Midnight Facts for Insomniacs

Memes: They’re Literally Everything

This episode was a doozy. It turns out there's a ton of hard science behind memes, plus bucketloads of history, and this week's MFFI is packed.
In this episode:
Richard Dawkins and The Selfish Gene
Mimeme/Mimema/Mossy Bugs
Chad, M*A*S*H, and "Kilroy was here"
Frodo Lives!
Andre the Giant has a posse
Mike Godwin
The first digital meme: The emoticon, by Scott E Fahlman
Godwin's Law 
Michael Girard and the Dancing Baby meme
Mr. T ate my balls
Deidre LaCarte and The Hamster Dance
The Cuban Boys on the Canadian charts
Harry Whittier Frees and his lolcat postcards
LOLcats rule the 'net
Icanhascheezburger
Rick Rolling, FAILblog, Rage Comics
All your base are belong to us
Dank Memes
Scumbag Steve
Grumpy Cat
Change my Mind
Distracted Boyfriend
Ermahgerd
Kombucha girl
White guy blinking
Pepe the Frog
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Episode Transcript:
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Cults: QAnon, a.k.a W the Actual F

QAnon is straight-up bonkers. How bonkers? I'm glad you asked. Join the boys for an episode that goes way, WAY down the rabbit hole. 
 
In this episode:
Q Clearance
4Chan
8Chan
8Kun
Tripcodes
The Cabal
Satanic pedophile hollywood elites
The Deep State
The Great Awakening
The Storm
Adrenochrome 
Jim Watson is Q (or at least Q adjacent)
Terminology
WWG1WGA
Alice in Wonderland
ARM
Do your research
 
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Episode Transcript:
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Scandals: Television Edition

The third installment in the MFFI "scandals" series focuses on infamous TV shenanigans. Small screen, big drama. 
In this episode:
Adam Richman: Thinspiration
Paula Deen: Tasty racism
Charlie Sheen: Tiger blood
Shannen Doherty: High maintenance
Isaiah Washington: Hate crimes and misdemeanors
Kevin Spacey: Unusual suspect
Matt Lauer: Trap doors 
All of Fox
David Letterman: Don't negotiate with terrorists
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Episode Transcript:
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Urban Legends

They may not be true, but they're creepy as hell.
 
In this episode:
The Hook
Murderer in the Backseat
Ghost Hitchhiker 
Green Man
Slender Man 
Bloody Mary
Kidney Theft 
LSD Tattoos
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Ridiculous, Silly, Frivolous Lawsuits

The ability to sue your fellow citizens is a cornerstone of civilized society, and our legal system has often functioned as the last resort for the most vulnerable members of this nation. To put it simply: suing the hell out of each other is a sacred American tradition. 
 
But some lawsuits are just effing dumb. These are those lawsuits. 
 
In this episode:
Shayn Proler vs. Fire
Jimmie Dimmick vs. the Victims
Allen Heckard vs. Genetics
Jian Feng vs. the Truth
Stella Liebeck vs. Evil Corporate A-holes
Two Guys vs. One Inch (the Subway Suit)
Emile Ratelband vs. Rationality
 
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Episode Transcript:
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More Idioms, a.k.a Say What?

You downloaded, we listened. In part 2 of one of the most popular MFFI episodes, Shane and Duncan reveal the meaning and origin behind more of the most-requested common sayings and idioms. 
In this episode:
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
Fall off the wagon
Long in the tooth
Cold shoulder
Face the music
Close, but no cigar
Welcome wagon
Get out of Dodge
At the drop of a hat
Salt of the earth 
Second wind
Heard it through the grapevine
...and more
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Cryptids, Mark 2: From the Mothman to the Wendigo

Back by popular demand! More cryptids, weirder cryptids, and cryptids with funnier names.
For the second installment in the cryptids series, the focus is North America (US and Canada). Enjoy!
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In this episode:
The Dover Demon
The Squonk
The Mothman
The Flatwoods Monster (Green Monster)
The Ogopogo
The Wendigo
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Welcome to the Manosphere: Pick-up Artists, Incels, and the Seduction Community

What's the difference between an MRA and a MGTOW? Should you even care? Probably not, but we'll tell you anyway. Join the guys for a weird and occasionally uncomfortable journey through the confused, incestuous network of online communities collectively known as the manosphere. 
*TW: There is discussion of sensitive topics in this episode, including brief references to sexual assault.*
In this episode:
The history of PUAs
Ovid and the Ars Amatoria ("Art of Love")
Don Juan (Don Giovanni) 
Giacomo Casanova
Jack Hanley and Being a Gentlemen's Guide to Guide to Scientific Seduction in 8 Easy Steps
Norton Hughes Johnathan's Guide Book for the Young Man About Town
Eric Weber and How to Pick Up Girls!
Neil Strauss and The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
Mystery (Erik Von Markovik)
PUA Techniques and Terminology:
Peacocking
Negging
Approach Anxiety
Targets, Sets
Sarging
Last Minute Resistance
Assuming Familiarity
Keno Escalation/Compliance Test
HBs and the hotness scale
Template of a pickup
Dr. Bianca Fileborn
VH1 and The Pickup Artist
The Manoshpere:
Men's Rights Activists
MGTOWs
Incels
Red Pill
The appeal of PUA
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Episode Transcript:
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The Devil

Lucifer. Satan. Beelzebub. Prince of Lies.
The Devil has a thousand names, a chip on his shoulder, and major daddy issues. He also has one hell of a backstory. Join the MFFI guys as they piece together the convoluted mythology of Satan, from his origins as a minor Egyptian deity to his ultimate Christian incarnation. 
 
In this episode:
The Book of Enoch (Dead Sea Scrolls)
The Book of Isaiah and the Sketchy Origin of "Lucifer"
The Book of Job and the Satanic Bet
The Jewish Perspective
Shaitans and Islamic Devils
Ezekiel and Revelations
The King of Tyre
Dante Alighieri and the Pettiness of the Divine Comedy
The Circles of Hell and Torture Porn
Demonic Aesthetics
Links to Pan and Bes
The Medieval Devil
The Enlightenment Devil
John Milton, Paradise Lost, and the Sympathetic Devil
Eve, the Serpent, and the Toad
The Modern, Sophisticated Devil
The Fine Print (Devil's in the Details)
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Spectacular Failures: From New Coke to Segway

Not just your garden-variety screwups; these were epic, painful misfires that everyone should have seen coming. (We’re lookin' at you, Quibi.) 
In this episode:
Microsoft BOB
New Coke
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Olestra (Olean)
Subprime Mortgages 
The Pontiac Aztec
The Segway 
The No-Phone
Toilet Golf
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