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At the beginning of a new year, it’s always fun to look back on the past. What were you doing 25 years ago, and how has the world changed since then? Well, if you want to feel like you’ve stepped into a time capsule, you’ve come to the right place, pandas.
We took a trip to the I Totally Remember That Instagram page and gathered their most nostalgic memes down below. From images that will instantly transport you back to childhood to reminders of experiences you haven't had in decades, we hope you enjoy scrolling through these pics. And be sure to upvote the ones that make you realize just how old you are!
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The I Totally Remember That Instagram account has been around since 2017 and has amassed an impressive 34K followers. It shares plenty of memes, photos of old-school items and videos that might instantly transport you back in time. For example, I completely forgot about those electric pencil sharpeners that we had in school that would turn your pencil into a dangerous weapon in mere seconds.
Seeing photos of the original Game Boys flooded my mind with so many memories as well. Regardless of what decade you grew up in, we hope that this list will bring back some fond memories for you too, pandas. And let us know which photos you totally remember!
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 4 hours ago
And yet, every PC build I do for myself still has a DVD burner.
There’s nothing better than eating a treat that reminds you of childhood or smelling sunscreen that takes you back to beach trips as a kid. I can almost feel the sand between my toes when I get a whiff of that strong SPF! But why exactly do we love feeling nostalgic so much?
According to Valentina Stoycheva, PhD, nostalgia is more than just a yearning for a place we miss, it’s also a yearning for our past selves. “We crave to feel the positive emotions that we felt, to connect to the version of ourselves we were at the time we are reminiscing about,” Dr. Stoycheva writes for Psychology Today. “Perhaps we felt more carefree, perhaps we felt joy or a sense of accomplishment, or perhaps we felt loved and more connected to our loved ones.”
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 4 hours ago
It was the summer after my Sr. year in high school. I was working for Pizza Hut. One of my coworkers was saving up the 5gal jugs our fry oil came in for water jugs, just in case. I was confident things would be fine. We had YEARS of warning. Some people just want the world to end. I remember getting into it with a Mayan Calendar guy at a bar 20 years ago when that was a thing. He almost took a swing at me for calling out his BS.
Apparently, items from our past can also serve as “transitional objects,” meaning they can help us feel safe and comfortable. If you have a favorite stuffed animal from childhood or a baby blanket that you still keep safe in your bedroom as an adult, you know just how powerful these nostalgic items can be. They not only remind us of simpler, more peaceful times, but they can actually help us feel more calm today too.
Dr. Stoycheva continues to explain that humans have a tendency to reach for nostalgic items and memories when we’re not feeling particularly well. Especially when we’re feeling lonely, it can help to reminisce about past times. When I move to a new place, I always find myself doing this, especially during the transitional phase when I don’t have many friends in the area yet. I tend to look back on the past and remind myself that I can always get to an equally happy place again, it just might take a bit of time.
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On a similar note, most of us have a habit of romanticizing the past. “If only I was born in the ‘70s, I would have had the BEST style!” Or, “The ‘80s was the best decade for music; it’s just not the same today!” While this is perfectly normal, The New York Times notes that we should remember that “the good old days” weren’t necessarily much better than today.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 5 hours ago
Some say that's the Disney animated film that launched the entire Furry movement.
Felipe de Brigard, a professor of philosophy, psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, told The New York Times that romanticizing the past is actually a coping mechanism. “You have to carry your past with you. If a memory hurt every time that you recalled it as much as when you experienced it, that would be unbearable," he explained. This is also why we often look back on our past relationships only remembering the good parts of our exes, and we might even forget why the breakup happened in the first place.
But just because our memories aren’t always the most reliable sources doesn’t mean that our good memories should be dismissed. Being able to enjoy parts of your past is a beautiful thing, and you should hold onto those great memories, especially if they’re serving you.
“Nostalgia is an important psychological resource,” Anne Wilson, a professor of psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University, told The New York Times. “People can dip into the past, especially when the present is not sustaining them.”
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Lilly Rapson 5 hours ago
Plz egg-splanen😂 no seriosly was born more resemtly and don't get this
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painttheyellowsubgreen 4 hours ago
My uncle used to play the theme song on the piano. He had a cockatiel that learned it, he would whistle it until about half way through, then he'd make sounds like he was having an apoplectic fit, and then finish the song. He did this for years and they had no clue why. I was listening to my uncle play and I finally put together what Beaker was doing. When my uncle would mess up a note he would slam all his finger of both hands on the piano keys and curse a bunch, then he would finish the song from where he stopped. Beaker was copying him playing it wrong.
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LuisSD stuff 57 minutes ago
Only the rich kids at my school got these. I never got one. We all shared a huge box of broken and worn crayons. We'd have to sort through them to get the color we wanted.
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primeline31 5 hours ago (edited)
Sopranos, baby. I have the Sopranos cookbook! All the recipes of all the food from the show.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 4 hours ago
Pretty much guaranteed. In Jr. High (I'm that old OK), I was in the Special Ed. class with all the trouble makers who were probably headed to Juvie eventually. I remember specifically a day our teacher came in and put on the 90210 finale. Pretty sure she was at a watch party the night before because that's when it came out. I learned NOTHING that day.
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LuisSD stuff 56 minutes ago
My mom back in the 70s would light up a cig while driving at the same time. Never knew how she did it.
#52
Mgtow Smurf 3 hours ago (edited)
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star has the same tune as the alphabet song. ♫ABCDEFG♫
#53
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 4 hours ago
Time ZERO was Midnight. The time when the sun was at it's lowest point because changing dates when everyone was awake in the middle of the day was a really dumb idea. We get this from ancient Babylon. Same reason we have 60m hours and 60s minutes. They liked that number for some reason. So with ZERO being Midnight, it made sense for noon to be 12 because the Babylonians liked 12 and 24 too. Shorter answer, It's all arbitrary so relax.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 4 hours ago
So this looks creepier than the original version. The functional version had eyes that opened up when you picked up the phone. Actually not sure that makes it better.
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painttheyellowsubgreen 4 hours ago
They claimed that it didn't do anything. But we all knew the truth.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 4 hours ago
I was in college BEFORE Facebook. Facebook came out my Sr. year. Myspace the year before. Never used either. I think that makes me the end of Gen-X.
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painttheyellowsubgreen 5 hours ago
Amazingly enough, probably the least scary easter bunny suit I've ever seen.
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painttheyellowsubgreen 4 hours ago
I had ones that went on the bottom of my shoes. They were metal with resin wheels.
#88
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 4 hours ago
Bill Clinton was President. We had ZERO wars. The USA was taking the world by storm with the Internet. Oh and Greenday and Metallica don't suck yet.
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Robert Trebor 4 hours ago
I was in a store on Cape Cod in the 70's and a kid in shorts, barefoot, had a bottle explode in his arms. If course he dropped it, and now he's barefoot in the center of a pool of glass. I and another guy picked him up and carried him to clear floor, and the manager gave him a new bottle for free, and sent him off.
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John Harrison 3 hours ago
This started off good, but there are sooooooo many regurgitated memes in here.
cj 4 hours ago
I'm younger than youtube and currently a freshman at college lol so most of these flew over my head
Bartlet for world domination 1 hour ago
I'm older than Pong and my advice to you is to keep your face off of the internet.
Load More Replies... John Harrison 3 hours ago
This started off good, but there are sooooooo many regurgitated memes in here.
cj 4 hours ago
I'm younger than youtube and currently a freshman at college lol so most of these flew over my head
Bartlet for world domination 1 hour ago
I'm older than Pong and my advice to you is to keep your face off of the internet.
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