"My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?"

— Anonymous


Author
Work Title
Date
August, 2009
Metaphor
"My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?"
Metaphor in Context
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
Provenance
Searching online.
Citation
As with most memes, it is hard to determine who published the original version of the meme. I trace an early attestation--cited above--in a Google search. It's appears in the signature of hhfarang in an online forum.

The earliest variant of "My mind is like an internet browser" appears still later: see to etsy.com. In full: "My mind is like an internet browser. At least 19 open tabs, 3 of them are frozen, and I haven't got a clue where the music is coming from."
Date of Entry
06/12/2018

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.