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Any internet meme or phenomenon which was both popular enough and has been around long enough that a random sampling of the Internet population would likely produce a majority of individuals who have already heard about it and moved on. Even though the subject of the meme may indeed be older than the inception of the World Wide Web, the phrase always refers to the meme itself.
The word "older" thus implies the use of hyperbole, because an Internet meme obviously cannot be older than its own medium of proliferation.
The phrase is most often invoked when said meme is regurgitated by n00bs who are taking their first wild drive on the "Information Superhighway"; or by idiots who refuse to admit that the meme is just no longer amusing.
Variations include: "As old as the Internet" or playfully misspelled: "Older than teh Interwebs"
Guy #1: "all your base are belong to us!"
Guy #2: "LOL! We get signal!"
Guy #3: "Main screen turn on!"
Guy #4: "I hope you lame-asses realize that AYB is older than the internet. GTFO."
n00b: "... and if you open it up, you get thirty-two double-A sized batteries! Check out this video if you don't believe me."
dude: "Don't tell me you actually believe that crap. That hoax is older than teh Interwebs."
PHB: "Can you change the email link here to one of those 3D spinning e's? 3D is the future, you know."
Underling: "Sir, 3D may be the future, but the spinning e animated GIF is as old as the Internet."
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Pulling into an empty space in a crowded parking lot which is very near the entrance to the place you came to visit.
"Man! Right outside the front doors of Best Buy, and on Christmas Eve! I had to double check to make sure it wasn't a cripple spot."
"Damn, what a lucky park!"
An individual who stealthily pounces on a pot of coffee which has just finished brewing. Usually travels in packs just large enough to require a full pot to satisfy all of them. As a general rule, coffee vultures never brew coffee themselves, even if they leave a completely empty pot. Rather, they prefer to wait with empty cup, keeping ears and noses perked for the next unsuspecting rube to brew more.
Especially insidious in workplace environments which provide drip-coffee machines, allowing employees to make their own pots.
"FFS! I've made coffee three times today and every time I got back to the pot, the coffee vultures had gotten there before me!"
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Parking space reserved for the disabled.
"Man! Right outside the front doors of Best Buy, and on Christmas Eve! I had to double check to make sure it wasn't a cripple spot."
"Damn, what a lucky park!"
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A type of unnamed monster from the original Muppet Show. They were initially in many of the sketches as main chararacters, but as the seasons progressed, and the number of named muppets grew, they eventually were only seen in supporting roles. There were many "frackles" made, but the green and blue frackle muppets were used most often.
"Although originally made with three pointy fangs, the green frackle only had two in later seasons."
"The blue frackle has a cameo in this episode of Pigs In Space!"
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