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    What is the origin of the lake tank image that has become a meme? (2021)

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    540 points napolux | 16 comments | 20 Nov 24 13:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.614s | source | bottom
    1. bbqfog ◴[20 Nov 24 15:21 UTC] No.42194644[source]▶
    That's a meme? I've never seen that photo before in my life and I'm pretty aware of most memes.
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    2. CoopaTroopa ◴[20 Nov 24 15:24 UTC] No.42194683[source]▶
    Just google 'tank of the lake, what is your wisdom' and you can catch up on a new meme genre
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    3. jt2190 ◴[20 Nov 24 15:25 UTC] No.42194691[source]▶
    Yeah and I seriously question what feels like “I couldn’t find anything about this in Google therefore nobody knows anything about this”. [1] I worked in a specialized reference library for a while and it was very eye-opening to see university students fail to find, say, 90% of our materials.

    [1] Quoting: > However, no-one seems to know the origins of the image

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    4. plagiarist ◴[20 Nov 24 15:31 UTC] No.42194756[source]▶
    I think people prefer the similar (derivative?) "senpai of the pool" for receiving wisdom from a non-native occupant of a body of water.
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    5. mholt ◴[20 Nov 24 15:34 UTC] No.42194796[source]▶
    This begs the question, is it a meme if it is not seen?
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    6. napolux ◴[20 Nov 24 15:39 UTC] No.42194854[source]▶
    https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/panzer-of-the-lake
    7. cedilla ◴[20 Nov 24 15:42 UTC] No.42194900[source]▶
    I highly doubt that - most memes are short-lived, community specific or barely identifiable to outsiders.

    But you are, of course, unaware of memes you are not aware of.

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    8. tailspin2019 ◴[20 Nov 24 15:47 UTC] No.42194957[source]▶
    Speak for yourself. I’m not aware of any memes that I am unaware of.
    9. acheron ◴[20 Nov 24 15:58 UTC] No.42195102[source]▶
    Sounds like a question you should ask the panzer of the lake.
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    10. napolux ◴[20 Nov 24 16:02 UTC] No.42195175{3}[source]▶
    winniethepoohrecursion.gif
    11. actionfromafar ◴[20 Nov 24 16:57 UTC] No.42195868[source]▶
    As long as you remember that supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
    12. bityard ◴[20 Nov 24 17:07 UTC] No.42195997[source]▶
    There are more memes than one person can know.
    13. SoftTalker ◴[20 Nov 24 17:07 UTC] No.42196003[source]▶
    I think a very small number of people today are aware of Arthurian legend. I think I have heard the phrase "lady of the lake" before but never really knew any context around it until I just now searched the term. I would have guessed it was the name of a ship or something.
    14. swores ◴[20 Nov 24 17:33 UTC] No.42196278[source]▶
    Do you have a go-to bit of advice you give to students who you've spotted are lacking research (and just plain search) skills?

    (i.e. Something to kickstart them in the right direction, not just a way of saying "learn how to search better!")

    15. ranger207 ◴[20 Nov 24 17:34 UTC] No.42196285[source]▶
    It's most popular in military enthusiast circles, especially around the video games World of Tanks and War Thunder, which tend to be somewhat insular
    16. layer8 ◴[20 Nov 24 18:54 UTC] No.42197000[source]▶
    Most of them? Are you sure?

    https://www.reddit.com/r/MemeEconomy/comments/egxfws/12880_m...