The Wild Wordsmith

Now, I’m not normally one to troll the darker places of the Interwebs, but I am well aware of the influence of meme-machines such as 4Chan over the changes in Internet culture over the last decade; specifically Mudkipz and Rule 34, as they are relevant to this post and my night last night.

After an Apple Store Genius seminar, my wife and I were on our way home, taking 90-94 since it was the quickest route at that time of night (21:00-21:15). We were talking about this and that, and I kind-of just stop talking and start staring really hard before me, mouth agape, completely unable to believe what I was seeing. A red Dodge Charger with an out-of-state license plate that said “MUDKIPZ.” We were about to approach it and do something lurid or silly like waving our arms out the windows, screaming, but it took the next off-ramp, and we missed our chance.

Immediately following this, I saw an instance of Rule 34, clear as night, right before us: a stack of semi-tractors mounting one another. As an example of what I mean, please view this photo: http://s1.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/247169/Rule+34+Moving+Vehicles/. The example I saw, though, involved four semi trucks, not just two, so I think it might have jumped from X-rated to XXX-rated. Good thing the real-world doesn’t have filters or other censorship (yet), or I might not have been privileged to witness this fine reminder of how badly Internet culture had embedded itself in my subconscious.

Thank you, Internet, and more specifically 4Chan for ruining my brain. :D