2010 was the first full decade of memes, internet inside jokes, internet phenomenons and internet WTFs. To cap off 10 years of time wasted LOL-ing, we’ve not-meticulously-at-all compiled the definitive list of internet memes. Feel free to argue otherwise. At which point you are a bigger losser than I.

But enough about that, lets get down to the LULz

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10) 2 Girls 1 Cup (2007)

The viral video so notorious Newsweek acknowledged it in their 2010 Memes list. Yecch. Even better than the poop eating was the bounty of reaction clips. And, it’s worth nothing that for some us more grizzled internet trailblazers, this tape wasn’t really even the worst out there. Oh, and the score. Unforgettable.

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9) LemonParty.Org (mid-to-late 2000s)

The inside joke that Wikipedia says made it pretty far. Old guys know how to party down. As simple of an image as this is, each time you go back you totally see something different.  Like, the first time is gross, then the second time it’s funny, then the third time it’s sad and then it’s funny again, and so on. Maybe that’s why, out of all the shock sites, this one really captured the world’s imagination.

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8) Little Superstar (2006)

Another web sensation with legs. Little, little legs. I especially appreciate this video for putting me on to MC Miker G and DJ Sven’s “Holiday Rap.” Two more awesome guys I wish I could party with.

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7) Pedo Bear (2003)

Originally 2Chan’s Safety Bear, he quickly became 4Chan’s PedoBear. Sorry kids. Pedo Bear made his way onto the news in Oregon when someone put him on a poster for the Oregon Children’s Theatre costume sale. Large ups to that guy.

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6) Grape Lady (early 2000s)

This was one of those great and rare Stern show/Internet crossovers. Of course, we all know everyone on the Stern show is otherwise retarded about the internet.

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5) G.I. Joe PSAs (2000s)

Created by Eric Fensler in the late ’90s, these videos have 10 years of LOLs behind them. Fensler went on to work with Tim & Eric and have his work ripped off by the advertising industry like everyone else.

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4) Icy Hot Stunnas (2001)

Icy Hot Stunnas pulled up the skirt of wigger culture. From the Midwest down to the everglades, out to San Diego, the ’90s and ’00s were peak decades for wiggerdom. Post 2008 it’s fine to be a wigger on the low, because (1) hip-hop mellowed out and (2) it’s all the same pop culture now, but for a good 15-20 years there lots of white kids had a good time pretending they were Spice 1. All said and done, the Stunnas were one of the first en mass e-mockeries as well.

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3) I’m The Juggernaut, Bitch! (2003)

The line made it into one of those X-Men movies they made.  I prefer “I’m a part-time stripper… and I do hair.” Really wish they would have put that line in the movie. Oh, or “my chest, my bloody chest!” that would have been good too.

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2) All Your Base (2002)

The king of all flash videos. ‘Nuff said. As time has gone on, have people gotten lazier about making funny stuff online? Take this from 2002, to now when you’ve got slapdash material like LOL Cats. Bring back the FLVs, son.

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1) Tie: Lee Hotti & Friends (2006) // Advice Dog (2006)

Lee Hotti paved the way for today’s douche onslaught and the show Jersey Shore on MTV.  Advice Dog paved the way for a half dozen other memes in the same format, and they are all pretty hilariouz. They are both true WinRars!

- A Silent Flute