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
165 0 Reply2000s internet was simpler times
151 1 ReplyI'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.
95 1 ReplyIn 2014 these were already old I think
56 0 Reply53 1 ReplyWere these popular in 2014? I feel like these were more like 2010. I could be wrong.
51 0 ReplyI remember a time when they weren't even called memes. They were just "image macros."
44 0 ReplyThe internet peaked in 1999
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39 1 ReplyThis is more like 18 years
34 2 ReplyWhere did we go wrong??
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30 1 Reply28 0 ReplyThese 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.
27 1 ReplyBro that's like 15 years ago
25 0 ReplyTruly it was a golden age
25 0 ReplyMemes are not macro images.
25 1 ReplyDoge is the best meme ever created and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.
25 2 ReplyWasn’t that like 15 years ago. 10 years ago was gamergate
20 0 ReplyModern memes are not nearly as good imo.
Edit: these
22 3 Reply18 0 ReplyIts 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.
17 0 ReplyI still like them, honestly...
15 0 ReplyThese memes are most definitely older than 2014.........
15 0 ReplyI used to frequent imgur's user-sub back then. I never made a front-page post, but I did get top comment of the day once. I nearly earned the green giraffe token. Over time the community grew more cringey by the week, and devolved into selfies and sob stories. I made the switch to reddit and never cared about karma again. What a time.
12 0 ReplyThis made me wonder what the oldest internet meme still in common usage is.
11 0 ReplyThis post smells like my grandmothers house on Thanksgiving.
10 0 ReplyThose are just "advice animals" (a longtime nexus being reddit's /r/adviceanimals). Yes, people are animals too. Memes in general have never been constrained by this clunky format though.
8 0 ReplyPhilosoraptor memes were my favourite memes
6 0 ReplyStill featuring daily on adviceanimals
4 0 ReplyAnd I miss it so hard
4 0 ReplySometimes I go back to z0r.de. Simpler time, simpler laugh.
2 0 ReplyCloser to 20.
2 0 ReplyMeme-evolution.
2 0 ReplyThat's not what advice dog looked like?
2 0 Reply