CMCoE // Unofficial satire. Serious preservation.

Institutional memory // curated public collection

Permanent Contract File

The jokes may be absurd. The records must be accurate.

2021-07-17 // day precision

A self-roast about copying Chris Fisher’s memes

Posted by Dan Cary

Original source text

Chris Fisher
Mr. Bean exam scene labeled CHRIS FISHER’S MEMES on the writer and DAN CARY’S MEMES on the person looking over.
Approved display derivative

Original source (access may be restricted)

Editorial interpretation

The third exam-copying variation turns the joke inward: Dan’s memes look over Chris Fisher’s memes. Andy Knott calls it uncanny and Dan replies that it was supposed to be a joke. This is satire, not evidence establishing plagiarism. SOURCE DISCUSSION — transcribed original comments 2021-07-17 — Andy Knott: Uncanny! 2021-07-17 — Dan Cary — reply in Andy Knott’s thread: Andy Knott hey! It was supposed to be a joke. Coverage: Two of two displayed comments captured. Thread grouping follows source thread-root links; unknown immediate reply parents are not inferred. Dates preserve the displayed day, with timezone unknown. The heading, alt text and opening historical explanation are AI-assisted editorial interpretation. The original caption, preserved image renditions and transcribed discussion are source material. Public images are metadata-stripped display derivatives of Facebook-served files; the original upload files and edit history were not established.

Topics: Early Years, July 2021, Meme making, Community culture