{"id":754,"date":"2025-04-02T11:17:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbdigitalnews.com\/?p=754"},"modified":"2025-04-02T11:17:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:17:56","slug":"before-the-internet-the-worlds-oldest-known-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbdigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/before-the-internet-the-worlds-oldest-known-meme\/","title":{"rendered":"Before the Internet: The World\u2019s Oldest Known Meme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Memes, in the sense of highly relatable funny pictures, videos, GIFs, etc. oftentimes with a caption, are everywhere these days. From your computer screens to smartphones, TVs, magazines, and all the way down to graffiti and even tattoos. Yes, there are crazy people who tattoo memes on their skin. Like, come on, you\u2019re gonna be stuck with that image of the Overly Attached Girlfriend (or something way worse) on your, umm, let\u2019s say, rear. You should never ink passing fads on your body.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2019%5C/08%5C/first-meme-01-1024x1024.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Memes,' in the sense of highly relatable funny pictures videos gifs how old is first meme ever brain berries class='\"wp-image-51163\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>Either way, the memes are at an all-time high right now, with some people even calling themselves meme experts or meme lords. Must be the best job ever. With so many of these funny memes around it\u2019s very easy to forget how it all started. Have you ever asked yourself what was the first meme that saw the light of day? Even though every other relatable funny picture nowadays is taken from the Spongebob cartoon, the very first meme was posted in a magazine, but it was just as hilarious! Here it is:\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image' is-resized><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2019%5C/08%5C/first-meme-02.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"funny' picture how old is the first meme ever brain berries class='\"wp-image-51164\"' style='\"width:839px;height:auto\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p>As you can tell, it\u2019s a classic \u201cexpectations vs reality\u201d template. And it\u2019s pretty good, considering its age. So when was the first meme made? Almost 100 years ago! This picture was found in a satirical magazine called \u201cThe Judge\u201d, which was published in 1921, making it the first meme in history. In my opinion, it still holds up. From what you can see, it\u2019s still alive and kicking.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2019%5C/08%5C/first-meme-03.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"the' first meme in history how old is the ever brain berries class='\"wp-image-51165\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>Since we\u2019re discussing old funnies, here are a few more ancient memes, some of which are still pure gold!\n\n\n\n</p><p><strong>It\u2019s a trap!\n\n\n\n<p>For those of you like to call Star Wars \u201cStar Trek\u201d this is Admiral Akbar, from the world\u2019s greatest sci-fi franchise. Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi was a great movie, but this meme is even better. And it\u2019s because it\u2019s so relatable, and can be used in almost any situation, where you smell something fishy.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2019%5C/08%5C/first-meme-04-1024x576.jpeg%5C%22" alt="\&quot;It's" a trap how old is the first meme ever brain berries class='\"wp-image-51166\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All your base are belong to us!\n\n\n\n<p>If you think this phrase sounds weird grammatically, you\u2019d be correct. It was mistranslated from Japanese in a 1989 Mega Drive game \u201cZero Wing\u201d. For some unknown reason this phrase became a real hit in early 2000s, especially with the gamer community. Blizzard even included it as a cheat code in StarCraft, which gave you 100,000 of each resource.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image' is-resized><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2019%5C/08%5C/first-meme-06.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"All' your base are belong to us how old is the first meme ever brain berries class='\"wp-image-51168\"' style='\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ROFLCOPTER\n\n\n\n<p>ASCII art has always been the upper echelon of memes. Most of them were annoying as hell but very memorable, which was the point. It\u2019s basically a depiction of a helicopter but instead of the blades it has LOL and ROFL. It\u2019s dumb but it works! Also it\u2019s fun to say out loud \u2013 ROFLCOPTER. Heheh.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2019%5C/08%5C/first-meme-07-1024x590.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"ROFLCOPTER' how old is the first meme ever brain berries class='\"wp-image-51169\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, here\u2019s my question to you: Do you remember your first meme ever? What\u2019s your current favorite?\n\n\n\n</p><p>Mine was the \u201cI can haz cheezburger\u201d cat. Lolcats for life!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Memes, in the sense of highly relatable funny pictures, videos, GIFs, etc. oftentimes with a caption, are everywhere these days. From your computer screens to smartphones, TVs, magazines, and all the way down to graffiti and even tattoos. Yes, there are crazy people who tattoo memes on their skin. 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