Throwback Thursdays: 26 Vintage Animal Memes That Bring Back All The Nostalgia

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Feb 23, 2023 5:00 PM EST

Hello, fellow animal and comedy lovers! If you're anything like us, you were born before smartphones and you remember the birth of Facebook. Kids these days don't know anything about what it was like in the dark ages when you actually had to remember someone's phone number in order to call them. But one of the benefits of being born in the time of the dinosaurs was that we got to see the birth of memes and all their glory.

We've collected a boutique sample of animal memes that will make you feel like it's the year 2000 all over again. Kids these days would call them "vintage", but they wouldn't understand. They're classics. Maybe a few of these kitties you'll recognize, and some you may not, but they definitely give you that "old school meme" vibe. It's a humor that is no longer in style, but we remember it like it was the good old days. Enjoy this trip down memory lane!

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  • 01
    World - I Has a Bucket Noooo they be stealin' my Bucket
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 02
    Rectangle - It's a whale Baby whale How do you have friends OsmartphOWNED.com Send
    via @OldMemeArchive, smartphOWNED.com

    This old iOS texting format is sending us back. Honestly, we kind of miss it. Also, we haven't seen a green text message bubble in….years. Are there people who still don't have iPhones? We don't know them.

  • 03
    Cat - I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?
    via @OldMemeArchive

    Oh hai, fren! We recognize this fabulous feline. In fact, there's a whole, hilarious website about him! We love this chunky little guy, and we would give him alllllllllll the cheezburgers. Moar plz?

  • 04
    Cat - Smile!!! It's Finally FRIDAY
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 05
    Cat - OMG! BACON!!!!!!!
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 06
    Dog - MAYBE ITS BECAUSE IM A DOG BUT THIS CASE LOOKS PRETTY BLACK AND WHITE TO ME ziomema
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 07
    Clothing - There's a dog behind you. What does he look like?
    via @OldMemeArchive, @switch1e_swoof
  • 08
    Dog - That's all 40 Sheep What? We should only have 37!? I know, I rounded them up. @RunHubonine
    via @OldMemeArchive, @switch1e_swoof
  • 09
    Dog - She's quite beautiful... but she keeps giving me the cold shoulder.
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 10
    Smile - DID SOMEONE SAY SUPERB OWL? quickmeme.com
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 11
    Cat - TGIF! TGIF! TGIF!
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 12
    Bird - OUT THE WAY GOT SUPERB OWL SHIT TO DO
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 13
    Watch - RELAX 40 IT'S FRIDAY! makeameme.org
    via @OldMemeArchive, makeameme.org
  • 14
    Cat - I made you a cookie... but I eated it.
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 15
    Cat - LOLROFLMAO com ;) :30 :P X-( =( D 0_0 www.abcgatos.com ^^ >:1 XD :0
    via @OldMemeArchive, www.abcgatos.com
  • 16
    Cat - I THINK YOU'RE PRETTY I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING BETWEEN US REALLY?! LIKE WHAT do THANKS ME TOO A WALL
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 17
    Dog - I made you a cookie but I eated it
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 18
    Cat - YOU EATED MY CHEEZBURGER
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 19
    Water - Shaquille O'Neal Mar 9, 2012.
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 20
    Cat - I haz... ...a happee.
    via @OldMemeArchive, @twitter
  • 21
    Bird - TWITTER IS OVER CAPACITY
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 22
    Line - I DUNNO MAN WHAT IF MY KNEES AREN'T THAT GREAT
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 23
    Cat - wuz going to give you a cookie... but then i eated it.
    via @OldMemeArchive
  • 24
    Cat - you better have a full clip, cause i have nine lives Memedroid
    via @OldMemeArchive, Memedroid
  • 25
    Dog - VIA 9GAG.COM THIS HOMEWORK LOOKS HARD... DO YOU WANT ME TO EAT IT?
    via @OldMemeArchive 9gag.com
  • 26
    Cat - Can i haz cheezburger plzzzzzzzzzz
    via @OldMemeArchive

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2000s Cats animals dogs Memes internet vintage Thursday nostalgia throwback cat memes doggo dog memes funny cat memes funny memes doggos animal memes funny animal memes funny dog memes
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