Title: Hanlon Mascot Meme

General Information about Item:

• Material and Verbal: Joke
• English
• USA

Informant Data:

• Nick Motycka
  • Age: 19
  • Male
  • From Van Mert, Ohio
  • Public High School
  • Plays sports and video games
  • Started making memes in high school
  • Freshman at Dartmouth

Contextual Data:

• Social Context:
  • This meme and its information were collected during a one on one interview in a study room in Baker Berry Library at Dartmouth College. Nick described how he made the meme on his computer as well as how this meme has since been spread around Dartmouth’s student population by way of the meme page, text messages, and email. This meme is meant to be enjoyed by Dartmouth students because it is inferred that the M&M is Hanlon and is not explicitly stated.
• Cultural Context
  • The cultural context of this meme is that Dartmouth does not have an official mascot and students want one. All Dartmouth students are familiar with the “unofficial” mascot “Keggy The Keg”. The last time there was an official mascot was in the 1970s. The picture shows a green M&M to represent Dartmouth and a face with similar hair as Hanlon. The meme does not say it represents Hanlon but all Dartmouth students will see the humor because it looks like him.

Item:

Informant’s Comments:

• Nick said he posted this because he saw this picture and it reminded him of Hanlon and since a lot of students complain about there not being a mascot, they would find the meme funny,

Collector’s Comments: 

• I find this meme hilarious since it looks like President Hanlon a tad and pokes at a subject that Dartmouth students are familiar with. Though I love our unofficial mascot, I do think that a new mascot, possibly the one in the picture, would be appreciated by the campus.

Collector’s Name: Arthur Kaslow

Tags/Keywords: Dartmouth. M&M. President Hanlon. Mascot.