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February 5th, 2008 by BenGreg and I discussed this at the end of class. This is what resulted. 
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Fascinating — image macros as (re)signifying practice?
Perhaps more serious is this: http://societynoir.blogspot.com/2008/01/vogue-shows-genevieve-jones-some-love.html
You’ll see diamond safety pin earrings under the caption “pretty in punk.” They’re $900. What does that say about the supposed DIY punk ethic?
That is a great lolcat. Well done. Lolcats are kind of an interested example of…popular mis-use of material, in this case grammar, that in a sense is already tamed by its association with adorable kittens, as opposed to (say) ebonics or cockney, which are, or were, greeted with far more hostility from the “grammatical establishment”.
And yeah, the safety pin for $900 seems analogous to the pre-ripped jeans and pre-vintaged t-shirts. At least there’s no $150/bottle version of Manic Panic yet…
Also:
http://alltopix.com/gallery/file.php?n=524&w=l
The juxtaposition of two elements of British popular culture, one a mainstream entertainment icon and the other a classic counter-cultural movement long since co-opted by the establishment. Also, it will probably frighten your mother if you set it as the background on your home desktop without telling her. Not that I would know anything about that.
About punk Harry Potter & co. (see above).
Is this a fan reading attempting to become “edgier” by referencing punk style, or is it a fan reading attempting to become stylish/normative by referencing a style that is no longer subversive?
Not that I think this question can has answer…
Why am I now thinking of a punk lolrus? @_@
Lolcat bible:
Here’s the link to the wiki project
http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
Thanks for this, David. Can you add it to the blogroll?
To add to the odd mix of high thought and internet silliness:
http://www.lolthulu.com
No, srsly.
What I find really interesting about this is the fact that I (and I bet a lot of other readers) have never read Cthulhu Mythos and yet somehow the idea of a tentacled elder god asking “I can has soulz now?” retains its hilarity. Some fandoms and fandom practices, I know from experience, can’t be understood without an intimate knowledge of the canon (Draco’s leather pants, for instance, only made sense at a certain moment in HP fandom). Clearly, however, lolcats (and Lovecraft) aren’t among them.