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These weren't even what we called "memes" back then (closer to twenty years ago).
These were image macros or caption images. A meme back then was usually a phrase or saying like Over 9000 and other crap like that.
And Milhouse!
The fact that "milhouse is not a meme" is a meme tickles my brain