33 Top Shelf Memes to Hide From Your Teens

Good humor is lost on kids these days. Nobody's laughing at videos of cats in sunglasses playing the piano anymore and nobody's singing the songs on MTV. Kids these days are making deep-fried nonsense that makes no sense to anyone over the age of 25. With the web flooding with garbage and unfunniness, the tried and true wholesomeness of classic memeage must be preserved! Fortunately, if you're looking for a good ol' fashioned laugh with some timeless funnies, you've come to the right place.

Treasure hunters beware, from here on, we only have troves of golden memes representing a bygone era. Never fear, fellow Gen X folks and elder Millennials, people still make memes that cater to our humor. So keep calm and carry on, the top-shelf memes below will warm your soul like a 30-year barrel-aged Scotch. 

Scroll for some memes that you'd only get if your cerebral cortex is fully formed.

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