Old School Cat Memes For Millennials and Gen X Folks Who Witnessed The Rise of the Internet: ICanHasCheezburger LOLcats Edition

Hey guys! Gen X and Millennials actually have quite a few characteristics in common, aside for their love of cats and humor of course. Generation X and Millennials share a love for tech, from the early days of dial-up internet to today's social media craze. They're both big on doing things their own way, whether it's starting businesses or crafting flexible work schedules. These generations gave birth to the term 'work life balance' and sought fulfillment outside of the workplace. 

Basically, they're tech-savvy, free-spirited changemakers with a knack for cool. Today we are presenting you with some fantastic vintage cat memes from the early 2000s for the folks who were well into adulthood when cat memes took over the internet. It's a pretty fabulous phenomenon, if you ask us. Now go ahead and fasten your seatbelts because we are driving 88 miles per hour in our pimped out delorean straight back to the early 2000s. Let's get it! 

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