*steps out of the shadows*

Heh... not bad, kid. Not bad at all. Your meme, I mean. It's not bad. A good first attempt. It's

plenty dank... I can tell it's got some thought behind it... lots of quotable material...

But memeing isn't all sunshine and rainbows, kid. You're skilled... that much I can tell. But do

you have what it takes to be a Memester? To join those esteemed meme ranks? To call yourself a

member of the Ruseman's Corps? Memeing takes talent, that much is true. But more than that it takes

heart. The world-class Memesters - I mean the big guys, like Johnny Hammersticks and Billy Kuahana

- they're out there day and night, burning the midnight meme-oil, working tirelessly to craft that

next big meme.

And you know what, kid? 99 times out of a hundred, that new meme fails. Someone dismisses it as

bait, or says it's "tryhard," or ignores it as they copy/paste the latest ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ copypasta dreamt

up by those sorry excuses for cut-rate memers over at reddit. The Meme Game is rough, kid, and I

don't just mean the one you just lost :^). It's a rough business, and for every artisan meme you

craft in your meme bakery, some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ at 9gag has a picture of a duck or some ♥♥♥♥ that a

million different Johnny No-Names will attach a milion different captions to. Chin up, kid. Don't

get all mopey on me. You've got skill. You've got talent. You just need to show your drive.

See you on the boards...