We’ve come a long way since the memes you’re about to see were trendy. You may have been a child at the time they first came out, or you may have been an adult significantly younger than the adult you are now. Meme culture has moved on, and memes now have a history. But some things are eternal: the spice does not fade, even as our references age.

The truth of the matter is that the best memes keep their shine, and Twitter's @OldMemeArchive collects these memes and brings them out into the light of social media again, so they can catch that glimmer and bring a smile to your face. It is important to honor the ancestral memes and give them their dues. As Joan Didion said, we must “keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be.”