of Mariah Carey’s 1993 cover single and Badfinger’s classic love song "Without You" performed by Valentina Hasan, a contestant who auditioned for the Bulgarian TV show Music Idol in February 2008. Although Ms. Hasan didn’t make the cut to the next round of competition, her audition clip quickly spread through Bulgarian internet hubs and gained over four million views within the first month of debut on YouTube.

Advice Dog

Advice Dog is a series of popular image macros that first surfaced on 4chan in 2006. A typical example of Advice Dog depicts a cute puppy’s face against the background of a color wheel, often accompanied by unrelated advices and ridiculous instructions (ex: Do the laundry / Rob a bank). Since its debut, the series has spawned off several spin-offs, most notably the Philosoraptor, Courage Wolf and Socially Awkward Penguin.

Gingers HAVE SOULS

This meme originated from the youtube account CopperCab. It was a very clever troll attempt that enticed a lot of hate and a lot of sympathy. The video depicts a "ginger" ranting about his negative experiences at school following the South Park episode about gingers not having souls. He holds up the camera to his face on a slightly elevated angle with a park backdrop to make the video more dramatic. His use of language and tone also made his video slightly annoying. In one case, he holds up his hand as if it were a mouth and in a very high pitched voice shrieks "Oh look, HE'S A GINGER". It was later revealed that the video was a fake and he was mainly doing it to get popular. He even set up his own e-store where he sold shirts.

It became so widely popular because of it's spread on 4chan and it's acknowledgment by famous youtubers such as KassemG. He made more videos ranting on other subjects: his haters, and more specifically his arguement with the youtuber "IShatOnYou".

Hitler's Downfall / MEIN KAMPF!@!@!!!@@@11

Hitler's Downfall is pretty much what you would expect from a forced meme. This is an attempt to make something unhumorous, humorous on the web. It uses scene from a movie called "The Downfall", which also coincidentally comes from a German movie company. They use unhumorous subtitles to make people laugh which ultimately fails. People forcing these meme's are usually called "Bros". They are quite various and can occasionally appeal to people in similar situations.

Interior Crocodile Alligator

Bursting on to the YouTube scene in August 2008, Interior Crocodile Alligator (I Drive a Chevrolet Movie Theater) is the name given to a sound clip of a rap song that hadserious potential to become the next Rickroll. Like its predecessor, it's annoying, gets stuck in your head, and is easy to loop onto misleading viewers. Naturally, the sound clip had to have an source. Well, it turns out it's taken from a rapper known as "Chip Tha Ripper". The song itself was taken from a freestyle rap entitled "S.L.A.B. Freestyle". The lyrics containied everything you would hear in a mainstream rap song from money to cars, cars to clothes (clothes), I suppose, and being successful.The track contains unintentional hilarious lines, ending with the now famous lyrics, "Interior crocodile alligator, I drive a Chevrolet movie theater."


Interior crocodile alligator
I drive a Chevrolet movie theater
Interior crocodile alligator
I drive a Chevrolet movie theater
Interior crocodile alligator
I drive a Chevrolet movie theater
Interior crocodile alligator
I drive a Chevrolet movie theater
Interior crocodile alligator
I drive a Chevrolet movie theater
Interior crocodile alligator
I drive a Chevrolet movie theater
Interior crocodile alligator
I drive a Chevrolet movie theater

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZwhNFOn4ik = The Meme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7v542EmXac&feature=related = Full Song