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=== The goggles do nothing! === | === The goggles do nothing! === | ||
Originating from the quote by [[Rainier Wolfcastle]] "My eyes! The goggles do nothing!" from the episode "[[Radioactive Man]]", the quote has been shortened to simply "the goggles do nothing". It is now a popular catchphrase used for conveying the horror of having seen something unwanted. | Originating from the quote by [[Rainier Wolfcastle]] "My eyes! The goggles do nothing!" from the episode "[[Radioactive Man]]", the quote has been shortened to simply "the goggles do nothing". It is now a popular catchphrase used for conveying the horror of having seen something unwanted. | ||
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| + | === "Milhouse is Not a Meme" === | ||
| + | The phrase "[[Milhouse]] is Not a Meme" is believed to have originated from {{W|4chan}}'s /b/ board between [[2004]] and [[2005]]. It originated after loads of spam posts containing images of Milhouse were posted to the board. It is therefore known as a "forced meme". | ||
== Idioms == | == Idioms == | ||
Revision as of 10:05, September 21, 2011
A meme is something that spreads rapidly, becoming well known, usually around the Internet. The Simpsons has spawned a couple of memes over the years. An idiom is something that originated from something like a TV show, book, movie etc. but has became commonly used.
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Memes
"That's a paddlin'"
"That's a paddlin'" was a quote used by Jasper Beardley in the episode "The PTA Disbands". The quote has achieved meme status, being used by numerous Simpsons fans on the Internet.
Dead Bart
Dead Bart is a Creepypasta that has become well known over the Internet. Many fans have been led to believe that it is real, although it is not.
The goggles do nothing!
Originating from the quote by Rainier Wolfcastle "My eyes! The goggles do nothing!" from the episode "Radioactive Man", the quote has been shortened to simply "the goggles do nothing". It is now a popular catchphrase used for conveying the horror of having seen something unwanted.
"Milhouse is Not a Meme"
The phrase "Milhouse is Not a Meme" is believed to have originated from 4chan's /b/ board between 2004 and 2005. It originated after loads of spam posts containing images of Milhouse were posted to the board. It is therefore known as a "forced meme".
Idioms
Cheese-eating surrender monkeys
Originally said by Willie in the episode "'Round Springfield", this phrase has been used in other media, most notably by Jonah Goldberg after France's opposition to the invasion of Iraq.
"Cromulent"
"Cromulent", originally said by Lisa in the episode "Lisa the Iconoclast" entered the Webster's Dictionary.
"Kwyjibo"
Kwyjibo, a made-up word used by Bart in "Bart the Genius", has been used as one of the names of the Melissa Computer Virus, along with "Simpsons" and "Kwejeebo".
"I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords"
Used by Kent Brockman in "Deep Space Homer", the phrase has now become used to express submission mockingly. It was also used in New Scientist magazine.
Meh
While not originating from The Simpsons, meh has been thought to be popularized by the show.
D'oh
D'oh has been added into the Oxford English Dictionary. It is commonly used by people both over the Internet and in real life.
External links
Idiom at Wikipedia- Internet meme at Wikipedia
