Memes: They're Literally Everything

<p>This episode was a doozy. It turns out there's a ton of hard science behind memes, plus bucketloads of history, and this week's MFFI is packed.</p> <p>In this episode:</p> <ul><li>Richard Dawkins and The Selfish Gene</li> <li>Mimeme/Mimema/Mossy Bugs</li> <li>Chad, M*A*S*H, and "Kilroy was here"</li> <li>Frodo Lives!</li> <li>Andre the Giant has a posse</li> <li>Mike Godwin</li> <li>The first digital meme: The emoticon, by Scott E Fahlman</li> <li>Godwin's Law </li> <li>Michael Girard and the Dancing Baby meme</li> <li>Mr. T ate my balls</li> <li>Deidre LaCarte and The Hamster Dance</li> <li>The Cuban Boys on the Canadian charts</li> <li>Harry Whittier Frees and his lolcat postcards</li> <li>LOLcats rule the 'net</li> <li>Icanhascheezburger</li> <li>Rick Rolling, FAILblog, Rage Comics</li> <li>All your base are belong to us</li> <li>Dank Memes</li> <li>Scumbag Steve</li> <li>Grumpy Cat</li> <li>Change my Mind</li> <li>Distracted Boyfriend</li> <li>Ermahgerd</li> <li>Kombucha girl</li> <li>White guy blinking</li> <li>Pepe the Frog</li> </ul> <p>~</p> <p>Join the Midnight Masses! </p> <p>Become an Insomniac by dropping a review, adding us on social media, and contacting us with episode ideas. </p> <p>And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word! </p> <p><a href='https://teespring.com/stores/midnight-merch-6'>https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html</a></p> <p> ~</p> <p>CONTACT:</p> <p>Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback:</p> <p>+1 (408) 596-4603</p> <p>Email with topic suggestions etc:</p> <p><a href='mailto:midnightfactsforinsomniacs@gmail.com'>mailto:midnightfactsforinsomniacs@gmail.com</a></p> <p>~ </p> <p>Instagram:</p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/'>https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/</a></p> <p>~</p> <p>Discord:</p> <p><a href='https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN'>https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN</