davieG Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 Bill who? No not Gates, Clinton or Cosby. Meet Bill, the stick man whose good example is taking the internet by storm. "Be like Bill" urges the meme that is clogging up Facebook timelines with tongue-in-cheek advice about the correct way to behave online or how to handle other questions of modern etiquette. Bill is far too polite to tell you straight out not to do something. Instead he leads by example. But the message is clear and often very funny. The images first started appearing online late last year, but have surged in popularity in January, spurred on by a dedicated Facebook page simply called "Be like Bill" - which now boasts more than 1.25 million likes. Here are a few examples. Image copyrightEugeniu CroitoruImage copyrightEugeniu Croitoru BBC Trending asked the man behind the page, Eugeniu Croitoru, if he was anything like Bill. "No, Bill is much better than me," says Croitoru, a Moldovan who lives in Milan and writes the cartoons with colleague Debabrata Nath. Croitoru, who has created a host of comedy Facebook pages, describes himself as an "internet entrepreneur". He's not making money out of the concept just yet, but hopes to in future. "The idea is very simple. 'Bill' can be anyone who is smart and has common sense and doesn't do annoying things. You'll also notice Bill can be someone who makes fun of himself and jokes about others too occasionally," he explains. The meme's success is such that, quite independently of Croitoru, foreign variations are springing up seemingly daily. And in each one Bill has been renamed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-3534430 Edited to add 0
johnny the fox Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 I'd like to get my hands on that smug bastard bill..
Jon the Hat Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 I'd like to get my hands on that smug bastard bill.. johnny the fox is on the internet johnny sees something that offends him johnny writes inane threats aimed towards the subject of his offence johnny is an idiot don't be like johnny for ****s sake Much better meme!
Buce Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 johnny the fox is on the internet johnny sees something that offends him johnny writes inane threats aimed towards the subject of his offence johnny is an idiot don't be like johnny for ****s sake Much better meme!
Xen Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 1 - Guy learns to use paint 2 - Said guy makes crudely drawn meme using paint skills and taking the words directly from previously shared memes 3 - Becomes popular, BBC writes an article on it 4 - Guy calls himself an 'internet enterpreneur' and hope to make money from his 'memes' which would take a 6 year old 5 minutes to do in paint. How on earth is this news?
Alf Bentley Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 IMG-20160118-WA0000.jpg "He painted matchstick men and matchstick cats and dogs..... and everyone kicked the fvck out of him in their hobnailed clogs"
Fox92 Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 Bill supports Leicester City. Bill is smart. BILL.
johnny the fox Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 johnny the fox is on the internet johnny sees something that offends him johnny writes inane threats aimed towards the subject of his offence johnny is an idiot don't be like johnny for ****s sake Much better meme! yip..but i'm not a smug idiot..
stevelcfc Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 No such thing as 'perfect' so Bill must be a fraud.
Bayfox Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 https://www.facebook.com/whingerworldtrimi/photos/a.225629567545207.51999.225607750880722/937868239654666/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153917798654165&set=a.275478764164.142095.644254164&type=3&theater
AyewJoking Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 i like the cut of Bills jibb. Ironic he pokes fun at all these facebook twats using the exact same platform.
MPH Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 image.jpeg The ironic thing about this one of course is that its a facebook post about it snowing
Finnegan Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 This is Bill. Bill thinks it's impossible to judge Andrej Kramaric until you've seen more of Andrej Kramaric but Bill trusts Ranieri's judgement so he doesn't keep banging on about it. Be like Bill. Shut the **** up about Andrej Kramaric.
Guest Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 problem is I've never met a bill that could take care of himself.
Guest MattP Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 problem is I've never met a bill that could take care of himself. Watch Gangs of New York.
Finnegan Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 Watch Gangs of New York. Absolute animal. Would not mess.
Countryfox Posted 20 January 2016 Posted 20 January 2016 Great thread ! You are a witty lot !! Very good for soothing a bit of PMT .... (Pre match tension).
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