By now you must know the story of Falcon Heene, aka Balloon Boy. His dad had created a crazy helium flying contraption, the balloon was set free, and the world worried for hours about 6 year old Falcon until the empty balloon landed and Falcon was found hiding in the attic. Somewhere in there the TV show Wife Swap was involved.
Right, about that…
Well, now that we know little Falcon is safe and sound (and we question the integrity of the Heene family) the Internet has wasted no time in turning this into a full-fledged internet meme. Seriously, there’s a t-shirt:
Countless Imma let you finish jokes:
A theme song:
Hallowmeme: Dress Up Like Your Favourite Meme!
October 14, 2009
It’s a struggle coming up with a Halloween costume every year, and if you’re anything like me you start off months ahead with good intentions of being the hit of the party but end up throwing something lame together at the last minute. And let’s be honest, that’s not gonna win you any best costume prizes.
Well, the time has come to redeem yourself for half-assed costumes of Halloweens past. Know Your Meme‘s got your back, and they’ve come up with a handy meme costume builder!
My top picks are Kanye West & Taylor Swift (added bonus: the person dressed as Kanye gets free license to be an ass all night long), Vince “ShamWow Guy” Shlomi (same), Kimberly Vlaeminck, and of course Three Wolf Moon.
And for a last minute meme costume, might I suggest Dick in a Box?
Recurring Meme: The Lip Dub
October 1, 2009
The lip dub is a relatively old meme, but one that gets revived from time to time when a new video gains notoriety. The most recent lip dub video to take the internets by storm was filmed by a large group of communications students at UQAM during frosh week. It probably doesn’t hurt that the song they used in their video is inanely easy to sing along to (or lip synch, in this case) and doesn’t seem to be losing popularity any time soon.
What really sets this lip dub apart is the scale of the production. Filming a video in one take is no small feat and when you factor in 172 people over the course of 5 minutes… well, it’s a logistical nightmare. So it’s pretty impressive that this group of students were able to shoot the video in a little over two hours, without knowing how many people would show up ahead of time.
The history of lip dubs:
The term lip dub was first coined by Jakob Lodwick, the founder of Vimeo, in 2006. He later went on to direct a lip dub of Flagpole Sitta’ in the Connected Ventures office, which includes College Humor, Vimeo, and Busted Tees. This lip dub went on to spark many imitation office lip dubs, and not surprisingly, compelled a lot of people to send in resumes in the hopes of working at Connected Ventures. To date it’s received over 2 million views, making it the best know and most watched lip dub ever.
What makes a good lip dub?
There are a few general rules to follow if you want to make a great lip dub.
- Choose a catchy, well-known song
- Film the video in one take
- Choose an interesting location and take advantage of the space (hallways, stairs, etc)
- Have young, attractive people in the video (this is not necessary if you’re making another form of meme-worthy office video: the senior management rap video)
