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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

WAAAZZZZUPPP?!

[–] Actionschnils@feddit.org 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Some Millienals complain about "brain rot content", but likewise speaking of the badger as the "Meme of the year" tells enough

[–] NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org 3 points 2 hours ago

We did some nastys in the pastys.

[–] Guillermosaenz@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago

Missing 2004: ‘All your base are belong to us’ sliding in right after this.

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 11 points 14 hours ago

Was dancing baby the OG though?

[–] assa123@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] assa123@lemmy.world 15 points 14 hours ago

Thanks! I think I saw that image somewhere but thought it was from a video. I liked this one from the link:

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 73 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Mushroom... Mushroom....

Oh God...

[–] Feddinat0r@feddit.org 23 points 22 hours ago

Ohhhh its a snaaakeeee

Ohhhhh its a snake

Its a

Badger

Badger

Badger

... Still loving it and already showed it to my kids

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 19 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

My first memes were all in ascii art.

[–] abcd@feddit.org 39 points 21 hours ago
[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 5 points 17 hours ago

Mine were PETSCII using C-64 graphical codes from shifted letters. I had an animated signature line on one BBS of the Enterprise that would redraw it, making it warp out to the side of the screen. It works well because of the slow baud rate. :D

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (2 children)
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 hours ago

I still remember seeing those for the first time, right up there with hearing dr. sbaitso and the wav2pc speaker app.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

In the middle of the earth, in the land of the Shire

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

These really go show how memes used to have a much longer shelf life most memes today. I remember seeing references to these exact memes up until about 2011.

[–] buggybug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

i still reference the badger song any time i see a badger 😭 it was the first thing that popped into my head the moment i saw that badger game at the game awards

edit: wait sorry what i mean to say is rizzed up by 24 karat gold labubu with dubai chocolate we are charlie kirk nightcore version 😔

[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 4 points 15 hours ago

I remember seeing 3 of the 4 here in the past year.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 18 points 21 hours ago

I still use the ORLY expression sometimes. Some people get it still.

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 25 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

When we were in highschool, I convinced my mate to make a 10 minute loop of the badger badger badger song and to see how long he can play it at the school social before a teacher came to tell him to change it, we lasted about 7 minutes of it looping. The crowed loved it tho.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago

We need to go back

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 7 points 20 hours ago (3 children)
[–] Konstant@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The earliest documented according to knowyourmeme is 2003.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 6 hours ago

Yeah, I misread it initially. The photo is from 2001, but the meme is reportedly 2003.

[–] devedeset@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 hours ago

Peanut butter jelly is 2002 from what I can gather

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Quite rly

(I have no idea I just have to kthxbye)

[–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Star wars kid!

...At least he got out early, but man that was tragic!

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Never liked that one. Internet bullying

[–] obinice@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago

We bought it to help with your homework! And the household accounts...