peterfeld:

antikris:

“So this happened” meme.  I mean, we all know everyone on tumblr got wasted at some point this weekend.  I’d rather see a “so this happened” which depicts someone passed out naked, curled up in the fetal position, next to a bottle of lube and some free NYC condoms.  I think that’s a lot more interesting than a bunch of empty bottles, your new haircut, or what food you probably shouldnt have ate at brunch.

I had been planning an “Already Over” for “So this happened” or “so that happened.” I don’t care if you post drunk pics of yourself or whatever to show how crunked your weekend was. Just stop using that annoying expression. It is already over, along with starting your posts “In which I…” and using “the” before words that aren’t “the” (e.g., “I love the Twitter”), making reference to “the Internets” or the “Interwebs” or whatever. Just talk normal.

BTW, I trace the “So that happened” meme to Jesse Oxfeld’s farewell post after being fired from Gawker in 2006. (Note the italicized “that” — implying this was a fresh usage.) Was I just missing it before that?

Once again, we now return to your regularly scheduled bacon.

I seem to remember it before then, like some emo kinda Garden State / Zach Braff moment in a movie, disaffected after tragedy… who knows. You both completely right, we all sound like a bunch of assholes. I mentioned this last week, If you can’t think of something intelligent or witty to say about whatever boring shit you’re doing, stop trying to piggyback it on a lame ass “fuckyeah_______” or “Ffffffuuuufufu” or some other micro-joke, it’s like Rob Schneider’s Richmeister bit, but even sadder. This shit’s so 2000 and late.