The Grammar of a Meme
Wednesday, August 8th by Carla
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Images like this one can be found at LOLcats.com and other places online, sporting humorous captions. The phrasing of this image’s caption originated with online games and spread throughout the Web. The grammar for the meme is consistent: it has to be “I’m in ur *noun* *verb*ing ur/my *second noun*”. The second noun is usually plural. As the idea spread, some writers have modified it.
Here are some examples:
