[VIRAL FLASHBACK] 5 Underrated Memes You’ve Probably Forgotten About

Memes are ideas, images, trends, or pieces of information that spread through one's culture, be they iconic garments to catchphrases, cat emojis, and gifs online.

However, a meme can only be "alive" if people are sharing it with others, preferably with people who don't know it. With time's unending march, many memes died out as a result of people no longer sharing them,

Here are some of those memes that have been forgotten or are rarely found on the internet:

Karate Kyle

Karate Kyle was a spinoff meme of the "advice dog" meme, wherein a karate kid going by the internet-given name of Kyle is featured in a 90's portrait photography style giving his reactions for being bullied for some specific reason, according to Zach Sweat.

The meme was first uploaded in 2011 to James Von Helton's Facebook page but was soon spread by people frequenting 4chan and Reddit, per Know Your Meme.

Karate Kyle saw an upsurge in popularity by June 2016, but aside from that year, the meme lost steam since the popularity boost 4chan and Reddit gave in March 2011.

LOLcats

LOLcats is one of those memes that have certified longevity, but even time has its way of putting them into obscurity.

LOLCats are memes that feature pictures of cats in various situations and make expressions that come with an appropriate caption, usually written in Broken English, that depends on the picture's context. They first appeared in the 1870s and have lived on since, but with so little of them being spread out to other parts of the internet, only those who remember them can find them.

Regardless, the meme had seen much success in its heyday due to the cats' cuteness and tight hold on people's hearts.

Rage Comics

Rage Comics are the memes remembered by millennials the most as they grew up with them.

According to Know Your Meme, Rage comics are a series of webcomics that feature characters or "rage faces" that are often created with simple drawing software like MS Paint. These comics mainly use these rage faces to tell stories about real life only to have a comedic twist in the end as its punchline.

However, their popularity made the internet saturated with them; with technological advancements making it easy for people to upload GIFs that are more expressive and entertaining, people eventually moved on from Rage Comics.

'All Your Base Are Belong To Us'

One of the first memes in history before the word "meme" meant funny pictures and GIFs. The quote "All your base are belong to us" is a line many gamers in the early 90s would know, as it came from the 1992 game Zero Wing, a side-scrolling shooter arcade video game from Namco, which was fun, to begin with, per Automaton Media.

The original Japanese phrase should've been translated as "All of your bases are now under our control," but instead, someone made an awkward translation of the phrase, giving the game a hilarious spin on an otherwise average experience.

The meme is no longer relevant due to the advent of faster and more accessible internet connections, with Google Trends stating that people looking for the meme has sharply declined compared to about two decades ago.

'I Am Forcibly Removed From The Premises'

This phrase, the punchline of a meme, is revolutionary as it requires only a few words to establish why someone is forcibly removed from the premises, unlike many of the memes of today that require some backstory to understand the premise behind it.

The meme's flow is quite simple. You arrive at a place and list a few things that are normally done there, but at the end of it, you have to add something contradictory; it has to be controversial enough to get you kicked from the premises.

Unfortunately, despite it catching on, the meme is nowhere in sight in today's meme culture, making it one of the most forgotten memes that ever existed.