They were originally "image macros," but some image macros became memes unto themselves. Eventually people started referring to image macros as memes. Advice An

They were originally "image macros," but some image macros became memes unto themselves. Eventually people started referring to image macros as memes. Advice Animals started somewhere in the middle of all of this. Originally image macros didn't share a common picture, but a common phrase with a funny picture that was related or a specific image/phrase combination (e.g. "do not want", "no u", "get in the soup"[1]). [1] http://endlesspicdump.com/original/shut%20the%20hell%20up%20and%20get%20in%20the%20soup.gif http://endlesspicdump.com/original/shut%20the%20hell%20up%20...