Just as the Brandeis Meme’s page is dying down and becoming significantly less
funny, another entertaining page comes to take its place. What Should We Call Me At Brandeis is a tumblr of animated gifs, describing Brandeis quirks, like Brandeis Tuesdays and and the C-Store. Blogs of this style are popular right now, and are creeping up on campuses other than Brandeis.
The inspiration for WSWCMBrandeis is #Whatshouldwecallme, which covers more general topics like putting on lotion and saying the word “moist.” What makes these kinds of jokes interesting is that the punchline is always an action or facial expression. The gifs have no sound and minimal text, and so they can’t have comedic timing. The gifs also put unexpected spins on scenes from TV and movies by relating them back to real life. For instance, I’ve seen Mean Girls about a dozen times, and I’ve rolled my eyes at someone saying “POD Market” about a dozen more, but I’d never tied those two things together
So, if you get a chance are are in the mood for laughing at Brandeis parties or Brandeis goggles, check out http://wswcmbrandeis.tumblr.com/.