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I've seen better instances than this one (like the EFF's DMCA takedown Hitler[1]) ... but ... there's more to this meme than it simply being Hitler. It's like
by idm 17y ago
I've seen better instances than this one (like the EFF's DMCA takedown Hitler[1]) ... but ... there's more to this meme than it simply being Hitler.
It's like the Looney Tunes coyote-vs-roadrunner. Honestly, how entertaining is it to watch the same highway through the desert, inhabited only by two non-verbal animals? Very. I think it's the constraints that make it fun. It was probably a lot of fun to write for, too...
The Hitler Downfall meme is fun because of the constraints, so try to appreciate people's remixes in that light.
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzUoWkbNLe8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzUoWkbNLe8
- astine 17y agoFunny, I always hated the Roadrunner cartoons, and for the same reason: It was the same blasted joke told over and over again with slight variations. As if those would make it funny again.
- idm 17y ago:) Well, it grew on me. I didn't like it as a kid, even though that's who (I assume) it was originally targeting. I think I saw it as a series of bad things happening to the Coyote. Now, I really like the cartoon because of the way the writers examined every situation, then interrupted the apparent inevitability of the scenario by finding a clever, ironic, and appropriate way for the scenario to unwind unexpectedly.