[wordup] Unintended global memes: Bert is Evil with Usama

[Adam Shand]

Okay this took me a long time to see.  I couldn't f*&#ing see it.  So just
stare at the damn poster and if you see it right away, laugh quietly to
yourself because your smarter then me. :-)

Adam.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:42:27 -0700
From: Jon Callas <jon at callas.org>
To: The Eristocracy <Eristocracy at merrymeet.com>
Subject: Unintended global memes: Bert is Evil with Usama

Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 09:59:17 -0400
From: Gen Kanai <gen at kanai.net>
Subject: Unintended global memes: Bert is Evil with Usama

First noticed on a Netherlands news site, a photo montage of Usama bin
Laden being used in pro-bin Laden rallies contains an image of Bert from
Sesame Street created from the whole "Bert is Evil" meme.

Examples of the photo montage (look for Bert next to bin Laden's left ear.)
http://www.tctubantia.nl/CDA/regioportal/1,2078,1654__772741_,00.html
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/nm/20011009/wl/imdf09102001085522a.html

Nikke Lindquist covers this amazing meme on his site.
http://www.lindqvist.com/bert.php

MetaFilter commentary is also illustrative.
http://www.metafilter.com/comments.mefi/11284

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