this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
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Antique Memes Roadshow

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Giving you the backstory and appraisals of vintage memes!

Submissions should be vintage memes or commentary about vintage memes. Commenters are advised to appraise the internet value and provenance meme antiquities.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Ahh, the return of Philosoraptor. It warms my heart.

[–] Chickenstalker 5 points 1 year ago

Now that is a very good question. Let's look at your meme here. If we look at it at a glance, it appears to a 2008-vintage Philosophical Velociraptor meme, or image macro as it is called in academia. However, upon further examination, the top and most importantly, Bottom Text, appears to be new. Well then, this obviously poses a conundrum to appraisers such as me. On one hand, Collecters value the authenticity of memes. A tattered first edition Nyan Cat will fetch much more upvotes than a pristine but mass-produced TikTok meme, for example. On the other hand, many meme Collecters value what we in academia call, the "Mutability Index" of memes. I.e., a living meme that is being actively modified is more desirable vs. a staid dead meme. Having said all that, I'm sure you'll want to know what your meme will fetch. At an auction, it can fetch around...150 upvotes with the right Lemmingtons.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The answer to this question lies in SpongeBob, the everlasting meme source. Are SpongeBob memes antique? They're old, but they just never went away. A constant force. I'd say it depends on the style. You can make a 2023 SpongeBob meme or you can make a 2008 SpongeBob meme different.

[–] SpaceNoodle 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I use an antique piece of furniture, it's still an antique.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you reupholster it in modern fabric, not entirely?

(just to be clear I am not really that serious about it 😂)

[–] SpaceNoodle 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago
[–] everythingsucks 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m really hoping that people start commenting about these memes like the experts on roadshow talk about the antiques.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Do it Fraiser style for extra lols

VENEER!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yea definitely

[–] dab 1 points 1 year ago

It’s a respected classic.