Everyone loves nostalgia, and this trending dank meme relies heavily on those wistful feelings to drive their joke across. Nerf guns may exist now, but they're not nearly as present as they seemed to be when your old AF editors were in their Nerf-shooting days. Besides the hours of tomfoolery, there's one thing about Nerf guns has always stood out to us: the fact that the darts always seem to disappear. It doesn't matter if you're shootin' them in a big field or a small room with no furniture. The damn things seem to vanish in thin air. We're not sure if it's a conspiracy orchestrated by the Nerf bigwigs or if there's some sort of parallel universe where the Nerf darts are located. We do know, however, that we appreciate r/dankmemes for shedding light on these mysteries. Now we just need a History channel investigation.
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Okay, Disney. We have one question for you. Is nothing SACRED?! The entertainment overlords announced yesterday that they're planning to remake the Home Alone films, and people have had a lot of feelings on what we believe to be a disastrous and downright disrespectful idea. Even Macaulay Culkin decided to weigh in on the announcement, with a photo of what Home Alone would look like today. His self-deprecating and relatable post made a huge impression on Twitter, prompting fans to demand a reboot featuring the real Kevin McCallister. Other fans condemned any remake at all. We're honestly in that boat.
Twitter's #ImOldEnoughToRememberWhen is making us '90s kids feel exceptionally nostalgic and, if we're being honest, a little old.
Kids today will never understand the struggle of having to keep a Tamagotchi alive, or of trying not to get caught passing handwritten notes in class. Like, what are today's kids even wasting their time on in class? vaping in AP history? Watching cat videos on their iPhones? Someone help us out here 'cause we're too old for this shizz!
"Notorious virgin" (his words, not ours) and Twitter user LxDx asked the internet what they even did before the existence of memes, digging up a whole lot of nostalgia for those who weren't totally raised by the internet. We may be a little biased, but we think memes have definitely improved the quality of the internet by tenfold.
We'd like to know what you did before memes! Let us know in the comments!
Life's a b*tch and then you die. You think we have it all that great because we sit around writing about memes and other funny sh*t that happens on the internet? Well, it ain't that great. We have to do things like write fifty word descriptions about dumb memes that you'll all forget five minutes after scrolling through 'em. We do it all for you.
If you didn't get the reference in the title then you're too young to be reading this (Backstreet Boys, duh).
If you're constantly feeling simultaneously baffled, yet weirdly intrigued by the latest obsessions of Generation Z (fidget spinners, anyone?), then congratulations, you're likely an aging Millennial! To help take your mind off of this impending doom, scroll down for some memes and posts that'll make you feel a little more at ease!
"I'm This Old" is a brand new Twitter meme that really has people confronted with their age, and that's the scariest thought of all.
If you remember all or most of these things then you're likely a sad Millennial who's feeling a little panicked yourself about getting older (we're totally not projecting here or anything...). Worry not, because you're not the only one going through the harrowing process of feeling like you don't fit in with the kids anymore. Pretty soon you're going to look at a group of 20-year-olds and be tempted to say "how do you do, fellow kids?"
Star Wars fans everywhere are mourning the loss of Peter Mayhew, who passed away in his Texas home on April 30th. Mayhew played the part of Chewbacca in the beloved franchise. In honor of his legacy, we've gathered up some memes, both funny and tear-jerking.
Caution: some of these are really going to tug at your heartstrings!
RIP, Chewie.
This meme, also known as "Will Smith With A Camera," features young Will Smith in the intro song to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. It's a meme that's been floating around the internet for a bit now, and we're loving the '90s nostalgia it brings us. Accordingly, we put together a fresh gallery of our favorites!
And be sure to check out Know Your Meme for more examples!
