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I feel like the reason why we miss the old memes was because there were unspoken “rules” about what memes were back in the day. (i.imgur.com)
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[–] aJazzyFeel@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

case in point: I've noticed nobody's talking about motivational posters.

[–] Andvari@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Naw I've seen a few, think most everything has been hit. Especially the super-vintage ones.

Dunno, mb I haven't seen the Budweiser frogs yet, but that was mostly a TV thing... :: hmm :: 🤔

[–] niktemadur@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've yet to see vertical comic strips, those guys deadpanning then cheering, or Batman interrogating The Joker, something-something "I can't believe I accidentally the Coke bottle".