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How the 'Ireland Simpsons Fans' Facebook page became the best place for Irish memes
John Maguire / Ireland Simpsons Fans John Maguire / Ireland Simpsons Fans / Ireland Simpsons Fans
THE INTERNET – AND especially Facebook – is not short on generic fan pages dedicated to The Simpsons and the recycled jokes we all know and love (before Season 10 though, please).
But in a small corner of Irish Facebook there is a place that combines classic Simpsons gags with on point Irish cultural and current affairs references.
Through the glorious vehicle of memes
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Ireland Simpsons Fans is a Facebook group with over 11,000 members – and in the past few months the number of fans has been growing at a particularly high rate.
The rules are pretty simple: the member posts have to be Simpsons-related and an original meme – and they tend to focus on Irish politics, a social quirk or some just something gas.
A few excellent memes from this week gives you an idea of what ISF produces on a daily basis
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“Ryanair announce new measures to speed up boarding”
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And this meme in response to Stephen Donnelly moving to Fianna Fail
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Needless to say, you need to have a very good grasp of old Simpsons references to get what’s going on.
The founder of ISF Jack Leahy works for the Union of Students in Ireland, and it was there that the genesis of the page sparked in January of last year, as he tells DailyEdge.ie:
At the next USI meet up, ISF was born:
It was just the outlet we were all waiting for
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It’s a generational thing, as Jack explains:
Anything and everything is fair game
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The more cutting, the better
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The focus on Irish events and references is what keeps the page ticking over, and one of its most interesting aspects:
From Gerry Adams to Arlene Foster and Tayto to Cáca Milis – just when you think there aren’t any more Simpsons references that work, another A+ meme will be along to prove you wrong:
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The page goes through waves of popular memes – each inspiring the others – but it hadn’t seen anything like a period of ridiculously prolific activity in January of this year.
The week of Pintman
Back in 2015, Paddy Losty – aka Pintman – was disovered by Publin.ie deep in the pages of a book called ‘Dublin pub life and lore’ by Kevin C Kearn.
He “put away thirty pints or more in a day”:
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He became something of a cult Irish internet hero, but it was only last month that he became an irrepressible, unstoppable meme on ISF
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“My name is Paddy Losty, being a pintman has ruined my life. I’m 31 years old!”
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Over a four day period, Pintman dominated – resulting in Jack and his fellow admins putting a ban on Pintman:
And thus Pintman Pintposting was born.
For a dedicated Irish Simpsons fan with even a passing interest in current affairs or history it’s the go-to place for pure gold
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It’s hard to think Sinn Féin’s move into Simpsons memes hasn’t been ~influenced~ by the growing popularity of ISF - like this post they shared last month
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Jack could never have dreamed that it would have more than 11,000 people and such an active community:
And it’s just getting better and better:
We, as one, should welcome our new ISF meme overlords.
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