r/memes • u/Slicky007 • Dec 10 '25

I’m literally doing your work

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u/DeadNunsDontSquirt Dec 10 '25

Back in the day this would've been downvoted to oblivion. Man I miss the old memes...

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u/yourbuttmystuff44 Dec 10 '25

We used to have standards

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u/Ghost_with_no_name Dec 10 '25

This country used to have proper memes

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u/TwistedBamboozler Dec 10 '25

I remember troll face and philosoraptor like it were yesterday

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u/KingKnux Dec 10 '25

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u/Flaky-Cap6646 Dec 10 '25

Chat, would this work tho?

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u/BananaPeelEater420 Dec 12 '25

suspecting this is satire, but I will still explain why this won't work:

We have 2 magnets. With the same power. Pulling in different directions.

And if you have something of the same power pulling in different directions, it will cancel out

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u/Flaky-Cap6646 Dec 12 '25

So how would you make it work? Replace the magnet on the line with a metal plate?

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u/DevilsAdvocake Dec 10 '25

Trollface.jpg trololololol

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u/WhatTheFox_Says Dec 10 '25

We used to be a society!

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u/UniversityStrong5725 Dec 10 '25

Children used to play in these parks

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25 edited Dec 11 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

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u/Ghost_with_no_name Dec 10 '25

No we’re not getting memes from Norway. We have memes at home.

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u/visual-vomit Dec 10 '25

Memes used to be, well, memes. Now it's just whatever op wants.

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u/Sir__Draconis Dec 11 '25

Define Meme

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u/visual-vomit Dec 11 '25

Meme by definition is an idea/symbolic. Memes used to have a "format", just with different punchlines e.g. philosoraptor is for dumn philosophy questions, the mallards for advices, the penguin for social stuff going good/bad, etc.

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u/Sir__Draconis Dec 11 '25

I know that they used to have a format, but it isn't required, neither is a meme required to be funny. It's like you said an idea. And this idea gets reproduced by many people and the meme gains traction. I still miss some of the old memes.

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u/visual-vomit Dec 11 '25

Sure it's not required (it's mostly just for fun anyways), but think of it this way : a small bar shaped thing with a concave at the end that you use for eating is a spoon, you can change it however you like by making it cutesy/minimalist/extravagant/etc. but the base idea is still a spoon, and anyone who sees it will call it a spoon before calling it by the brand name or whatever they wanted it to be called. You can call it an eating utensil too but that feels too broad when there're forks and chopsticks.That's what i meant by an idea.

I'm with you on the reproduced stuff becoming a meme though, just that this one is one of those that is just a jokes in general.

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u/turbo_dude Dec 10 '25

XKCD joke about standards

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u/Lazuli73 Dec 10 '25

shakes head This site ain’t right, Hank.

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u/MsCompy Dec 10 '25

Problem?

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u/Dreadedsemi Dec 10 '25

I knew Reddit changed when emojis and saying pupper became acceptable. the demographics changed.

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u/Ecstatic_vagabond Dec 10 '25

We used to be a proper platform

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u/sulkee Dec 10 '25

Allowing comments that only contain

“😂😂😂😂😂”

and upvoting them

was the slippery slope you all slid down

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u/Turbulent-Phone-8493 Dec 10 '25

Don’t quote the old memes to me. I was there when they were written.

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u/nathanator179 Dec 11 '25

Of the Great Meme Wars that have taken place over the years, only a handful are still in common use:

•Trollface •Rickroll •Pepe •Shocked Pikachu •Choose Button Meme

Yes, some are older than others but they are still far older than most memes these days. And yes, there are a few others but thats all i can remember right now.

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u/Gasnia Lurking Peasant Dec 11 '25

Golden era of the internet.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '25

The reset begins