# Internet meme....doge? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 2, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475 "2014-05-02T01:10:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/41 "2014-05-02T17:31:57Z")
> [@Macca26](#): > > Best use of the meme is undoubtedly [Doge Weather](http://www.dogeweather.com). Aha! That explains [this](http://www.pvponline.com/comic/2014/04/17/mistaken-identity1) [arc](http://www.pvponline.com/comic/2014/04/21/do-not-want). Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/42 "2014-05-02T17:41:50Z")
> [@Inna\_Minnit](#): > > What the hell is wrong with her? Seriously. Girl ain’t right in the head. My guess is she’s trying to steal fans from [Fred](https://www.youtube.com/user/Fred), the hyperactive kid played by a teen. ---
**Author:** ![Calatin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/43 "2014-05-02T17:46:19Z")
Or there’s always “Mr. T ate my balls.” ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/44 "2014-05-02T18:13:25Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > For future meme reference, the site **Der Trihs** mentioned, [http://knowyourmeme.com/](http://knowyourmeme.com/), is the best site to explain them I know of. I haven’t heard of any of the memes on that site. But then, I don’t participate in social media, with the exception of this message board. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/45 "2014-05-02T18:37:47Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > I haven’t heard of any of the memes on that site. Me either, but when I come across one I’d like to understand, that site has always had the explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/46 "2014-05-02T18:50:24Z")
> [@Inna\_Minnit](#): > > What the hell is wrong with her? Seriously. Girl ain’t right in the head. It’s an act. > [@Double\_Foolscap](#): > > Much meme > > ``` > So discussion > Wow > > ``` Many +1 ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/47 "2014-05-02T19:05:10Z")
You know a meme is played out and should be hit in the head with a shovel and buried when dopers start asking “have you guys heard of this new may may thing?” Not that you should feel bad for not keeping up with 20-something white nerd culture, but there always seems to be a 6-12 month lag between the Dope and the rest of the internet. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/48 "2014-05-03T00:54:58Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Same here. Up to then, if I saw the word used I assumed it had something to do with the Republic of Venice. You aren’t the only one to notice the similarity between doge and [Doge](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge). I’ve seen a few pictures of doge Doges in fact. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/49 "2014-05-03T01:10:52Z")
I’m quite fond of Doge but accept it’s only well-known amongst a particular (admittedly large) group of internetizens - lots of my gaming and tech friends know it, but none of my co-workers do, even though they’re all reasonably computer and social media-savvy. And yes, when I first saw it, I did wonder what a Japanese dog had to do with the Republic of Venice. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/50 "2014-05-03T01:16:03Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > I haven’t heard of any of the memes on that site. But then, I don’t participate in social media, with the exception of this message board. It’s an archive of, like, thousands of memes. You’ve not heard of any of them? Maybe try their [popular](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/popular) list. (Doge is #7! Hi doge!) The ones on the front page are new or not even confirmed to be memes yet. But much plus for using [KnowYourMeme.com](http://KnowYourMeme.com) to look up memes, preferably before you announce to the world “HEY I DON’T KNOW THAT MEME.” ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/51 "2014-05-03T02:56:16Z")
So wow! Very yes! Much good. Eat! ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/52 "2014-05-03T03:24:02Z")
> [@Double\_Foolscap](#): > > Much meme > > ``` > So discussion > Wow > > ``` This post has been doged by the dogist. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/53 "2014-05-03T03:27:09Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > It’s an archive of, like, thousands of memes. You’ve not heard of any of them? Maybe try their [popular](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/popular) list. (Doge is #7! Hi doge!) > > The ones on the front page are new or not even confirmed to be memes yet. > > But much plus for using [KnowYourMeme.com](http://KnowYourMeme.com) to look up memes, preferably before you announce to the world “HEY I DON’T KNOW THAT MEME.” Nope, I’ve never heard of any of the so-called popular ones from that site either. Where would I? As I said, I don’t participate in social media. Most days I pretty much only read this web site, the New York Times, my bank’s site, maybe TripAdvisor or Amazon if I’m thinking of going somewhere or buying something. Maybe a few other newspaper web sites or travel sites. None of them are are likely to have discussions likely to bring up the type of memes in this sense. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/54 "2014-05-03T05:54:37Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Nope, I’ve never heard of any of the so-called popular ones from that site either. Where would I? As I said, I don’t participate in social media. Most days I pretty much only read this web site, the New York Times, my bank’s site, maybe TripAdvisor or Amazon if I’m thinking of going somewhere or buying something. Maybe a few other newspaper web sites or travel sites. None of them are are likely to have discussions likely to bring up the type of memes in this sense. I’m much the same suranyi…although I don’t visit the NYT! And even reading [KnowYourMeme.com](http://KnowYourMeme.com) still didn’t give any insight into why a dog in an avatar should elicit knowing ‘aha’s’ or ‘OMG that guy is so edgy…he knows about doge’. Maybe I’m just too old to get it. S’cuse me while I go take my Alzheimer’s meds… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/55 "2014-05-04T11:25:36Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Nope, I’ve never heard of any of the so-called popular ones from that site either. Where would I? As I said, I don’t participate in social media. Most days I pretty much only read this web site, the New York Times, my bank’s site, maybe TripAdvisor or Amazon if I’m thinking of going somewhere or buying something. Maybe a few other newspaper web sites or travel sites. None of them are are likely to have discussions likely to bring up the type of memes in this sense. You don’t have to be on social media (I’m not) to know about some of the major memes, though. I’m not saying everyone has to know about all of them because if the only places you visit are the SDMB, Wikipedia, Amazon and your local news website, you’re not likely to come across them. To be fair though, I regularly visit Know Your Meme and 9Gag just to keep up with that sort of thing because I find them amusing and they’re a useful cultural currency or icebreaker in my demographic. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/56 "2014-05-04T16:12:05Z")
> [@ZenBeam](#): > > How is it pronounced? Just like “dog”, or with a long “o” like doe? Is there a second syllable, like Doe-gee or doe-gay? Hard G or soft G? [Strong Bad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tLSgRzCAtXA#t=24) established the proper pronunciation of Doge years before it became a meme. such prophetic [RIGHT] much avant[/RIGHT] ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/57 "2014-05-04T16:27:16Z")
> [@Mr.Me](#): > > [Strong Bad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tLSgRzCAtXA#t=24) established the proper pronunciation of Doge years before it became a meme. > such prophetic > > [RIGHT] > much avant[/RIGHT] So what is it? YouTube usually doesn’t work for me (and doesn’t here). ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/58 "2014-05-04T16:42:52Z")
> **[doge - Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/doge)** ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/59 "2014-05-04T17:46:02Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > This is quite a thing in Stockholm right now. SL, the company that runs the public transport, has been using Doge in their poster adverts. It apparently has confused a lot of people as it turns out that internet memes aren’t as widely known as some people think they are. > > I took this picture a week ago to share on Facebook: > [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2346328/doge.jpg](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2346328/doge.jpg) > > When I took that photo I was with two people in their thirties. Neither of them had heard of Doge. We overheard two ladies in their twenties who also were confused by it. > > These links are in Swedish, but I’ll add them anyway. The first is, no doubt one of many, that explains Doge as so many people have been confused by it: > > [Metro Mode – Mode, skönhet, hälsa och inredning](http://www.metro.se/jacks-internet/har-ar-historien-bakom-sls-markliga-hundreklam/EVHndC!o04L3YI22pO2/) > > The second is a story about how lots of people that do know about Doge have started nicking the posters: > > [Hundkampanj får folk att sno affischer - DN.se](http://www.dn.se/sthlm/hundkampanj-far-folk-att-sno-affischer/) @sweden has been tweeting the posters this week. Such Svensk. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475/60 "2014-05-04T17:51:35Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > You don’t have to be on social media (I’m not) to know about some of the major memes, though. I’m not saying everyone has to know about all of them because if the only places you visit are the SDMB, Wikipedia, Amazon and your local news website, you’re not likely to come across them. > > To be fair though, I regularly visit Know Your Meme and 9Gag just to keep up with that sort of thing because I find them amusing and they’re a useful cultural currency or icebreaker in my demographic. ok, where on the internet do these things appear? Like others, I’m SDMB, a few news sites and my bank. What am I missing? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-meme-doge/687475.md?page=4)