I am a day late (!!!!), which is not really like me. But in my defense, I audibly gasped and nearly dropped my plate of dinner last night when I realized I hadn't actually posted this yet. Thank GOODNESS there was no one there to rush over and say, "OH MY HEAVENS, WHAT'S WRONG?!" Because "I forgot to post in my Shakespeare blog today" would have been met with... sarcasm. Yeah, let's go with sarcasm.
So my profoundest of apologies, dearest readers, as I know you await these posts with avid anticipation.
Let's continue, shall we?
This is another tumblr post, where I share gems of funny Shakespeare conversations I've found on tumblr. I get so excited when I see Shakespeare referenced in pop culture today, especially with regard to new memes or sayings that are popular.
And as a pretext, I want to say that I know that humor is much like a frog: you can dissect it, but it will die in the process. With that in mind, I don't want to belabor where these references come from, but I do want to provide some context for two hella important reasons:
1. Maybe not everyone spends as much time on the internet as me and doesn't get them.
2. In 3 years, there's a strong chance that I won't even remember what these jokes were referrencing.
3. In scholarly work (such as this blog), it's important to provide context and clarity.
4. For your very own pop culture edification?
That looks like four reasons. Turns out I can't count.
Anyway, if you get them, cool. Ignore the little explanation link. If not, then you're welcome maybe?
Okay, I'm going to stop pre-apologizing/excusing what I do on this blog and just get on with it.
Yeah.
From Pitbull and Ke$ha's song, "It's going down"
"You had one job" meme.
TV show "30 Rock" episode and ongoing joke.
"Bitch I might be" meme.
Hope you enjoyed! I just love it when the youths talk about Shakespeare!
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