In Soviet Russia jokes/internet memes

tech77

Hi.
Just reading the thread about the lasers and the title made me laugh.
These "In Soviet Russia" jokes though- what's their origin.
I was reading of a Russian comedian called Yakov Smirnoff who told them.
They're dumb but they are funny.
Is it merely just another online meme?

More generally though what do you think are the attributes that make online memes online memes.
That Rickroll thing for example, why is that funny?

Holsten

I take it you're new to the internet.

And rickrolling isn't funny.

Xavi6

Ah Rickrolling is hilarious if done right.

Wasn't the Soviet Russia thing in the Simpsons?

ericl

Whats Rickrolling.:o

Xavi6

el wrote: »

Whats Rickrolling.:o

:eek: n00b alert!!!

Wiki it.

Ruu_Old

Xavi6 wrote: »

Ah Rickrolling is hilarious if done right.

Wasn't the Soviet Russia thing in the Simpsons?

Marge: Lisa, you got a letter.
Lisa: It's from my pen-pal Anya! [reads]
Anya: [voice over] Dear Lisa, as I write this, I am very sad. Our president has been overthrown and
[voice changes to that of a man] replaced by the benevolent General Krull. All hail Krull and his glorious new regime! Sincerely, Little Girl.



Smirnoff voiced his character in King of the Hill I think.

kowloon

Xavi6 wrote: »

Ah Rickrolling is hilarious if done right.

Wasn't the Soviet Russia thing in the Simpsons?

Not 100% but I think it was from an episode of family guy with a Russian satnav

KingLoser

Wasn't it the Simpsons?

"In Soviet Russia, car drive you!"

cance

tech77 wrote: »

Hi.
Just reading the thread about the lasers and the title made me laugh.
These "In Soviet Russia" jokes though- what's their origin.
I was reading of a Russian comedian called Yakov Smirnoff who told them.
They're dumb but they are funny.
Is it merely just another online meme?

More generally though what do you think are the attributes that make online memes online memes.
That Rickroll thing for example, why is that funny?

welcome to the internet, you seem to be very late.

ojewriej

Xavi6 wrote: »

Ah Rickrolling is hilarious if done right.

Wasn't the Soviet Russia thing in the Simpsons?

kowloon wrote: »

Not 100% but I think it was from an episode of family guy with a Russian satnav

You are both right. It was a reference to the 80s comedian Yakov Smirnoff

Steve_o

Ruu wrote: »

Marge: Lisa, you got a letter.
Lisa: It's from my pen-pal Anya! [reads]
Anya: [voice over] Dear Lisa, as I write this, I am very sad. Our president has been overthrown and
[voice changes to that of a man] replaced by the benevolent General Krull. All hail Krull and his glorious new regime! Sincerely, Little Girl.



Smirnoff voiced his character in King of the Hill I think.

lol thats a brilliant episode!!!

Also, I HATE rickrolling....

Sherifu

tech77 wrote: »

That Rickroll thing for example, why is that funny?

It's not.

Why does anything become popular?

Make it seem cool and/or elitist.

tech77

cance wrote: »

welcome to the internet, you seem to be very late.

Where's your "zing!"?
Aw..

Christ...

thelordofcheese

tech77 wrote: »

More generally though what do you think are the attributes that make online memes online memes.

All memes come from either 4Chan or something awful.
It's a law of the internet.

celticwe

KingLoser wrote: »

Wasn't it the Simpsons?

"In Soviet Russia, car drive you!"

Family guy

Agamemnon

tech77 wrote: »

That Rickroll thing for example, why is that funny?

It was funny for about five minutes when it first started. Anyone still posting Rickrolls these days should have their fingers smashed and their faces bounced off the business end of a baseball bat for a few days.

thefinalstage

Agamemnon

/chases thelastangryman with baseball bat

BrokenArrows

i dunno, i think that rickrolling is funny. seen as its not as common anymore its unexpected which makes it all the better.

Gone West

The in soviet Russia one is hilarious!
So fresh!

Theres a new one doing the rounds, its called "all your base"
Check it out!

BaconZombie

You mean this one? {Possibly NSFW}

FuzzyLogic wrote: »

The in soviet Russia one is hilarious!
So fresh!

Theres a new one doing the rounds, its called "all your base"
Check it out!

Sparky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0md6Flcrd0s

javaboy

FuzzyLogic wrote: »

The in soviet Russia one is hilarious!
So fresh!

Theres a new one doing the rounds, its called "all your base"
Check it out!

So fresh? A "new one"?

NOT!
^now that's fresh. What you do is you say something which isn't true and then say NOT! afterwards. e.g. You're so pretty. NOT!

Give it a try.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Xavi6 wrote: »

Wasn't the Soviet Russia thing in the Simpsons?

That was Rand McNally I think...

Earthhorse

FuzzyLogic wrote: »

Theres a new one doing the rounds, its called "all your base"
Check it out!

Yo.

Check out my location.

kowloon

ojewriej wrote: »

You are both right. It was a reference to the 80s comedian Yakov Smirnoff

Thankings!

GrumPy

el wrote: »

Whats Rickrolling.:o

:pac:

Kold

Agamemnon wrote: »

It was funny for about five minutes when it first started. Anyone still posting Rickrolls these days should have their fingers smashed and their faces bounced off the business end of a baseball bat for a few days.

Tbh I could say the same about f*cking lolcats. Only newfags post em now.

Mossy Monk

Vince McMahon Gets Rick Rolled On Live TV

thefinalstage

Kold wrote: »

Tbh I could say the same about f*cking lolcats. Only newfags post em now.

Anyone who calls another a newfag is definitely one themselves. The true old fags lurk and do not lower themselves by talking to new people.

Kold

thelastangryman wrote: »

Anyone who calls another a newfag is definitely one themselves. The true old fags lurk and do not lower themselves by talking to new people.

:pac: Typical newfag logic

Earthhorse

thelastangryman wrote: »

Anyone who calls another a newfag is definitely one themselves. The true old fags lurk and do not lower themselves by talking to new people.

But you're addressing a newfag in your post.

QED.

thefinalstage

Kold wrote: »

:pac: Typical newfag logic

Earthhorse wrote: »

But you're addressing a newfag in your post.

QED.

Indeed I am. I am definitely not an oldfag.

Earthhorse

thelastangryman wrote: »

Indeed I am. I am definitely not an oldfag.

Middleagedfag?

Adam

Shut up all of you and get off my forums.

zAbbo

boards.ie is usually bewtween 3-5 years behind Something Awful

Someone set us up the bomb!

Kold

Yuo Gyz wyll luv dis, hilarious:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60og9gwKh1o

genericgoon

zAbbo wrote: »

boards.ie is usually bewtween 3-5 years behind Something Awful

Someone set us up the bomb!

Its a gateway board to the terrible depths of the internet.

Hitchhiker's Guide to...

FuzzyLogic wrote: »

The in soviet Russia one is hilarious!
So fresh!

Theres a new one doing the rounds, its called "all your base"
Check it out!

fitz0

If the all your base one is the same as Im thinking of its not particularly new. There was even a version for Snakes on a Plane - "All your snakes are belong to us" I remember seeing the original "All you base are belong to us" years ago. Red V Blue did a bit on it too.