this post was submitted on 28 Jul 2023
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Antique Memes Roadshow

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh god, imagine if there was an "app store" for memes. People would totally buy them. Look at NFTs.

[–] thenyaaho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

back in my day memes only cost 50 cents on the dollar!

[–] daninet@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Back in my day we bought memes for overpriced text messages and they replaced your carrier logo on your phone

[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

Holy shit memory unlocked

[–] PabloPicasshole@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“I get mine right down the street from an artisan place where my husband Geoffrey is best friends with the owners Geoffrey. So divine. “

[–] 30isthenew29@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I can imagine her saying this…

[–] 30isthenew29@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t remember this meme…

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

I've seen a few variants of it, this is the one that I'm most familiar with:

Ina Garten, a TV cooking show host, wearing a witches hat and surrounded by candles. The caption says "if you can't summon the flames directly from hell, store bought is fine"

[–] DrTeeth@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

welcome to Posh Mosh. Extraordinary Memes for ordinary people.