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[–] lewdian69@lemmy.world 167 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Philosoraptor is 15 years old, Bad Luck Brian and Success Kid are 12 years, but Doge (without that background) is 10 years. Best I can do is $3.50

[–] Laser@feddit.de 72 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Doge (without that background) is 10 years.

The last one is a mix of doge and advice dog, which is almost 18 years.

One might say a forgery

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 15 points 7 months ago

almost 18 years

👴

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Bad Luck Brian and Success Kid are 12 years

Bad Luck Brian looking old af was in a recent "The General Auto Insurance" commercial.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

First, I'm amazed no other insurance company has thought of this.

Second, Bad Luck Brian can deliver his lines better than Shaq.

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[–] eeltech@lemmy.world 152 points 7 months ago (8 children)

2000s internet was simpler times

[–] PiratePanPan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

TAKE ME BAAAAAAAAAAAAACK

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[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 94 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I'm the original creator of the "Still waiting on OP" meme from The Shining and have a mildly interesting story behind its creation if anyone would care to hear.

[–] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 31 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I would like to hear!

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 110 points 7 months ago (5 children)

This is a mildly interesting story at best.

In 2010 I was working at a video rental store (RIP) and got access to new movies before they were available to the public. Every day I'd grab one, and every night I'd stream them online for 4channers on /tv and /r9k. There was a chat built into the stream and we had a lot of fun for months and months, hanging out watching movies and chatting. It built a pretty big following. Think Twitch before Twitch existed.

One night there were no new movies so I grabbed The Shining. We watched through it, and when that scene came on the screen I paused it to take a closer look. We joked and carried on about it in chat, and I screenshotted it and opened Photoshop and made the meme then and there. Everyone loved it. Several folks posted it on 4chan boards and it took off in a big way. We finished the movie and had a great night.

One of my favorite young adult memories.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago (7 children)

That sounds like a good time. It's a little sad that you probably couldn't easily get away with that now.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 7 months ago

Agreed. The modern internet is so locked down that it's difficult to find those kind of fun, niche communities. Lemmy has a similar feeling at least.

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[–] GiantBalls@lemm.ee 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If true, knowyourmeme needs a lore update

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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 56 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In 2014 these were already old I think

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

Just add a new "ten years ago memes looked like this" frame to it every decade.

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[–] Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world 52 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 51 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Were these popular in 2014? I feel like these were more like 2010. I could be wrong.

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 20 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I think they were still lingering around somewhat. I just cleared off my old laptop last night and found advice animal memes from 2014 on it. I'll probably drop a few of the better ones in 196 on Monday, maybe I'll spread the love to antique memes roadshow.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 45 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I remember a time when they weren't even called memes. They were just "image macros."

[–] KrankyKong@lemmy.world 44 points 7 months ago (1 children)

"Demotivational posters"

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[–] eeltech@lemmy.world 38 points 7 months ago (13 children)

The internet peaked in 1999

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/000/999/AllYourBaseAnimated.gif

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[–] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago

This is more like 18 years

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 32 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Where did we go wrong??

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[–] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 7 months ago

*15

[–] unreachable@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago

[–] tinned_tomatoes@feddit.uk 26 points 7 months ago (5 children)

These weren't even what we called "memes" back then (closer to twenty years ago).

These were image macros or caption images. A meme back then was usually a phrase or saying like Over 9000 and other crap like that.

[–] MaxHardwood@lemmy.ca 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And Milhouse!

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago

Truly it was a golden age

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Bro that's like 15 years ago

[–] Hupf@feddit.de 15 points 7 months ago

Raptors are extinct by now

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Memes are not macro images.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Anyone down voting doesn't remember that this phrase itself was a meme at the time.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Doge is the best meme ever created and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 35 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Otherwise.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Meet me behind the backstop after school. Be there or be square.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Wasn’t that like 15 years ago. 10 years ago was gamergate

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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Modern memes are not nearly as good imo.

Edit: these

[–] WobWob@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 7 months ago (17 children)

Modern memes are incomprehensible, just take a random picture and slap some completely unrelated text on top of it. Or maybe I'm just too old to get it. 🤷

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[–] dukatos@lemm.ee 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Its funny how AI in 2024 can't come up with content as amusing or original as shitposts cooked up by teenagers from over a decade ago.

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[–] mlg@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

These memes are most definitely older than 2014.........

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[–] SimplyTadpole@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 7 months ago

I still like them, honestly...

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