# Forgotten memes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 18, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780 "2026-02-18T03:46:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/1 "2026-02-18T03:46:10Z")
Memes come, and memes go… and over the decades, some of us can’t remember them. So this thread is for reminders of memes gone by. I’ll start: William Shatner’s face on a brick wall. I can’t remember the punchline. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/2 "2026-02-18T18:05:42Z")
Dancing baby. All your base are belong to us. Do people still do lolcatz? They were big. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/3 "2026-02-18T18:06:41Z")
Hang in there, baby! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/4 "2026-02-18T18:07:23Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Do people still do lolcatz? They were big. I can has cheezburger? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/5 "2026-02-18T18:10:54Z")
I remember all of those! I think my mom had a ‘Hang in there, Baby’ poster. Or it may have been my sister. Still can’t remember the Shatner one. I know it had something to do with ‘Shat’… Oh, wait! I remembered approximately what it was as I am typing! ‘Once you see it…’ And I think the punchline was ‘Shat bricks’. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/6 "2026-02-18T18:22:09Z")
Chewbacca ate my balls. ---
**Author:** ![de\_Worde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@de\_Worde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/de_Worde)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/7 "2026-02-18T20:16:09Z")
Attention Bajoran workers ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/8 "2026-02-18T20:17:00Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Chewbacca ate my balls. I kind of remember that one. > [@de\_Worde](#): > > Attention Bajoran workers I watched DS9, but I have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/9 "2026-02-18T20:35:23Z")
“Yo, dawg, I heard you liked …” [![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/000/177/800px-Sup_dawg.jpg) ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/000/177/800px-Sup_dawg.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/10 "2026-02-18T20:36:45Z")
I still see that one in the wild. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/11 "2026-02-18T20:47:44Z")
Well, there’s the Dramatic Prairie Dog. And the Star Wars Kid. Those are kind of old. ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/12 "2026-02-18T20:52:33Z")
For those of us who have forgotten the memes, or perhaps never knew them in the first place, maybe a link? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/13 "2026-02-18T20:54:19Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Well, there’s the Dramatic Prairie Dog. We tend to watch KING5 morning news, but on weekends we sometimes watch KOMO4 if NBC isn’t on yet. They have a ‘weird story’ segment where a guy presents a weird story, followed by Dramatic Prairie Dog, and then the rest of the story. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/14 "2026-02-18T21:02:14Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I remember all of those! I think my mom had a ‘Hang in there, Baby’ poster. Or it may have been my sister. Determined or not, that cat must be long dead. That’s kind of a downer. (Marge Simpson) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/15 "2026-02-18T21:04:03Z")
I won a “hang in there baby!” poster from Scholastic back in the 70s for reading some books. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/16 "2026-02-18T21:08:40Z")
Which version? The original featured a Siamese kitten, and was B&W. In my imperfect ~~mind~~ memory, I ‘remember’ a different kitten on a colour poster. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/17 "2026-02-18T21:31:44Z")
I remember a color poster, and a tabby. But I can’t find the image online… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/18 "2026-02-18T21:32:39Z")
That’s what I recall. Was there a tree visible? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/19 "2026-02-18T21:33:27Z")
I can’t remember, and it hung on my wall for quite a while (until it was replaced by Farrah Fawcett or Tonya Roberts). ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780/20 "2026-02-18T21:35:48Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I remember a color poster, and a tabby. But I can’t find the image online… There are a ton of variations. A few I just found: [![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/8bUAAeSwp3ZpS7IY/s-l1600.jpg) ](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/8bUAAeSwp3ZpS7IY/s-l1600.jpg) [![](https://imgc.allpostersimages.com/img/posters/famous-kitten-hang-in-there-poster_u-l-faapyj0.jpg?artHeight=550&artPerspective=y&artWidth=550&background=ffffff) ](https://imgc.allpostersimages.com/img/posters/famous-kitten-hang-in-there-poster_u-l-faapyj0.jpg?artHeight=550&artPerspective=y&artWidth=550&background=ffffff) [![](https://cdn.attic.city/93bad31c-c1ae-425a-9c32-8e4def4b5200/xs2x) ](https://cdn.attic.city/93bad31c-c1ae-425a-9c32-8e4def4b5200/xs2x) [![](https://scontent-ord5-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/488735496_1089204169913861_3239268022255766039_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s720x720_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=13d280&_nc_ohc=uuqZXImOosMQ7kNvwFOhKob&_nc_oc=AdnzZfcLFbR-ev128trhJgQRScaHlFi-Ah1THxyXd4BVGh8guj-_4sNunK2BjD62fAp9d_zIe0PD_vjdct7-hXCY&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-3.xx&_nc_gid=CSe6gYGTHJ4kIV_51y3NfA&oh=00_AfvQnVi5iRPShKufAhEe8-vCO78RiDxKzzvJ7wRzjcKXZg&oe=699C0F11) ](https://scontent-ord5-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/488735496_1089204169913861_3239268022255766039_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s720x720_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=13d280&_nc_ohc=uuqZXImOosMQ7kNvwFOhKob&_nc_oc=AdnzZfcLFbR-ev128trhJgQRScaHlFi-Ah1THxyXd4BVGh8guj-_4sNunK2BjD62fAp9d_zIe0PD_vjdct7-hXCY&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-3.xx&_nc_gid=CSe6gYGTHJ4kIV_51y3NfA&oh=00_AfvQnVi5iRPShKufAhEe8-vCO78RiDxKzzvJ7wRzjcKXZg&oe=699C0F11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-memes/1027780.md?page=2)