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The holiday season stirs up all sorts of nostalgia. Certain smells, tastes, sights, and sounds can set us off on an epic trip back to our younger years—a time before the stresses of adulting took over our once-carefree lives. A time when Santa Claus really did exist. And a time when we yearned for a Walkman, roller skates, or a Game Boy for Christmas.

While thinking of days gone by can bring us a tinge of sadness, many experts say nostalgia is actually a positive and beneficial emotion. If you're not feeling nostalgic enough yet, we may have found something to help you whip up those fuzzy feelings just in time for this holiday season.

"Old Internet" is a special little corner of the World Wide Web, where more than 280,000 people go to revisit memories of the past. As per the X account, it "posts things that have the feel of the old internet or just old things (meaning before 2015)." Bored Panda has put together our personal favorites for your perusing pleasure.

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    #4

    Vintage clock radio with an old-internet feel, displaying the time 1:10 with AM and FM dials in a retro design.

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    Chich
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    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you left a coffee cup too long in one spot it moulted and became one of these. Hard to find someone who didn't have one.

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    #15

    Sony Walkman with Avril Lavigne CD, showcasing old internet feel pics vibes.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The portable CD player, for music in the move, although do not move faster than snail pace otherwise your CD will skip!

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    #18

    A collection of classic hip-hop CD album covers on a white background, showcasing an old-internet-feel.

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    Steve Robert
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whether it's vinyl, cassette, or CDs, they are all mine! And I still believe analog vinyl has the best warmest sound of all of them.

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    Old-Internet-Feel-Pics: Nostalgic bookstore with tables of books and shelves in the background.

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    Lost Panda
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Before we left the states, went to the Book Fair with my kids. The book fair is a sad shell of what it once was...

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    A young monk using an old computer, evoking an old-internet feel in a retro setting.

    Young Mongolian Buddhist monk playing Counter Strike 1.6 in the 2000s.

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    #28

    Old-Internet-Feel icons featuring nostalgic emoticons, animals, and objects in a pixelated design.

    Windows Live Messenger 2009 Emoticons.

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    Passerby
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You meant MSN messenger? I distinctly remember it was called that before. I got quite good at typing quickly because of this program.

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    #32

    Collection of bejeweled old cell phone cases, showcasing nostalgic old-internet-feel designs with various patterns and embellishments.

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    Featherytoad
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    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't imagine how gross those got from your hands, and then trying to clean them.

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    #35

    Old internet feel pic with a Sony PSP, tangled headphones, and The Sims 2 game cover on a table.

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    Val
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hi. I'm waiting for the Sims 5 which I realize now will never come.

    #38

    Notepad window displaying a nostalgic old-internet message expressing mixed emotions.

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    David
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still use notepad all the time. Sometimes you just want simple plain text without all the formatting and bloat.

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    Retro display of Game Boy Color accessories in a store, capturing an old-internet feel.

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    Vermonta
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must have been exciting. I remember TV in B&W. When the TV shows got color- wow!

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    TV Guide cover featuring Elmo, highlighting kids' TV shows and a Goosebumps story, evokes Old-Internet-Feel-Pics nostalgia.

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    AtMostAFabulist
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember the original TV guide which was smaller. We would get the new one in and i would read it from cover to cover and do the crossword on the back.

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    Young person with emo hairstyle holds up hand showing "RAWR" in pink, capturing old internet feel.

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    Graf666Orlok
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    1 week ago

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    As a delegate of the 1980's Southern California, Orange County punk rock scene... we reject your application... please go watch anime or whatever the f**k somewhere else..

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    #56

    Two people pose playfully on a vintage social media profile, showcasing old-internet-feel aesthetics.

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    Susan
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't remember ever seeing anyone do this but I think it's pretty cute

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    Old internet feel pic of a phone booth labeled “Talk to God” in a desert setting.

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    Graf666Orlok
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If there is a God, I would bet my big toes and immortal soul that it has zero interest in what that trust fund, pseudo hippie scum of burning man have to say about anything. "Like! Oh MY GOD!!! My father has paid for my last 8 years of Los Angeles art school and my apartment(Like, I cant do shared showers! Yuck!) But, like, I totally feel like i have found my primal voice with this obscenely over priced, poser art fest thats custom tailored to non creative garbage so we can hold each other and cry while pretending to be part of a long suffering community! but then of course waking up in our air conditioned RV to call daddy early to send more money for a $200 burning poser t shirt! #MODERNSHAMANLIFE!.

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    Collage of old internet feel pics, including a Myspace profile, vintage tech, and emo fashion.

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    Graf666Orlok
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me: I once got stabbed three times by a skinhead in a street fight because I had a liberty spiked mohawk on their turf in socal. I was terrified. The only thing that saved me was the tire chain I wore as a belt. I felt it and remembered it while I was on my knees bleeding. I was fortunate enough to get it off and crack the skin across the face with it when he was coming back in for another stab. The weirdest part was what happened next. A big guy in a cowboy hat came running up and yelled "hey man! Why dont you pick on someone your own size!?" The skin then looked at him, looked at me, grabbed me in a hug and whispered in my ear, "Im sorry man, I have no idea what Im doing, I just killed my girlfriend". Then he ran off. Cowboy hat cleaned me up a bit and sent me home. got many stitches as a result. Next day, My father bought me steel toe docs to help defend myself. It was the moment he accepted me. Her:UUUUM...cool,,, but are you "punk" enough to know hot topic and twilight?

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