“I’m a 35 year old with the mindset of a 7 year old, knees of a 65 year old, and bedtime of a 98 year old. I'll be taking no questions at this time”

Aliens can probably hear my back cracking from outer space

Hello there, the angel from my nightmare.

We are not on the same internet that we were on in 2012. In just ten short years, the world of memes has exploded to become so much bigger than we ever thought it could be. New memes and trends are created daily, and unless you're a certified meme professional, it's challenging to keep up. Who else remembers when only a couple of memes absolutely dominated the meme landscape ? Back when I was a tween, rage comics were everywhere. There was a rage comic for every emotional expression under the s…

If memes are anything, they're ever present. We tend to think of memes as a newfangled 21st century invention, but that is simply not the case. Look at any newspaper or magazine from the 20th century, and you'll see some marvelous memes in unexpected places. In college, I visited my schools archives with the University humor magazine. The publication had been in print since 1911, so when we were able to look through old copies of the magazine, we were surprised to find how much meme formats of…

This includes everyone over the age of 30 (except for you, Leo).

Memes do not age like fine wine. They age like a comedy from the mid-90s. If you've got a good enough eye, you can tell exactly when a meme was made and when it was popular online. When we consume memes, we've got the hivemind mentality where some memes are in style, and some memes are oh-so out. Let's take image macros, for example. For several years in the early 2010s, that was the only way a meme could be. Memes had to have bold white top text and bottom text, or else they were nothing more…

Feel old yet?

Adulting is hard.

The list is long

Ah, nostalgia

Oof

Baked bean pizza? Corn Cookies?? Peach SPAM bake??? JELLIED MEATLOAF???? This man actually makes these dishes AND eats them.

So cute