Am I too late for the old memes? : memes

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 38 points 11 months ago

Never late. This one is completely new for me

[-] Steam-Roller@kbin.social 12 points 11 months ago

Yeah same here. Anyone have some context or backstory with the meme so I too may partake in the funny?

[-] Uprise42@kbin.social 16 points 11 months ago

I’ve been around so many sites trying to figure it out but the consensus is that no one really knows… it just kind of happened. It’s a legit photo and not shopped though

[-] Steam-Roller@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago

Thanks for sleuthing. At the very least, it’s pretty funny and I got a good chuckle

[+] GlowingLantern@feddit.de 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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[-] maiskanzler@feddit.de 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah go on, ignore the massive flood in the background.

[-] theforkofdamocles@beehaw.org 6 points 11 months ago

Looks like sand and dirt to me.

[-] Blastasaurus@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Very observant, I thought it was flood waters as well. There is an excavator in the background that I think sort of proves it's dirt.

[-] theforkofdamocles@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago

Not to mention the tire tracks. ;)

[-] artisanrox@kbin.social 17 points 11 months ago

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-guy-holding-a-sewing-machine-in-front-of-a-ups-truck-accident-the-unexplainable-picture

looks like the whole point IS that it's just absurd, but real.

this is new to me too. I'm always up for a new-old meme! 🥰

[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

looks like the whole point IS that it’s just absurd, but real.

incidentally, it looks like the academic papers published by the the guy in the photo are in that same category . . .

[-] gargantuanprism@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 11 months ago

I went to high school with this dude

[-] JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

Do you have a story to accompany the photo?

[-] Beelzebubba@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

If thats true, its frickin STORY TIME!

[-] gargantuanprism@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Not much to tell regarding the meme but I've known him since elementary school and he's a smart dude

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 points 11 months ago

Contact him and make him give an interview.

[-] Venicon@sopuli.xyz 6 points 11 months ago

Nostalgia. Feels good man.

[-] Buncake@lib.lgbt 6 points 11 months ago

Super villain energy right there

[-] genoxidedev1@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

It's not too late, it's never too late

[-] icyboyy@lemmy.icyserver.eu 4 points 11 months ago

Please explain. I don’t get the joke.

[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The joke is the absurdness of the photo.

Older memes were more simple, meant to be weird and bizarre cause it was different from what people were used to getting from traditional media like magazines and TV... Try not to overthink it.

[-] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Also shock/random humour was a lot bigger back then.

[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago

You are more likely too old for late memes. I happens to us all…

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