"I'm getting meme fatigue from the "Keep Calm and Carry On" thing - it's making me want to lose control and break things."
by NinjaProfessor September 7, 2013
Get the Meme fatiguemug. by Slimjim0927 April 23, 2019
Get the Cedrics memesmug. by TheAlaskanButter October 2, 2016
Get the The Meme Machinemug. The memes your mom shares on her facebook page while on a crazy zoloft high. Basically, the first step to a long, treacherous journey to full karen haircut and suntan. Be aware. Be vigilant. Stay safe.
by bigfattitties420 November 23, 2020
Get the Minion Memesmug. It's not just about the format. Old internet memes (circa 2006-2015) were generally less obnoxious, less obscene, less grotesque, less stupid, less deadpan, less political, and just generally more graceful and lighthearted. You never took them seriously, and they always made you smile or laugh (NOT smirk!)
Today's memes often leave you smirking rather than smiling or giggling, as the meme often plays with the more ironic, farce and brazen side of humour. This makes for a less "happy" experience as such. Certainly not something you'd be consuming/posting unironically, unlike nyan cat, animal advice, and lolcat memes.
Another difference between modern and old memes is the level of irony. Obviously memes of all kinds is not meant to be taken seriously, but most modern memes will add a layer of irony on top of a seemingly serious context to make it seem funny or silly. Old memes are just funny or silly by its very nature.
Old memes can be virtually understood by anyone of any demographic and the humour is often naturally communicated by the image. Modern memes tend to be too ambiguous to be understood correctly by everyone and the humour is specific to a certain demographic (i.e. Gen Z teenagers). Serious debriefing is required to understand most modern memes, even the ones with zero meaning.
Overall, old memes just had that quirky yet graceful charm that modern memes lack. Old memes rule, don't let anyone tell you otherwise (and if they do, they're probably a zoomer).
Today's memes often leave you smirking rather than smiling or giggling, as the meme often plays with the more ironic, farce and brazen side of humour. This makes for a less "happy" experience as such. Certainly not something you'd be consuming/posting unironically, unlike nyan cat, animal advice, and lolcat memes.
Another difference between modern and old memes is the level of irony. Obviously memes of all kinds is not meant to be taken seriously, but most modern memes will add a layer of irony on top of a seemingly serious context to make it seem funny or silly. Old memes are just funny or silly by its very nature.
Old memes can be virtually understood by anyone of any demographic and the humour is often naturally communicated by the image. Modern memes tend to be too ambiguous to be understood correctly by everyone and the humour is specific to a certain demographic (i.e. Gen Z teenagers). Serious debriefing is required to understand most modern memes, even the ones with zero meaning.
Overall, old memes just had that quirky yet graceful charm that modern memes lack. Old memes rule, don't let anyone tell you otherwise (and if they do, they're probably a zoomer).
Examples of old memes include:
-LOLcats
-Animal advice
-Rage comic memes (includes trollface)
-Bad luck brian
-Good guy steve
-Nyan cat
-Facepalm guy
-Feels guy
-Doge (semi-modern)
-Cartoon spiderman memes
-and much much more
-LOLcats
-Animal advice
-Rage comic memes (includes trollface)
-Bad luck brian
-Good guy steve
-Nyan cat
-Facepalm guy
-Feels guy
-Doge (semi-modern)
-Cartoon spiderman memes
-and much much more
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian February 27, 2021
Get the old memesmug. A person who cares so much about the correct usage of memes, that s/he gets reduced to an incoherent rage when they hear one used wrongly
Person 1: Phil really is an ass-hole. I said "Sounds legit" instead of "Seems legit", and he started screaming at me and frothing at the mouth
Person 2: Really? Sounds like Phil is something of a meme-iac
Person 2: Really? Sounds like Phil is something of a meme-iac
by LibidinousOne August 20, 2013
Get the Meme-iacmug. A meme that has a short life span and is only used for a week or two. It has a shorter life span than an average meme.
by Flynn Murdock July 19, 2017
Get the Micro Mememug.