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[–] Cruxifux 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hah. Dude made one that was so unfunny that it became funny again. Amazing.

[–] Rootiest 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Ah yes, the Cow Tool Effect:

When a piece of comedy is so unfunny that it becomes an Internet phenomenon or meme as a result.

[–] SpaceNoodle 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

An Internet phenomenon would be a meme by definition.

The Cow Tool strip predates the Internet, but was possibly a meme regardless. The Internet just helps memes propagate at warp speed.

[–] Rootiest 0 points 11 months ago

I apologize for being too lazy to put "(or meme)” in parentheses.