Response to Alyssa's Blog

The new median of comedy was primarily vines back in middle school and in high school. Vines took over everything back in the day. There were vine references being made left and right in classes, car rides, cafeterias etc… Some of the most iconic vines, were of course “I could’ve dropped my croissant”, or “free Shavacado”, or who can forget the guy who’s never been to “oovoo javer”. I found it very interesting on how you went about and played on with the dialect and context of some of the most iconic vines. One of my favorites vines of all time is the one about Zack going to get in trouble for literally just acting or dancing weirdly. In the end, of course he somehow has police swarming him, giving off the attention that his dancing was the real problem, and honestly it was. I really liked the way you phrased and summed up the vines. It made the process of reading through them even more fun because I, as a member of the audience, was able to try to guess the vine before I clicked on the link. There was a tone of suspense when reading, which was exciting as I was able to picture the vines outlines before me. There was also much sarcasm and wit presented throughout the entire blog, which was something that made the reading more enjoyable. Also, this sarcasm and wit was the absolute perfect tone to use as it encompasses all that vine is: witty, stupid, sarcastic, inappropriate humor. It’s because of vines unique humor and the fact that everyday people were able to post their own material, that the app was such a success and honestly lives in spirit today. Overall, I really appreciated that you brought back vine; a true masterpiece that is now gone, but will never be forgotten. Long line vine.

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  1. Shane HerronSeptember 12, 2018 at 9:39 AM

    It seems like the class grew up in a time when you could claim a unique new medium of comedy. I can't really think about any other parallel for other generations. I suppose in my college days, there was the early days of the viral video, and of course the flash animation. If I said to you, remember "All your base are beyond to us," or "devil doll and radiskull," you no doubt would be just as confused as I am when I heard about "oovoo javer." Generational inside jokes are an interesting phenomenon, and I'm not sure if the theories really explain this.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 13, 2018 at 5:43 PM

    I also found myself trying to guess the Vine before opening the link. The sarcasm of Alyssa's post added another level to the fun of reading her article. I agree that this wit and sarcasm along with ridiculousness and stupidity sum up almost all of what made Vine such a great app. Vine is iconic and will hopefully make a comeback at some point or another.

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  3. carolinekSeptember 17, 2018 at 7:40 AM

    I agree with the suspense building as I read her descriptions. I wasn't able to guess the vines because I hadn't seen them. I still found the descriptions to be funny. I also agree that the sarcasm was a good tone to use when talking about vines. I also feel like vines were popular when we were in middle school, but are more popular now than they were then.

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