by TheAlaskanButter October 2, 2016
Get the The Meme Machine mug.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 memes mug.Ollie is the progenitor of the “Polite Cat” meme, also known as the “He Looks Very Polite” meme. It all started with an unsuspecting 9GAG post, where someone submitted a very peculiar-looking cat whose mouth resembled that of a human's pressed in a straight line
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Guy 2 - Damn those meme cats always crack me up!
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by YourUrbanPerson March 4, 2022
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by dihoyminoy December 1, 2016
Get the meme demon mug.When people create memes that insinuate that Abraham Lincoln said something that he indeed did not. Can be used to describe memes of other famous personalities such as Mahatma Ghandi or Albert Einstein which were faked in a similar manner.
by Antonio Kowatsch May 24, 2016
Get the Abe-Meming mug.A very sad meme, usually stated as a response to something bad happening in the present, past, or future. This saying is a derivative of "Sad Face".
Person 1: I failed my exam bro.
Person 2: Sad meme.
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Person 2: Sad memeeeeeeee.
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Person 2: Sad meme, why do you think that?
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Person 1: I think we are going to lose the game.
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by KhemBoi December 12, 2017
Get the sad meme mug.Meme Gazing The act of constantly looking at meme after consecutive meme. Meme Gazing has no defined time, other than the act of looking at many memes.
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