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Classic Memes for October 3rd, Because We All Still Know What Day It Is

Phil M. Oct 03, 2026 04:00 PM EDT

Some dates are just dates, and October 3rd belongs to a teen movie from 2004. Ask a certain generation what day it is today and they will answer before you finish the question, which is about as classic memes as a calendar can get. Yesterday’s trip through the classics ran on Charlie Brown. This one runs on muscle memory, so here’s today’s dig through the vault.

Two guys asleep on the floor, one under a blanket and one buried under a pile of dirt. — Hospitality is dead, and so, apparently, is bro.
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Tabby cat sitting at a desk with an apple and then without it, equally content. — Save

Pair of boots placed far apart on a wood floor so a burglar thinks you're huge. — Security system: two boots and confidence.
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Tweet saying weekend plans depend entirely on why someone is asking. — Save

Dachshund tangled in a rope hammock, one of the classic memes about asking for help. — Save

Text thread where someone mad at bae replies it back instead of saying I love you. — Save

Two people with traffic cones on their heads at 3am, after only a few drinks. — Nothing too crazy, as promised.
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Old tweet in classic memes pitching an alarm clock that sounds like a dog about to throw up. — Save

Store mannequin with a do not touch me sticker wrapped around its neck like a choker. — Save

Tweet suggesting we try hitting Dracula with a very fast car instead of a stake. — Honestly, nobody has tried it.
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Classic memes stock photo labeled me, my unfinished water bottle, and a new water bottle. — Save

Michael Jackson covering his face while walking, captioned about ignoring unread texts. — Save

Side by side drawing showing a hammer looks like a tiny guy swinging a baseball bat. — I can never unsee this, and neither can you now.
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Vintage Canadian puppet show character with a bowl cut beside a gray dog puppet, in classic memes. — Save

Tumblr post joking about a landlord who owns 30,000 houses explaining the housing crisis. — Save

Black kitten chomping on a scratched hand, the only toxic relationship worth staying in. — Worth every scratch.
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Egyptian painting meme about inventing bread, one of the classic memes about toast. — Save

Tweet joking about a condition requiring the collection of cute little things for the room. — Save

Classic memes tweet about being upstaged by cuttlefish that can exert self-control. — The cuttlefish and I are not the same.
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Little girl in a yellow raincoat running off with a giant turkey leg. — Save

Jordan Peele sweating nervously as a wife goes to look for something you couldn't find. — Save

Classic memes photo of a small chair stacked on another chair against the fridge by a sneaky toddler. — Ocean's Eleven, snack edition.
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Hospital urine collection basin on a shelf that looks exactly like a white cowboy hat. — Save

Elderly lobsterwoman on a boat who seems to summon a lobster flying out of the sea. — Aquaman retired and moved to Maine.
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Man in a 70s suit striking a pose at the energy drink cooler, in classic memes style. — Save

I saw the burglar boots for the first time in a group chat years ago, and I still line my shoes up wide by the door. That is the strange power of old memes, the ones that outlive the apps they were posted on: they stop being jokes and start being habits. The lobster lady summoning seafood with her bare hand remains one of the best memes ever made, and nobody will convince me she isn’t actually doing it. I also still answer the October question out loud, every single year, alone in my kitchen, to nobody in particular.

Another round of vintage memes and viral tweets lands tomorrow afternoon, so save room, maybe hydrate, and try not to put a traffic cone on your head before then. Until then, Friday’s meme dump has a fresh batch from the lunch crowd, and Tuesday’s classic memes are still there for anyone who never quite got over 2016. If one of these dragged up a memory, send it straight to the person who was standing next to you when you first saw it.

Elderly woman on a lobster boat appearing to summon a lobster from the sea, the cover for today's classic memes.

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Posted by Phil M. About the author

Phil co-founded Thunder Dungeon with Roy in 2012 and has been a meme tastemaker ever since, helping turn a page of funny finds into viral photo and video creations, one of the largest meme community apps and a daily home for memes. He's more than memes, too: Phil is an award-winning comedic actor and director whose feature films are on streaming platforms.