What's up with memes suffixed with "rule"?
Like I saw one that was titled "I wonder why rule" and had a picture about overpaid CEOs or something.
Why "rule"? What's the origin of this format?
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Like I saw one that was titled "I wonder why rule" and had a picture about overpaid CEOs or something.
Why "rule"? What's the origin of this format?
I recognize that format from reddit.com/r/196, migrants or bots from reddit may be bringing it over. Basically, the "rule" of that sub was that if you visited it you had to post a meme before you left, so a lot of posts on the sub couldn't think of a creative title, so the title was just "rule"
It then became a trend to just put "rule" at the end of whatever the title was, even if you could think of a title.
Spot on
Just to add some clarification as well: users are encouraged to use the word “rule” somewhere in their post (see first sentence of the stickied thread on their page)
So it’s not a trend, but an intrinsic part of the community
I was like "What stickied thread?" Apparently if your sort is set to Top (time limit), you won't see stickied threads unless they were created within that time. (I've been using Top 6 Hours.)