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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I must be too old but I do not get this one iota.

[–] javasux@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks mate, somehow this passed me by completely. I found this slightly extended version too:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SF7_tlg6hHk

This version has interesting subtitles and a link in the desc to a interview with the puppeteer.

[–] NKBTN@feddit.uk 19 points 1 month ago

It's an unbroadcast outtake that someone in BBC production released on social media a few years back, and to everyone's suprise went viral. There's twitter/blusky bots dedicated to reposting it. Niche, but with a dedicated fanbase!

[–] lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It seems to be a 2016 CBBC reference involving a puppet called Hacker

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Egonallanon@feddit.uk 9 points 2 months ago

The section of the BBC that is dedicated to children's programming.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

He's not a puppet, it's a real bloke whose just kinda like that.