Waybackearly web
the wider early web
Forums, flash sites and chain emails. The early internet that 4chan kept passing around.
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All Your Base $AYBABTU
>a broken game translation everyone quoted in 2001. all your base are belong to us
2001open
Hampster Dance $HAMPSTER
>a whole page of dancing hamster gifs on a loop
1998open
Badger Badger $BADGER
>badger badger badger badger, mushroom mushroom
2003open
Dancing Banana $BANANA
>a pixel banana dancing. it’s peanut butter jelly time
2000sopen
Zalgo $ZALGO
>text that melts down the page. he comes
2004open
O RLY Owl $ORLY
>a snowy owl asks O RLY? ya rly. no wai
2000sopen
Over 9000 $OVERNINE
>a scouter reading in a cartoon dub. it’s over nine thousand
2006open
Do a Barrel Roll $BARRELROLL
>a rabbit in a space fighter yelling do a barrel roll
2000sopen
The Cake Is a Lie $CAKE
>a test chamber promised cake. the cake is a lie
2007open
Mudkip $MUDKIP
>so i herd u liek mudkips
2006open
Happy Cat $HAPPYCAT
>a grey cat asks i can has cheezburger?
2007open
Ceiling Cat $CEILINGCAT
>a cat peeking through a hole in the ceiling. ceiling cat is watching
2000sopen
Basement Cat $BASEMENT
>ceiling cat’s dark rival lives downstairs
2000sopen
Philosoraptor $RAPTOR
>a velociraptor with its claw on its chin, asking the big questions
2000sopen
Socially Awkward Penguin $PENGUIN
>a penguin who waves back at someone waving at the guy behind him
2000sopen
Spurdo Spärde $SPURDO
>a lumpy MS Paint bear from the Finnish boards. ebin
2010sopen
Apu $APU
>a small crude frog, the helper. he tries his best
2010sopen
Lenny Face $LENNY
>( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) first posted on a Finnish board in 2012
2012open
Shoop da Whoop $LAZER
>a face with huge lips. IMMA FIRIN MAH LAZER
2000sopen
Dramatic Chipmunk $CHIPMUNK
>a prairie dog turns to the camera. five seconds, three notes
2007open
Cool Story Bro $COOLSTORY
>cool story bro. tell it again
2000sopen
U Mad $UMAD
>the only question a troll ever asks. u mad?
2000sopen
I See What You Did There $ISWYDT
>a pun spotted. i see what you did there
2000sopen
Serious Business $SERIOUS
>the internet is serious business
2000sopen
Press F $PRESSF
>a game asked you to press F to pay respects at a funeral. everyone did
2014open