this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2025
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Antique Memes Roadshow

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Giving you the backstory and appraisals of vintage memes!

Submissions should be vintage memes or commentary about vintage memes. Commenters are advised to appraise the internet value and provenance meme antiquities.

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 week ago (3 children)

There was a time when all memes were demotivational posters.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

Despair.com (apparently still around!) was my go-to back in the day for those

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was a more civilized age back then…

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

We where supposed to build the future.

Got addicted to memes instead.

Sorry Gen Z

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Ate too many Avocado Toasts for it and forgot to shake the job tree with all the jobs for us.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Wait, TikTok wasn't supposed to be the whole future? /s

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I CAN'T HANG IN THERE TIL FRIDAY

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

THAT'S OK, YOU'RE WORKING SATURDAY TOO