Tag Archives: memes

Bernie and his Mittens

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

With all of the awful news over the last few weeks, from the more than 400,000 people dead from the pandemic, to people out of work, to the insurrection attack on the U.S. Capitol, we’ve really needed something wonderful as … Continue reading →

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Media Twitter: Candidate playlists, digital history & one more distracted boyfriend meme

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Going to try to get back to blogging on a more regular basis this fall.  On days I don’t have essay posts, I’m going to share some of the media issue Twitter posts that might have scrolled by your feed. … Continue reading →

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The Many Faces of the Distracted Boyfriend Meme

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

You all know this photo, right? It’s the image from the Distracted Boyfriend meme that you’ve seen used a 1,000 different ways.  The image was made by Spanish photographer Antonio Guillem in 2015 as a stock photo that could be licensed … Continue reading →

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When is a meme inappropriate?

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

Long time readers here will know that I’m more than a little obsessed with the Star Wars movies. So the release of Star Wars VII – The Force Awakens directed by the ever brilliant J. J. Abrams on Dec. 18, … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl – The Day After

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

The nation’s most important day for television advertising has passed, a football game got played, and now the analysis begins.  Here’s a few thoughts on yesterday’s event: In my mind, and many others, the one clearly best commercial of the … Continue reading →

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Truth 7: There Is No “They” Dept. – Dry Erase Girl HPOA Is A Hoax

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

The story breaking on the humor site The Chive was just too good to be true.  Under the headline of “Girl quits her job on dry erase board, emails entire office,” comes a story of Jenny the Assistant who quits … Continue reading →

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