Friday Q&A

Questionable Examination

Greetings, crickets and trolls. Welcome to another edition of the Friday Q&A. In today's post, we'll be taking a look at some of Fark's most popular cliche images. As a certified expert on the subject of Internet memes, I enjoy tracking the viral spread of humor. My tenure as caretaker of Cliche City has given me some unique insight into the appeal of these pictures that are so frequently seen around Fark.

Q: What is the most popular Fark cliche?

A: The answer might surprise you. We've all seen the classic Paint Huffer mugshot used thousands of times, but Pat Tribbet's image is by no means the most popular. His continued love of inhalants assures him a top spot in the pantheon of Fark cliches, but he isn't what people are coming to Cliche City for. That honor belongs to the Black Baby Head image originated by Kerouac555.


Q: What brought you to this conclusion?

A: All I had to do was take a look at the Cliche City stats. That site gets a lot of traffic, mainly by way of Google search queries. Guess who is at the top of the list? It doesn't matter if you look at the weekly, monthly or all time stats, the little black kid wins by a landslide. Suck it, haters.

Pops to larger, or you could buy a decent sized monitor, you cheap asshole.

The only real competition comes from the Beatles and Abbey Road. Even combined, they still don't come close to BBH, as both the singular and plural forms of "black baby" appear on every list. And whilst some searchers may not be looking for our BBH in particular, he's the one they end up using. I see it as a bit of redemption for the image's originator, who notably made himself a pariah in the process of birthing that meme.

Q: Isn't BBH still considered to be a forced meme?

A: It's true that many Farkers don't consider him to be a real cliche. Kerouac555's incessant use of BBH was a huge point of contention amongst people with nothing better to argue about. I've always enjoyed the image, if for no other reason than because it pisses off a certain stuffy subset of our community. We're free to post whatever we like in the contests, so kindly STFU. At this point, I think we're past the argument of whether or not BBH is a real cliche. As previously stated, the stats don't lie.

That's all for this time, gentle reader. Thanks again for stopping by. If you disagree with the views and opinions expressed in this blog, please feel free to register your displeasure in the comment section. I'd much rather mock you for your awkward attempts at trolling than your utter cowardice in the face of someone who is much smarter than you.

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