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25 Classic Memes for Anyone Who Just Realized They Are Vintage

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Nothing ages you faster than learning something you still think of as new is officially vintage. Jay-Z spent the summer celebrating Reasonable Doubt turning 30, and I own sneakers older than some of these classic memes I still quote at work. We dig through the old stuff every afternoon, and Thursday’s trip through the vault is here if you missed it. Pull up a chair and try to act surprised by the dates.

Big Bird wide eyed and panicking, one of the classic memes about small talk.
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Tweet calling out of work for being overencumbered, like a character in a video game.

Should have dropped the snacks from the inventory.

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Man praying in front of a car beside stacked plates that double as bowls.
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Tweet from the classic memes pile about winning arguments by blaming other forces at play.

Undefeated since I read this.

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Textbook Neanderthals doodled into a heavy metal band called Neandertallica with blue pen.
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Tweet about DoorDash delivering a 52 dollar salad, a staple of classic memes.
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Terminator 2 stills of the T-1000 bending backward like a goofy dance move.

Every wedding reception from 1991 to present.

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Classic memes tweet about microdosing a European vacation with long walks and outdoor cheese.
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Man eating waffles with a caption about judging feelings by making things up.

My entire personality in one sentence.

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NSFW Reddit thread with a baffling answer about a partner's strange oatmeal request.
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Classic memes starter pack of onion, olive oil, salt and garlic.
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Tweet with a crude joke about ghosts and owls and a pun on boo hoo.
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Facebook post about a neighbor trapped in his bathroom who broke through the wall.

Flat pack furniture has caused worse.

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Tweets making suggestive jokes about a candlestick and a striped nightcap.
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Willem Dafoe staring intensely in a classic memes caption about judgmental film snobs.
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Tweet realizing Michelin stars really do come from the tire company.
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Vintage children's book cover titled My First Knife Fight, used for disagreeing with strangers.

Book club got intense.

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Meme about liking one cosplay post and getting a feed full of cosplay photos.
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Classic memes tweet about photoshopping Evangelion characters into regional convenience store locations.
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Tweet sharing news that the next Dune movie will have more sandworms.

More worms. Finally, a studio that listens.

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Classic memes confession about a car key fob that now only flips halfway open.
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Woman brushing a silicone copy of her own head, with a psychiatrist offering appointments.
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Tweet where a six year old explains that is not how school works.

Kid has a point, honestly.

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SpongeBob bursting from his mailbox in classic memes about replying to texts instantly.
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Cat laughing hysterically, captioned as hearing your own inner voice say something funny.

Every shower, every single night.

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Somewhere a teenager is looking at these old memes the way I look at my dad’s fax machine jokes, and honestly, fair. Another round of the best memes from the archive shows up tomorrow afternoon, and Friday’s meme dump is still sitting there if you skipped lunch. Last week’s dig has more viral tweets for anyone not ready to face the evening. Share this with whoever sent you half of these first, back when phones still flipped.

Phil M writes about memes, old albums and other things that became vintage while he was not paying attention.

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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.

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