# Stupid Facebook Meme **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 15, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748 "2011-03-15T04:46:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/21 "2011-03-15T20:04:47Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > My favorite: > > Put this as your status if you know or are related to someone killed on Alderaan when it was obliterated by the Death Star. My wish is that people will understand that the Empire is a band of murdering scum. The Rebel Alliance wants to bring peace to the galaxy, but the Galactic Empire continues to kill innocent civilians. 93% won’t copy/paste this. Will YOU make this your status for at least one hour? Consider this stolen. ---
**Author:** ![beartato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@beartato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beartato)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/22 "2011-03-15T20:17:06Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > That reminds me of the guy who, years and years ago, knocked on our door selling books. He tried to tell my dad (who was a business professor) that he was selling the books for less than his own cost - it was THAT GOOD A DEAL! My dad asked how he was making any money, then. The guy responded that he made it up in volume. That didn’t happen. ---
**Author:** ![gurujulp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/23 "2011-03-15T22:45:44Z")
> [@Lord\_Ashtar](#): > > Consider this stolen. Mark? Cedar Rapids? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/24 "2011-03-15T23:09:46Z")
And here’s something stolen from News Radio: Tragedy struck today in Sector 9 as rebel terrorists blew up the Death Star killing thousands. The Rebel Alliance, a fringe group of Anti-Empire fanatics, has claimed responsibility for the terrorist act. Fortunately Lord Vader escaped without harm. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/25 "2011-03-16T00:21:01Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > My favorite: > > Put this as your status if you know or are related to someone killed on Alderaan when it was obliterated by the Death Star. My wish is that people will understand that the Empire is a band of murdering scum. The Rebel Alliance wants to bring peace to the galaxy, but the Galactic Empire continues to kill innocent civilians. 93% won’t copy/paste this. Will YOU make this your status for at least one hour? Posted! ---
**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:** [March 16, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/26 "2011-03-16T00:33:22Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Oh, sure, \*one \*person thinking they’re making a difference by doing nothing is nothing. But \*millions \*of people? It starts to add up! I know you’re joking, but there’s a school of thought that says it might actually make a difference, if only that it’s being _perceived_ that 100,000 people support land rights for gay whales, then it must be Serious Business. It’s one of the many, many reasons I dislike “Slacktivism” and people pretending to care about things they actually aren’t all that interested in but want to look cool or trendy, but that’s another topic… ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/27 "2011-03-16T01:48:36Z")
As cute and clever as the Alderaan update is, I find myself pretty much equally annoyed when people post these anti-meme memes. Especially since they tend to go in spurts, and I’ll see someone post it six months after it had died out the first time. ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/28 "2011-03-16T05:07:05Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > My favorite: > > Put this as your status if you know or are related to someone killed on Alderaan when it was obliterated by the Death Star. My wish is that people will understand that the Empire is a band of murdering scum. The Rebel Alliance wants to bring peace to the galaxy, but the Galactic Empire continues to kill innocent civilians. 93% won’t copy/paste this. Will YOU make this your status for at least one hour? Also posted. Although I fiddled with it a bit first: > [@](#): > > Put this as your status if you know or are related to someone killed on the Death Star when it was obliterated by the Rebel Alliance. My wish is that people will understand that the Rebels are a band of murdering scum. The Empire wants to bring peace to the galaxy, but the Rebel Alliance continues to kill innocent civilians. 93% won’t copy/paste this. Will YOU make this your status for at least one hour? It just amuses me more that way. ---
**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/29 "2011-03-16T12:28:12Z")
The first word of the thread title seems rather redundant. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/30 "2011-03-16T12:33:31Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > As cute and clever as the Alderaan update is, I find myself pretty much equally annoyed when people post these anti-meme memes. Especially since they tend to go in spurts, and I’ll see someone post it six months after it had died out the first time. Me too, and I was about to post the same thing. Copy and paste if you agree!!!1111 ---
**Author:** ![Meyer6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Meyer6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meyer6)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/31 "2011-03-16T13:41:55Z")
THe one I really hate is ‘most people have 1000 wishes - a cancer patient only has one’. Right, because cancer patients never, ever want anything else. And people without cancer just have stupid, worthless desires - nobody else thinks about their health or anything! ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/32 "2011-03-16T14:24:32Z")
LIKE ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/33 "2011-03-17T17:47:57Z")
> [@Meyer6](#): > > THe one I really hate is ‘most people have 1000 wishes - a cancer patient only has one’. Right, because cancer patients never, ever want anything else. And people without cancer just have stupid, worthless desires - nobody else thinks about their health or anything! Yeah! Stupid, selfish, cancer patients! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/34 "2011-03-17T17:59:40Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > What’s the word again for “thinking you’re making a difference by doing nothing”? I know there’s a term for that. Praying? ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/35 "2011-03-17T18:30:52Z")
Hoping ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/36 "2011-03-17T19:59:52Z")
> [@Monkey\_Chews](#): > > Also posted. Although I fiddled with it a bit first: > > It just amuses me more that way. I did both. Does this make me a bad person…or just too meta? ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-meme/574748/37 "2011-03-17T20:27:32Z")
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