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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The originator of the format

Everyone should have a Sancho because we're all tilting at windmills.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Cervantes or Shakespeare with "The Merry Wives of Windsor" (Falstaff and Slender). It's possible both were using an even older trope though.