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100 Hilarious Memes From The Recent Past That Deserve A Comeback
The Internet is officially so old that it has its own history. Memes are an undeniable part of that history, as “The Dancing Baby” from 1995 is often quoted as the first-ever Internet meme. Throughout the years, meme formats have changed drastically, but one thing has remained true: they still have that hilarious edge.
The “Old Memes” subreddit is a place where people catalog memes that are at least five years old. What is “old” for the Internet, exactly? You’ll have to scroll down to find that out, as it will depend on how long you’ve been a citizen on the Internet. Hide the Pain Harold, Socially Awkward Penguin, Roll Safe, and many more classic meme standards await you below, so check them out and let us know which ones you’d consider “old.”
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#2
Life Is Easy. Not
Luke || Kira (he/she) 8 hours ago
I wanna be that pawn who gets to the edge of the board and becomes a Queen
#3
Squiggly Lines
It’s hard to say which meme format is the most popular of all time. Usually, they’re susceptible to trends and pop culture. During the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Bernie Sanders’ “I am once again asking for your support” was one of the most memed formats. When Drake’s Hotline Bling came out in 2015, you couldn’t escape the “A vs B” memes with a frame from the video.
Some memes come and go, but others have stood the test of time and are still widely used today. One of the most versatile formats is image macros. They’re quite easy to make: you just slap some funny text on an image, and it doesn’t require any prior knowledge of references or popular culture. According to Know Your Meme, it’s one of the most prevalent forms of internet memes.
#4
Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
#5
Where's Your MA?!
#6
Don’t Look Down
Ghostchaplain16 3 hours ago
At 71, I still laugh at these, and I've seen them umpteen bazilllion times.
Know Your Meme regularly chooses memes of the month. In July, the top contender for the spot seems to be the Dictator Mbappe. The meme originated in 2024, when Mbappe sued French influencer Mohamed Henni for using his name to describe a menu item in his kebab shop with “baker round bread, as round as Mbappé's skull.” When responding to the lawsuit, Henni claimed that Mbappe is “turning his name into a dictatorship.”
It didn’t take long for folks online to grab that notion and work their AI and Photoshop skills into turning Mbappe into all sorts of dictators. The first documented instance was Mbappe as Mao, but later netizens used generative AI tools to make Mbappe into all kinds of other fictional dictators. There is a rumor that the soccer star was displeased about the meme, yet there is no hard evidence that could corroborate the claim.
#7
From 2012, I've Laughed Too Many Times For This
#8
We Never Worried
Kelly Scott 39 minutes ago
I miss having a TV look like a nice piece of furniture instead of a skinny monitor that lost its computer, but since I don't own one now anyway, I guess I don't need to worry about it.
In June, the most popular meme, according to Know Your Meme, was the Du Bist Gut Genug. You might not know what we’re talking about, but if you were on Reels or TikTok, you’ve definitely heard it.
The German song “Gut Genug” by Blumengarten, Kitschkrieg, and rapper Shirin David made the rounds on social media platforms thanks to everyone using the soundbite of Blumengarten’s Rayan singing “Du Bist Gut Genug” in a high-pitched voice. The sound was featured in thousands of videos, and spread into the brainrot part of TikTok, Instagram, and Shorts.
#11
Well Well Well
Other honorable contenders for the sport of the top meme of July 2026 were the “Kane Parsons is 20” meme and the drooling cats. The former pokes fun at media consistently mentioning that the director of the hit horror film Backrooms, Kane Parsons, is only 20 years old. The drooling cats were first a reaction image, but people started putting dozens of them together in one image, putting their faces on top of sushi rolls, and even on the moon next to Neil Armstrong.
#13
Slay Fierce Queen
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Old
#15
Does This Happen To Anyone Else?
If we were to check other current lists of the most popular meme formats, old-school ones would still probably prevail. On Pinterest, for example, Tuxedo Winnie the Pooh, Epic Handshake, and Woman Yelling at Cat are the top hits. The top meme templates of all time on imggflip, on the other hand, include the Drake Hotline Bling meme, the Distracted Boyfriend, Batman slapping Robin, the “Change My Mind” meme, and many more.
#16
Lady Gypsy Rain 14 hours ago
He just wants to keep his neck from exposure. It’s already red from all the time he spends in the sun at work.
#17
Km/H
Rick Murray 43 minutes ago
"Only" 1675 km/h? You're forgetting the speed of orbiting the sun (~109,000km/h). You're forgetting the speed of the rotation of the galaxy (~828,000km/h). You're forgetting the speed of the galaxy itself (~2,257,200km/h). But since we're moving in the opposite direction in the current phase of our orbit of the galaxy, it's more like the galaxy speed minus the rotational speed, minus a little bit. It's somewhere around 1.3M km/h. That's how fast the Earth is moving, right now. Hold on tight!
#18
Current Job Market In The Nutshell
Which of these old memes was your favorite, Pandas? Let us know your thoughts in the comments! And if you’d like to pass the time being entertained by more memes, check out our previous publications like these relatable memes, silly cat memes from “Stuff With Cats,” and these autism memes that should come with a warning label!
#19
Why Must I Be Surrounded By Frickin' Idiots?
#20
(G)old
#22
Cost Of Living Be Hitting Harder Each Year
#23
From November 2020
#24
Sorry Kevin
#25
Literally Every Dad:
#26
I Was There 3000 Years Ago
#27
Thanks
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 14 hours ago
Yeah, why is that? And don't tell me it has anything to do with the way I put it in.
#29
A Classic
#30
Im Luvin Getting Sick
#31
UnclePanda 4 hours ago
I get "There are 300 single ladies in your town!" which is amazing since only about 200 people live there.
#34
I Thought It Was Funny
#35
Stupid Teacher
UnclePanda 4 hours ago (edited)
In the mid1980s, I argued strenuously with my stat teacher that we had long passed the era when "not everybody can afford a calculator." "They cost five bucks now, anyone can just skip one pitcher of beer and afford a calculator." She updated the policy the following semester.
#37
A Classic From Early 2010s
#38
The Older I Get The More I Realize That This Isn't Just A Meme Is A Warning
UnclePanda 4 hours ago
Without making any decision whatsoever, I (63M) began pausing on the edge of the bed or chair before launching. I checked with some same age friends and they'd started doing it too, also without having made a decision.
#40
Batmo Biel Still Hurts To Read
Luke || Kira (he/she) 8 hours ago
Kylo Ren turned to the Dark side because Han named him "Guitar Solo". He then insisted he named him "Ben" to shift the blame away from him.
#41
All The Time
#44
Trololo
#45
When Your Bank Balance Goes Up And Your Car Suddenly Remembers 17 Problems At Once
#46
Always
#48
Omelen't
#53
TV
Bartlet for world domination 7 hours ago
In the 1970s most pictures on the walls would have been black and white.
#54
Its Always Fun At The Start
#59
Too Accurate Meme
Luke || Kira (he/she) 8 hours ago
Keep in mind folks: when you buy a digital album from Bandcamp, you get highest-quality FLAC files you can play ad-free any time, AND your $10 will support the artist more than streaming their music for years
#60
Haircuts
#64
Press Button
Fire Singer 29 minutes ago
OMG I'm so doing this to our IT guy next time he has to help me! He'll get a kick out of it!
#65
Do You Remember This Meme? I Still Fill Like It
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 14 hours ago
Since we have moved to France I tell my husband he is not allowed to talk to me when we are in line at the bakery because I am still rehearsing how to say what I want correctly in French. Under pressure I seem to fall back into Pig Latin.
#72
What Am I Looking At?
#75
I Laugh Every Time
#76
Parking
Lady Gypsy Rain 14 hours ago
Why, thank you jeep owner! I was beginning to worry they would make all of us scale that mountain to buy eggs.
#77
Using The Opportunity
#78
Old But Relatable
#79
It Ain't Easy
#80
Every Night
#81
Rules My Kids Live By
#86
Photos Like This
#87
Still Kinda Relatable
highwaycrossingfrog 19 minutes ago
Except my mum was a government software programmer in the 70s, then a COBOL lecturer, then a Computer Science teacher, then an IT Support Tech...
#90
Meirl
#94
From 2012
highwaycrossingfrog 15 minutes ago
If the kid is saying that if bald people are smart why do you have so much hair, that means they think that mum is smart. If they thought mum was dumb they would say "that explains why you have so much hair".
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