When a website is personified, it is given a human form, a personality, or both. The personality and appearance given to the website is often derivative of the stereotype for people who use the site itself.

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Is Boxxy back? Apparently she is selling her InuYasha bag on eBay, and it’s already bid for over $800,000!

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Did anyone NOT play this game as a child? Whenever someone yells “the floor is lava,” players must immediately climb the nearest object to get their feet off the ground, or they lose the game.

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Earlier this week, the clothing retail chain Hot Topic decided to sell some t-shirts with Rage Guy design. The Internet noticed and waged a sabotage mission, falsely pairing Rage Guy comics with highly offensive racist jokes.

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Remember Sifl and Olly? The show aired on MTV from 1997-1999, and during it’s last season premiered the popular punk comedy song “United States of Whatever” that would later become heavily parodied across the web.

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Ever dream of this man? Apparently people from all over the world have been seeing him in their dreams, often as a benevolent character. Is this real, or just a viral marketing campaign?

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“U Jelly?” is a slightly quicker way of saying “you jealous?” on discussion forums and comments.

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We all know that memes form through the sharing of ideas. Here in the United States, many people have mixed feelings about the nature of copyright law. But in Brazil, sharing culture and building upon each other’s work is a feature of national pride.

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In the latest episode of Know Your Meme, Internet Scientist Patrick analyzes Tenso, the multi-pane image macros from Brazil.

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Why is such a popular meme entry still unconfirmed? Needs more info! Do your part by posting links to other sites where “Okay” has spread.

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