Memes!

This meme humorously highlights plants as endearing yet "unintelligent" beings. My website’s focus on succulents and cacti care, particularly propagation, aligns with the idea of patiently nurturing these "adorably simple" plants, showcasing their quirky traits.

This humorous renaming of cacti as “Don’t Touch Ems” reflects their unique personality and spiky charm, which ties directly to my cactus care content! It makes learning about these plants approachable and fun!

The "You’re not just a prick, you’re the entire cactus" meme humorously exaggerates personality traits, using cacti's spikiness as a metaphor. On my website, this can connect to the unique and "prickly" charm of cacti themselves. It aligns with the playful tone often associated with plant enthusiasts, especially when discussing the quirks and challenges of caring for these plants.

In Davison's framework, the "Don't Touch Ems" meme reflects an ideal of humor based on the inherent dangers and prickliness of cacti, exaggerating their nature for comedic effect. This captures the ideal of playful warnings, making light of the plants’ sharp characteristics. Similarly, the "Durr Plant" meme reflects the ideal of simplicity, embracing the humor in overly simplistic or clueless perspectives on plants, which engages audiences through absurdity and relatability.

Davison, P. (2012). The Language of Internet Memes. In The Social Media Reader.

The "Don’t Touch Ems" meme humorously renames cacti to emphasize their prickliness. It originated from the "Better Names for Things" meme, where objects are given absurdly literal names. It spreads through humorous reinterpretations and online discussions (Don't Touch Ems).

The "Durr Plant" meme features a plant with a simple, almost clueless expression, often used to represent ignorance or an overly simplistic view of plant care. It began circulating as a relatable meme about plants and has been remixed by meme creators (Durr Plant).

The "You’re not just a prick, you’re the entire cactus" meme exaggerates the identity of cacti by describing them as more than just prickly but an entire, intense character. It spreads through humorous, over-the-top memes that play on cactus traits (You're not just a prick, you're the entire cactus).

In Davison's framework, the manifestations of the "Don’t Touch Ems," "Durr Plant," and "You’re not just a prick, you’re the entire cactus" memes stand out because they exaggerate plant characteristics, especially the prickly nature of cacti, to create humor. These memes combine absurdity and relatability, using visuals and captions that personify plants. What makes them different is the way they playfully highlight shared experiences in plant care, making them both quirky and accessible to plant enthusiasts, unlike memes that might focus only on simple, straightforward humor.

The specific manifestations of the "Don’t Touch Ems," "Durr Plant," and "You’re not just a prick, you’re the entire cactus" memes appeal to plant enthusiasts by combining humor with the relatable experiences of caring for cacti. The exaggerated traits of cacti, like their prickliness, are playfully personified, making the memes accessible and fun for people who enjoy the quirks of plant care. These humorous, slightly absurd takes connect with the audience’s shared love for plants and the amusing challenges that come with them.