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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.
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Memes are as old as humanity, so Internet memes are as old as the Internet, starting ca. 1993.
Yep. Really comes down to how you want to define "internet meme" -- memes do not need a visual.
One of the oldest memes I can think of is the term spam. It dates back to Usenet.
I thought that was a monty python bit?
It was, but in its sense of flooding with unwelcome online content, it was a Usenet meme first. Goes back to the green card spammers.