'Crazy?' I was Crazy Once', a hilarious meme from the early period of the social media boom (roughly between the 1980s and 2000s), has re-emerged across many social media platforms. Netizens are now giving it a modern twist and turning the classic meme template into amusing, humorous parodies and jokes.
The dawning period of internet memes gave us some of the most widely forwarded memes like the 'Dancing Baby' and 'I Can has Cheeseburger'. But 'Crazy?' I was Crazy Once' is surely one of those memes with a long and interesting history. This timeless meme was arguably one of the most popular, foundational blocks of modern meme culture as we know it today.
It all started when someone came up with a hilarious internet banter that netizens categorized as a 'copypasta'. This one is full of odd references like 'Rubber Room' and 'Rats' and goes on and on in a loop.
Look at this video featuring Darth Vader that has been turned into a perfect 'Crazy?' I was Crazy Once' funny meme
Still not sure what is a 'copypasta'? Let us take a look.
'Copypasta' - What is it?
A copypasta is a block of text that is repeated several times in a loop. Imagine that you are making a colorful brick wall where you put a particular brick repeatedly after certain intervals. A copypasta is exactly that but made with sentences.
In another video, a group of friends can be seen chanting the lines in a unified chorus as if performing some odd ritual. This video went viral and still re-emerges on social media platforms from time to time.
Friends Chant the lines like a Holy Ritual
The world knows 'Rats' as the infamous carriers of plague. Who would have thought, they'll make it into the world of memes? From Bubonic plagues to Crazy memes, rats are everywhere!
The situation discussed in the copypasta describes a particular person who is in a 'rubber room' and is pestered by the presence of rats. He goes on and on ranting about how he hates to have rats around him. The element of bizarreness used in the poem is exactly why social media users found it hilarious.
Now I'm Pretty Chill
Are you also feeling crazy by now? With this nostalgic meme back on the internet, a lot of good-humored netizens are using the template to reminisce on their nostalgic bouts of craziness.
Some YouTube artists have made the meme into funny animations. In a video on the channel jaydoesthings, the creator uses animation to dial up the fun. Rats move left to right on the screen and circle around as the artist tries his best to copy the voiceover is equal parts funny and creative.
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