Article QP35 Tweens are smarter than you think: the wonderful, true story of the ERMAHGERD meme

Tweens are smarter than you think: the wonderful, true story of the ERMAHGERD meme

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Cory Doctorow
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ermahgerd-meme-maggie-goldenberger-012.jMaggie Goldenberger and her fourth- and fifth-grade pals used to amuse themselves by dressing up in weird clothes, doing crazy stuff to their hair, and posing for polaroids holding funny objects and making weird faces. Years later, Goldenberger uploaded some of her favorites to her Myspace and Facebook accounts, which led to Jeff Davis, who she didn't know, posting it to Reddit, where a Redditor called Plantlife ganked it and captioned it with "GERSBERMS. MAH FRAVRIT BERKS" -- and a meme was born. (more")

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