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A simpler time (lemmy.world)

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[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

This made me wonder what the oldest internet meme still in common usage is.

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

Goatse launched in 1999 and was just widely referenced this month with the eclipse.

I'm not saying we should be proud of goatse's legacy and staying power, I'm just observing the reality we've all built.

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[-] alekwithak@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

ALL YOUR BASE?

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

People still refer to it from time to time, but generally only in the context that it's old.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

The smiley emoji - :-) - is from 1982

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That's an emoticon. Emojis are these: 😜

There's an entry for emoticons, though I'm not sure I'd qualify all of them as memes. Not the kind I was thinking about, at least.

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[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Probably Caramel Dansen. I remember it from when I was a kid, and I still see it every once in a while.

Edit: There's this video from 2008, but it's probably not the original. And there's this video which is a re-upload from 2008, which I think was originally a flash animation.

According to Know Your Meme, the song originates from 2001, the animations started around 2008, and there was a semi-revival during 2020. So it depends on when you choose to start counting, but the arguments are there.

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[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 10 points 6 months ago

This post smells like my grandmothers house on Thanksgiving.

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago

Those 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.

[-] lightnegative@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Philosoraptor memes were my favourite memes

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