We Curators, along with yourselves, are constantly bombarded by many a meme.

Whether it be viral youtube sensation, FFFFFFUUUUU 2x2 cartoon, or just good ol’ Hipster Kitty, we’ve seen a lot of memes that just come and go.

But some memes are special, and hold an important place in our hearts, like Chocolate Rain, Terri Schiavo, or Jesus.

And so on this day, the Twentieth of October, Two Thousand Ten, the Artifacts of Modernity Online Museum of Cultural Musings and Whatnots is proud to welcome a meme that many of us have loved for quite some time now into the official MEME HALL OF FAME…

Congratulations, Musically Oblivious 8th Grader!  You have made it to the Big Leagues!

Musically Oblivious 8th Grader continues to inspire us and simultaneously make us chuckle.

She makes us really think about the cultural implications of what is “indie” and what is “mainstream” through her uncanny ignorance of the “alternative” genres of today.

Her face is one we’ve seen so many times before… grinding with friends at Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, yelling out the lyrics of the chorus of that Flo Rida song all the kids are listening to, unaware that a big big world of acoustic guitars and harpsichords and Belle and Sebastians exists just beyond her bubble.

Her spirit moves us.  Her smile confuses us.  Her hair is so typical.

So here’s to you, Musically Oblivious 8th Grader.  For all that you’ve done for us so far, and all that you will continue to do as you begin to learn about bizarre unearthly things such as the xx and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, we salute you, and welcome you to the MEME HALL OF FAME.

God bless.

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