Be Like Bill

...of all the inane vacuous crap that has done the rounds on Facebook, this has got to be near the top of the "worst" pile.

The original meme was...nothing. It wasn't funny, it wasn't clever, it wasn't even particularly ironic though it may have tried to pass itself off as irony. It's just a bland comment.

But for some mystifying reason it seems to have captured the imagination of Facebook users who have piled in with even less funny variations. Can anyone explain the appeal, or has anyone a genuinely funny derivative?

Herb Powell

What memes would you rate 10/10? Or 8/8, as the case may be.

Junkyard Tom

The first one I saw was based on a 'persecuted' libertarian/freeman bemoaning road speed-limits. Bill can be whatever-the-**** hobby horse you choose it to be.

Corpus Twisty

The cyclist one is good. Don't be this cyclist.

The Backwards Man

This is Bill

Bill doesn't care if some eejits don't like him or think he is stupid for just imparting his lifelong experiences in a harmless and affable way

Bill is smart

Be like Bill.

beertons

The first one was funny. Now, meh.

My name is URL

I have no idea what any of you are on about, and no desire to find out

mansize

Bill is a passive aggressive cünt

One eyed Jack

My name is URL wrote: »

I have no idea what any of you are on about, and no desire to find out

Curiosity got the better of me -


http://uproxx.com/webculture/be-like-bill-meme/2/


Fcuking hell...

Turtyturd

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Curiosity got the better of me -


http://uproxx.com/webculture/be-like-bill-meme/2/


Fcuking hell...

Likewise.

Be like Bill is no Bill Stickers.

http://www.funnysigns.net/files/bill-stickers-is-innocent.jpg

Azalea

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Curiosity got the better of me -


http://uproxx.com/webculture/be-like-bill-meme/2/


Fcuking hell...

Aye, it takes smugness to a previously unimagined level.

Hammer89

It's only a bit of fun.

hatrickpatrick

This is Bill.

When he sees annoying tomfoolery on social media, he doesn't rant about it on Boards.ie

As a result, he does not add to Boards's reputation at the internet's Joe Duffy show, and his fellow Boardsies don't get an overwhelming urge to fart in his general direction.

Bill is an admirable gentleman.

Be like bill.

hatrickpatrick

This is Bill.

When he sees annoying tomfoolery on social media, he doesn't rant about it on Boards.ie

As a result, he does not add to Boards's reputation at the internet's Joe Duffy show, and his fellow Boardsies don't get an overwhelming urge to fart in his general direction.

Bill is an admirable gentleman.

Be like bill.

Alf Veedersane

You must not be on Facebook all that long if it's the most inane, vacuous thing you've come across on it.

Azalea

I notice some of the folk who champion it have themselves done the very thing it criticises.
Now before the "Why are you friends with them?" thing is said, I like all my friends on Facebook but that doesn't mean I always like their statuses (and I'm sure plenty of them don't like my statuses).

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Boards's reputation at the internet's Joe Duffy show

TheJournal.ie surely has that honour?

DareGod

Deleted User wrote: »

...of all the inane vacuous crap that has done the rounds on Facebook, this has got to be near the top of the "worst" pile.

The original meme was...nothing. It wasn't funny, it wasn't clever, it wasn't even particularly ironic though it may have tried to pass itself off as irony. It's just a bland comment.

But for some mystifying reason it seems to have captured the imagination of Facebook users who have piled in with even less funny variations. Can anyone explain the appeal, or has anyone a genuinely funny derivative?

Seriously?

It's actually pretty.... "vanilla".... as far as memes go. It's odd that something so bland, as you yourself call it, has got such a reaction from you.

The appeal of it is that it's describing things that people hate. The more that the post is Liked, the more that people are agreeing that the behaviour that's being described in the post is annoying. Kinda like the Trivial Things That Annoy You Thread.

To be honest, I'm pretty sure you knew all this already.

Azalea

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

This is Bill.

When he sees annoying tomfoolery on social media, he doesn't rant about it on Boards.ie

As a result, he does not add to Boards's reputation at the internet's Joe Duffy show, and his fellow Boardsies don't get an overwhelming urge to fart in his general direction.

Bill is an admirable gentleman.

Be like bill.

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

You must not be on Facebook all that long if it's the most inane, vacuous thing you've come across on it.

DareGod wrote: »

Seriously?

It's actually pretty.... "vanilla".... as far as memes go. It's odd that something so bland, as you yourself call it, has got such a reaction from you.

The appeal of it is that it's describing things that people hate. The more that the post is Liked, the more that people are agreeing that the behaviour that's being described in the post is annoying. Kinda like the Trivial Things That Annoy You Thread.

To be honest, I'm pretty sure you knew all this already.

Can people not simply have an opinion on it? I agree with the OP - it is one of the more vacuous and inane Facebook "things".

DareGod

Azalea wrote: »

Can people not simply have an opinion on it? I agree with the OP - it is one of the more vacuous and inane Facebook "things".

So you're allowed make three posts about it and we're not allowed make one?

Azalea

DareGod wrote: »

So you're allowed make three posts about it and we're not allowed make one?

Where did I say you're not allowed?

I am simply saying people's opinion is backed up here - the Bill thing is smug and passive-aggressive in the opinion of some.

bodice ripper

Memes peaked with this. ****'s over, son.

Maximus Alexander

This was peak meme. It was immediately obvious that the only way was down from there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cT_Ulmcrys

ponzook

Bill doesn't waste time posting on forums to get in arguments with random people he doesn't know. Bill doesn't act like a high horse to random strangers or in real life.
Bill goes outside his house and discusses topics with friends.
Bill is smart, Be like Bill.

Ruu

Bill needs a kick up the hole.

The Backwards Man

Bill's getting a lot of stick.

Handy spares if one of his legs falls off.

GerB40

Be like Bill is all well and good until someone wants to be like Bill Cosby...

Badly Drunk Boy

I don't know anything about 'Be like Bill', but memes in general are stupid and unfunny. I also think that the word 'meme' is stupid, although maybe that's because I know that Richard Dawkins coined it.

hatrickpatrick

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

This is Bill.

When he sees annoying tomfoolery on social media, he doesn't rant about it on Boards.ie

So you can say it's "annoying tomfoolery", but you criticise me for saying it's inane crap!

Good man...don't fall off the head of the pin you're dancing on.

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

You must not be on Facebook all that long if it's the most inane, vacuous thing you've come across on it.

I didn't say that. I said amongst the most inane things I have seen. Can you list a lot more inane things I have seen? Thanks.

DareGod wrote: »

Seriously?

It's actually pretty.... "vanilla".... as far as memes go. It's odd that something so bland, as you yourself call it, has got such a reaction from you. :confused

"Such a reaction"?

I said something was one if the lamest things I've seen on Facebook. It was hardly a visceral attack.

Alf Veedersane

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

How very defensive.

I wasn't disagreeing. But you made my point. It's a short list if Bull is one of the most inane vacuous things you've seen considering the tripe that's done the rounds on Facebook.

Defensive? Not really. Always amused by those posts which analyse the poster, not the topic.

Anyway, on Facebook since 2010. So have seen all the fads since then. Did I miss some really inane ones before then? Go on, list them, I'll check them out on Know Your Meme.

Alf Veedersane

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Defensive? Not really. Always amused by those posts which analyse the poster, not the topic.

Anyway, on Facebook since 2010. So have seen all the fads since then. Did I miss some really inane ones before then? Go on, list them, I'll check them out on Know Your Meme.

I wasn't analysing the poster. Merely a statement that as Facebook fads go, there have been worse. That's all really ř

Omackeral

Just used my boobs to get out of a speeding ticket lol

Ha ha, you have just fallen for this. This is the breast cancer awareness game....


DIE IN A FIRE!!!

Buona Fortuna

Of course if everyone was like Bill, most threads threads wouldn't last more than a page.

We need a bit of pedantry, whataboutery and ..... to keep things going.


Bill is a twat

Don't be like Bill.

lightspeed

1 like = 1 prayer

1000 curses for anyone who doesnt type "amen"

The above are among the worst for me. The amount of ****e constantly how refugee / syria conflict experts ****ing really annoys me.

People on my facebook who barely worked a day in their lives and no actual college education are suddenly experts on all global affairs.

For Forks Sake

Which one of ye was it?

http://newsthump.com/2016/01/18/bill-found-dead/