Antique Memes Roadshow

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submitted 7 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/antiquememesroadshow@lemmy.world

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[–] 1371113@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I mean, it’s still just a bait and switch. I never really got why doing it with Rick Astley was groundbreaking.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I'm interested in the oldest still-used internet memes, regardless of their quality. Bait and switching itself has existed forever.

[–] 1371113@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Is linking a Rick roll a meme? I thought memes were reused images with text, guessing the definition is shifting. I saw someone calling numa numa a meme the other day.