e x p e r i m e n t #03 (audio)

[mviw]

Stanford Pines here. It has been brought to my attention that according to my timeline, I am really missing out on thirty years' worth of Earth's culture and media. I left my dimension in 1982 and returned in 2012.

So. What have I missed? Anyone have any recommendations? I'll even take something from another time period or planet if you think it's good.

Comments

[rosswood]

most of them honestly
made to make you think about what it is to be human and stuff
how the brain really works
neat stuff

[mviw]

I've found that my PhDs make watching movies difficult sometimes. If they had more nerds consulting in Hollywood... imagine.

[rosswood]

yeah ok fair point
but some of the classics are good even if there the worst at understanding the internet
if you can get past some of those 80s "i'm jacked in" moments

[mviw]

... I uh...

[He clears his throat uncomfortably. Hmm, how to break this to a kid who will no doubt make fun of it? Ah well, what the hell does he care?]

I used other universes' versions of instant communication networks, but I haven't used Earth's internet. The concept and technology are kid stuff, but the culture and Earth experience? Not a clue.

[rosswood]

wait
wait
WAIT












so you've never seen a meme

[THIS. IS. INCREDIBLE.]

[mviw]

... No...? I don't... think so? Look, when you have a bounty on your head just for existing, you don't have time to fully absorb the nuances of an alien computer culture.

[rosswood]

[There's no text response to this message. Just ten video attachments.

The video attachments are all the same.]

1/2

[mviw]

[If the audio Alex can hear is anything to go by, Ford is watching the entire video.]

2/2

[mviw]

[And then once it's done, he just squints a lot.]

...

Wirt wasn't kidding about the synths. There's a joke here I just know I'm missing.

[rosswood]

yes there is
here look let me give you another example

[Spoilers: it's not another example. It's the same video.

Lord this is priceless.]

[mviw]

That was not another example! It's the same video! Is that what a "meme" is? Showing the same video of a semi-androgynous, mediocre popstar singing an admittedly catchy song over and over?

[rosswood]

[The outrage! The outrage is delicious. Yes Ford, feel the rage of a thousand Internet users who've just realized they've been japed! Feel it.]

alright alright here
this one really is a different one trust me

[>new attachment

Except no it's not. It's still Rick Astley.]

[mviw]

--It's just the same video!

[rosswood]

look you want full exposure to earth internet or not

[Three. more. attachments.

Actually, the middle one is a different video. It's this video.]

[mviw]

But what's the point?

[Ugh. Okay. Well at least the middle video is entertaining, but it makes him ask one question:]

... Why?

For someone who got pretentious talking about movies you seem to like a lot of mindless... ...I don't know what to call this.

So... Earth's internet full of pointless videos and sound bytes.

[rosswood]

and cats
and dancing hamsters
and videos of babies
and poorly rendered flash video chain emails

i never said it was good stuff but buddy its the internet they got everything

[mviw]

I see...

Then I have some serious browsing to do.

[rosswood]

buddy you have no idea
2012 is ahead of my time even
that's a whole bunch of years of memes for me to catch up on
boy i've missed out

[mviw]

Can't you catch up on them through the internet here? And why doesn't Wonderland have its own memes? There are lots of people from the 21st century just sitting around with a lot of time on their hands.

[rosswood]

oh my god
dude



you need to start producing memes
right now
we are living in a meme-starved economy we need fresh meme crop

[mviw]

... Are you serious? A "meme-starved economy"? You're starting to sound like my brother.

[rosswood]

ok well first of all your brothers an ass
second of all you've been living in a memeless universe you have no idea what your missing out on

[mviw]

I haven't been knowingly participating in memes, it doesn't make my universe memeless. I'm sure Dipper and Mabel know all about that nonsense.

However, I will concede that my brother is in fact an ass. Only I get to call him that.

[rosswood]

well fine as long as your aware of it

ask dipper and mabel about memes
or you know what just send them this it'll explain everything

[oh what's this another attachment

wonder what it could be oh wait YOU GUESSED IT]

[mviw]

Alex, I am not opening that attachment. [Ford is learning!] I will, however, speak to them about these memes.