# Is there a name for this kind of meme? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 16, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467 "2017-09-16T14:26:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467/1 "2017-09-16T14:26:52Z")
[https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170916/e0cbe5ef264c19c43838556e369ab84f.jpg](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170916/e0cbe5ef264c19c43838556e369ab84f.jpg) I can’t think of one. It’s not really trolling since it’s obviously a joke. Suggestions or made up answers would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467/2 "2017-09-16T14:40:12Z")
Mixed metaphor? ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467/3 "2017-09-16T14:58:51Z")
Seems like a variation of the [Abraham Lincoln](https://diseasedgeneration.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/a.jpg) quote “Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.” ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467/4 "2017-09-16T15:29:57Z")
I actually have [this shirt](https://www.offworlddesigns.com/loved-him-t-shirt/) (same idea). ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467/5 "2017-09-17T20:20:18Z")
A three-way?? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467/6 "2017-09-17T22:23:51Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Seems like a variation of the [Abraham Lincoln](https://diseasedgeneration.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/a.jpg) quote “Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.” No, that’s an anachronism. The OP is sort of like a mixed metaphor. Except it’s not a metaphor. A mixed allusion? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467/7 "2017-09-17T23:39:46Z")
[False attribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_attribution) ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467/8 "2017-09-17T23:51:47Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I actually have [this shirt](https://www.offworlddesigns.com/loved-him-t-shirt/) (same idea). I have that same shirt! ---
**Author:** ![Emerald\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Emerald\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emerald_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467/9 "2017-09-20T13:46:05Z")
Know your meme refers to these as [troll quotes](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/troll-quotes). ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-meme/796467/10 "2017-09-20T18:30:30Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I have that same shirt! Me too! Best bicycle I’ve ever eaten!