Yo dawg

Mr. Alvin Nathaniel Joiner a.k.a Xzibit



Description, explanation, and examples
This is a photo of Mr. Joiner, a rapper who also appeared in the TV show Pimp my ride. The meme focuses on the aphasia that results from repeated recursive phrases. It usually only has one long caption in order to better reflect the confusion that arises from such situations, and it begins with, "Yo dawg I heard you like [x] so I [recursive, repetitive phrase]."





Programming suggestions and activities
The beginning of this meme serves as a pretext for a teacher to discuss regional dialects and slangs with his or her students. The use of recursive phrases also allows a teacher to conduct a lesson on how to write succinctly and clearly through the appropriate use of synonyms and optimal sentence structure. Students could also have fun trying to write a phrase or sentence that is as confusingly recursive as possible; this will challenge their mastery of English grammar and vocabulary.

This meme could furthermore be used to discuss Orwellian doublethink and hypocritical politics.