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The world has changed a lot over the past few decades. But when you start comparing what things used to be like several hundred or even thousand years ago to what they’re like now, you realize just how different life really is. Throw in a couple of doggos into the mix and you get the new Swole Doge vs. Cheems joke format.

They’re all the rage this month and have spread like wildfire across the internet. The premise is simple: people pick a country or a profession and poke fun at how much they’ve changed throughout history.

Swole Doge on the left represents what the country, job, or phenomenon was like a long time ago (the so-called ‘golden age’) while the cheeseburger-loving (well, actually, ‘cheemsburger’-loving) Cheems is on the right and shows what the situation’s like now. Bored Panda’s collected some of the best 'Then and Now' Doge vs. Cheems jokes for you, so scroll down, enjoy, and remember to upvote your faves. And be sure to read Bored Panda's interview with Seamus Hopkins, who created one of the very first jokes using this format.

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Linda HS
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6 years ago

Spat my coffee...and it was a good sip...😁

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    Lemon
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    6 years ago

    It's the immortali-tea!

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    HempFairy
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    6 years ago

    I love the shock on peoples face when i get a call on my Nokia 6030 2005.

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    Maik
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    6 years ago

    I find this very insulting for dogs

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    Linda HS
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    6 years ago

    People will do anything for 15 minutes of fame

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    Vorknkx
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    6 years ago

    I hate it when they beg for likes and subscribes at the end of a video (or even at the start). If I really enjoy a video, I absolutely would like it, and maybe subscribe, without being specifically told to.

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    HempFairy
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    6 years ago

    I have no idea what is a "gooba".

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    Andres Tejeda
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    6 years ago

    Or OMG Kylie Jenner sneezed, Is she dying of Corona more about it later.

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    columbokateUK
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    6 years ago

    Lol the saber tooth 😁

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    HempFairy
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    6 years ago

    From suffragettes to booty queens... well, what a huge step back.

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    Carrie de Luka
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    My dog goes into a frenzy if people blink outside the front of my house so I'm fairly sure he'll bark like a nutter if someone breaks in! He'd not be brave enough to confront the burglar but that's okay - I don't want him getting hurt.

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    Jeff Requier
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    6 years ago

    4GB is like one app

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    Linda HS
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    I keep hearing ‘you tube 2010’ in keanu reeves voice 😛

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    Andrew Yarke
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    6 years ago

    Ha Ha Ha, Whinney the Pooh, So True

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    chi-wei shen
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    Go to the Somali coast and you'll find out some pirates are still ruthless.

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    尺ㄖᄃᄃㄖ.ⱠØⱠ
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    6 years ago

    gooba!

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    Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    That spinner hat is perfect for this.

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    Hans
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    6 years ago

    And the one on the left is far worse, unless you prefer toxic masculinity and toxic adolescence.

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    elia 84631
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    6 years ago

    You just add now modern Turkey which just an angry dog

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    Celia
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    6 years ago

    Why you need apostrophes??

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    pusheen buttercup
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    I know this is supposed to be humorous, and I do love anime. Anime is not Japan. It's a part that they made. I would hate if foreigners saw America and judged us by our cartoons. XD

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    Marnie
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    6 years ago

    This is a good thing, right?

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    HempFairy
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    Evanescence is a goth as a gummy bear.

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    つ•̀ω•́つ━☆゚・。゚
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    6 years ago

    ...But it is scary

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    Coffee
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    The bobs and vegana thing always makes me laugh.

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    elia 84631
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    6 years ago (edited)

    Or are just pop culture element like Jurassic park

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    Ian Koch
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    6 years ago

    how do you even get kicked out of your own class?

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    Carrie de Luka
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    What about the ones when you're streaming a channel and you can't skip the bloody things! When it says 1 of 9 it's time for a cuppa and a biscuit!

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    Carrie de Luka
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    Nah - the point is that we supposedly don't want help 🙄 Should probably read something like - Go'way - we don't need you EU. Or some such rubbish. Sigh. 😢

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    Enea
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    6 years ago

    Highest levels of equality, among the richest countries in the world, best education systems ... that's pretty strong. Oh, and they're among the best-known peace mediators in the world.

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    pusheen buttercup
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    I love ikea :D

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    Laugh Fan
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    I can get my pupper to do all sorts of things for a treat - but rolling over? She clearly thinks 'sod off' when I try that.

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    Bill
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    6 years ago

    The 2020 priest is still covering for child abuse. No the Catholic church hasn't changed and are still up to the same

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    HempFairy
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    6 years ago

    I ❤ moths.

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    Weim Central
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    And our children win every English spelling bee!

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    Ziya (Wenny) Liu
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    If the old saying is true, then apples will take over your job!

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    Alex K
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    6 years ago (edited)

    yall just jelly cause we sexy

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    Ziya (Wenny) Liu
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    Or, "This is a free country, I can park in a disabled space whenever I want!" according to some mean old ladies

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    pusheen buttercup
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    There is nothing wrong with being a tough gay, or a sensitive gay, or anything in between. We had both kinds and we still do have both kinds. :) Not all countries "80 bc" saw gayness that way though, some of them just flat-out executed them. It depends.

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    Anna2010
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    5 years ago

    In 1950: I bullied 10 kids for their lunch money

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    elia 84631
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    6 years ago

    1969:We sent a man to the moon 2020:Fortnite memes

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    HempFairy
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    6 years ago

    Most overrated drink of all times.

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    Ziya (Wenny) Liu
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    Have you ever seen those rude teen girls who are so spoiled they force their parents to do whatever they want? I feel bad for the parents. :(

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    PattonPawter
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    6 years ago

    I only like LEGO games here’s why: In a normal video game, once you die you have to restart the level, and if you die a lot it’s game over. In a LEGO video game when u die you just lose a few studs (currency) and that’s it. Now super Mario oddesy does work the same as LEGO video games but I don’t have a switch yet.

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    Bill
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    6 years ago

    We spent all but 50 cents of the writing budget on CGI

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    Young Minami Kotaro
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    6 years ago

    Kawaii.....

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    kitty_player 03
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    A vegan diet is very harmful to dogs. People shouldn't be putting ANY pets on a vegan diet.

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    Vorknkx
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    6 years ago (edited)

    And there BETTER not be any gluten in this! I don't even know what gluten is, but it's BAD, and I'll die on the spot if I eat it - some post on Facebook said so :P

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    つ•̀ω•́つ━☆゚・。゚
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    6 years ago

    Yes, they are still fking scary

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    Ian Koch
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    6 years ago

    P A M S T A

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    Shelp
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    6 years ago

    Now I want a kebap :(

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    Anna2010
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    5 years ago

    I have 3 chickens

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    Laugh Fan
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    6 years ago

    This is my little rescue terrier!

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    Aarohan Jai Anand
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    u mean "Finland 2020: We hit round black thing on ice

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    Laugh Fan
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    6 years ago

    It's beautiful there though!

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    つ•̀ω•́つ━☆゚・。゚
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    6 years ago

    "An apple a day keeps the doctor away if you throw it hard enough"

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    Bill
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    6 years ago (edited)

    we don't have any journalists anymore. Political pundit would be the correct term. Journalism with an agenda isn't journalism

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    Alix BLAIR
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    6 years ago

    technically not air, pterodactyls arent dinos

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    PristineMisty
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    5 years ago

    YAS PIZZA!!!

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    Sawyer Chapman
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    6 years ago

    While Joaquin Phoenix's performance was amazing, the whole premise of the movie was basically "We live in a society." Not really up to my Joker standards.

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    Miss Cris
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    6 years ago

    Nowadays there are kings not only in chess :(

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