Nostalgic Memes to Bring You Back to Your Childhood

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Nov 2, 2022 12:30 PM EDT

Nostalgia works in interesting ways. Typically, we see media and culture going through the 20-year nostalgia cycle, where iconography and media from 20 years ago come back into style. We saw it in the 90s with shows like That 70s Show, and we saw it in the 70s with movies like Grease. We're even seeing it now with early 2000s fashion coming back for Gen Z. Nostalgia comes in different cycles, and it seems to be coming quicker than ever. I'm even starting to see nostalgia for 2012 popping up like that wasn't ten short years ago. I even feel pangs of nostalgia for, dare I say, TikTok trends from 2019! It's shocking how much we want to be in a time that's not now, but there's no shame in embracing that feeling every once and a while. These nostalgic memes are perfect for you if you're willing to look upon the past fondly. 

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    Table - WAP back in my day Warm Apple Pie
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    Plant - Since 1999, if anyone says "This one time", you are required by law to reply with "at band camp"
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    Mirror - How we used to take selfies in the '90s 1 903
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    Sleeve - When you overhear some teens referring to 90s music as "classics" and "oldies"
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    Facial expression - Yo but these trios were the best of Nickelodeon NEWS: warl LE Carly SEN US S IS UFE,FILM IS ART THIS FISNI
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    Font - Retweet if you remember using these as a kid. Hououin Kyōma @Santa_Claude I really thought I deserved a degree in mechanical engineering after plugging these in
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    Forehead - SOMEONE'S ON THE PHONE I CAN'T USE THE INTERNET.
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    Product - This is what awesome Friday nights used to look like in the 90s BLOCKBUSTER THROW DOMING ΤΟ 60 zif
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    Cartoon - Who remembers Madeline??
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    Sleeve - My wife is getting her hair done. I told her to watch out for turtles, so they don't mistake her for Shredder. HII theam 3883 BEL PRAMEN
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    Forehead - 6ix9ine: "Your honor, I have a list of everyone who used Limewire." 80s and 90s babies: @Joe Amezquita
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    Product - Today's music Music from the 70s/80s/90s that none of my friends like My friends Me
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    Payphone - RARE SIGHTING OF AN ENDANGERED SPECIES GAVE COM COLLECT CALLS Preek 22 main.com PURE 1-888- Dial Less 1-888- Dial4Less CART THOUGHT TO BE EXTINCT SINCE THE 90'S
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    Smile - Nobody: Music videos in the 90s:
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    Clothing - I think it's safe to say Miss Trunchbull wasn't a very good aunt towards Miss Honey or Harry Potter 1972 OLYMPICS
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    Font - REMEMBER THIS? YOU CAN PROBABLY STILL HEAR THE SOUND IN YOUR HEAD.
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    Tableware - Is it just me, or did every single '90s kid have these cups? THROWBACKS Deney's POCAHONTES POCAHONTAS Direy's POCAHONTAS
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    Tire - When the car you used to draw in kindergarten pulls up in front of you.
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    Peripheral - MULTIPLAYER G .. U IN THE 90's. HE 82
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    Audio equipment - ok but why was there always a bite taken outta these?
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    Product - 90's KIDS KNEW THE STRUGGLE Stat fre Shy Acc MS 001 P Vide Extre J Ca - N Tak Comeco Orderepor 15 PM 1 Pure PH Cal 115ZAM & AMERICA Online Dialing
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    Product - The 90s version of emojis UM Bruynzeel WAL Cat
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    Cartoon - when you wanna impress the weebs, the 90's kids and the spooky bois all at once CN
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    Human - When you see your books for $0.25 in your parents' garage sale Goosebumps The sacred texts!
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    World - *THIS WAS HD Ⓡ IN 1997
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    Organism - Kids today getting their video game turned into a movie get this Kids in my day got this...
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    Head - 90s TV made me think being stuffed into a locker was a much bigger issue than it actually was. TO SAY NO
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    Chin - ORENTED A MOVIE THE PREVIOUS CUSTOMER DIDN'T REWIND IT.
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    Outerwear - People born 1981-1994 You are allowed the title of "Millenial", but we do not grant you the rank of "90s kid" People born 1995-1996 What? This is outrageous, it's unfair!
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    Smile - MB Me, watching my kid on their iPad: "You play the dumbest games." Me, in 1992: IT TALKS! ELECTIONS: MALL MADNESS THE TALKING SHOPPING SPREE GAME EASY MONEY Scary Mommy
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