Old School Lolcat Memes For Gen X-ers Who Witnessed The Rise of ICanHasCheezburger

Hey, Gen Xers and Gen X appreciators. Y'all sure have seen times change throughout your days. Gen X witnessed the rise of the internet and the birth of online meme culture, including the "lolcat" era of the early 2000s. We can only imagine what that digital revolution must have been like to witness up close and personally. Nostalgic cat memes can be a fun way for them to revisit a simpler time in internet history and relive those early days of digital humor. 

In honor of simpler digital times, we are featuring a whole bunch of nostalgic LOLcat memes for proud members of Gen X. These memes remind us not to take life so seriously all the time because, at the end of the day, most occurrences can be reduced to a simple lolcat meme. And that's how we manage to find and express humor even on the tough days. Keep it light, keep it fun, keep it silly! 

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