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7th May 2012

theatlantic: Picture of the Day: The Meeting of the Memes Over the weekend more than 800 people gathered at ROFLCon III, a conference at MIT, to talk about the phenomenon of Internet fame — why it happens, how it happens, and, from the meme celebrities themselves, what it’s like to experience it. Above, two of ROFLCON’s biggest stars, Antoine Dodson, made famous by a colorful rant on a North Alabama news station, and Chuck Testa, whose advertisement for his taxidermy practice went viral last fall.

theatlantic:

Picture of the Day: The Meeting of the Memes

Over the weekend more than 800 people gathered at ROFLCon III, a conference at MIT, to talk about the phenomenon of Internet fame — why it happens, how it happens, and, from the meme celebrities themselves, what it’s like to experience it. Above, two of ROFLCON’s biggest stars, Antoine Dodson, made famous by a colorful rant on a North Alabama news station, and Chuck Testa, whose advertisement for his taxidermy practice went viral last fall.

Tagged: MemesChuck TestaAntoine DodsonInternetROFLConFunnyLOL

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    Proof that Antoine Dodson was at MIT.
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    THIS IS GREAT
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    Oh internet, never change.
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    On the calendar for 2014, y’all.
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    weekend more than 800 people gathered at ROFLCon III, a conference at MIT, to talk about the phenomenon
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