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. In this episode: Richard Dawkins and The Selfish Gene Mimeme/Mimema/Mossy Bugs Chad, M*A*S*H, and "Kilroy was here" Frodo Lives! Andre the Giant has a posse Mike Godwin The first digital meme: The emoticon, by Scott E Fahlman Godwin's Law Michael Girard and the Dancing Baby meme Mr. T ate my balls Deidre LaCarte and The Hamster Dance The Cuban Boys on the Canadian charts Harry Whittier Frees and his lolcat postcards LOLcats rule the 'net Icanhascheezburger Rick Rolling, FAILblog, Rage Comics All your base are belong to us Dank Memes Scumbag Steve Grumpy Cat Change my Mind Distracted Boyfriend Ermahgerd Kombucha girl White guy blinking Pepe the Frog ~ Join the Midnight Masses! Become an Insomniac by dropping a review, adding us on social media, and contacting us with episode ideas. And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word! https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html ~ CONTACT: Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 Email with topic suggestions etc: mailto:midnightfactsforinsomniacs@gmail.com ~ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net ~ Website: www.midnightfactsforinsomniacs.com ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bbhn6b/MEMES.pdf ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~