17 years young

+8033 – Today we celebrate our 17th cake day(!!). To take you on a quick trip down [memory lane](https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/sta5wl/why_is_subreddit_or_a_brief_history_of_the/), when Reddit was born there were no communities, just the front page, and only external links could be posted to it. Paragraphs seeking to understand if you are, in fact, the asshole and videos of cats who yell were merely a distant dream. That was until an intrepid user realized post IDs are sequential and that they could predict the URL of a post before submitting it. They created a post titled “This post links to itself” and boom, the first text post was born.

Since then, there have been over a *billion* posts shared on Reddit, evoking every emotion from “aww” to “wtf.” If you’ll allow us to be in our nostalgic \~feels\~ today, we’re revisiting some of our favorite posts (17, exactly) from over the years. Without further ado…

“[HELP reddit turned spanish and i can’t undo it!](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cq1q2/help_reddit_turned_spanish_and_i_cannot_undo_it/)” via r/AskReddit

https://preview.redd.it/11cznjmoge791.jpg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7bbd8d411a6aae70512068ca0599d0c74655ec10

“[Meet grumpy cat](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/10bu17/meet_grumpy_cat/)” via r/pics

https://preview.redd.it/yyliz8mxge791.png?width=973&format=png&auto=webp&s=f4fc05673207ad1aca026a45ca86c3267ed40a40

“[I told my dad about this subreddit…](https://www.reddit.com/r/dadjokes/comments/1jgm0k/i_told_my_dad_about_this_subreddit/)” via r/dadjokes

https://preview.redd.it/h05jj0m4he791.jpg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9ded5f67827e8ecf7534a71754724c371950e47

“[Art. Upvote this so it’s what shows up when you search for ‘Art.’](https://www.reddit.com/r/place/comments/6387bz/art_upvote_this_so_its_what_shows_up_when_you/)” via r/place

https://preview.redd.it/9v15k7i9he791.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=40068cf1f9fe975a521e08880ac80c06077dbffb

“[Reddit, Thanos has a message for you…](https://www.reddit.com/r/thanosdidnothingwrong/comments/8x2pyo/reddit_thanos_has_a_message_for_you/)” via r/thanosdidnothingwrong

https://reddit.com/link/vj1p48/video/x7b29t0ehe791/player

“[Me COOKIE MONSTER. Me want you to come visit me on Sesame Street! Me will bring da COOKIES! AMA.](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/anu4u9/comment/efw3edv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)” via r/IAmA

https://preview.redd.it/ubyk7y7phe791.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d03eb19851e9f8e1e79b914e69332e6a6324cc91

“[I commemorated my trip to a ranch in Canada with a dancing montage instead of a photo album](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/cl4jtd/i_commemorated_my_trip_to_a_ranch_in_canada_with/)” via r/funny

https://reddit.com/link/vj1p48/video/1e37wuwmie791/player

“[We met on reddit 5 years ago today, so it seemed like a good day for an elopement. We do!](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/hho75t/we_met_on_reddit_5_years_ago_today_so_it_seemed/)” via r/pics

https://preview.redd.it/krh6o4ethe791.jpg?width=1995&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bed42774c2ed3921230acfa9ecd5969dcb84d7ae

“[I overcame my depression and went for a hike 🙂 It’s the small things.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/kbxb0n/i_overcame_my_depression_and_went_for_a_hike_its/)” via r/pics

https://preview.redd.it/yjt25661ie791.jpg?width=2898&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72e65ee41afbda1ae2a581fabe1547503e59c110

“[22-year-old Iranian here. Just wanted to share my love with my friends all over the world (Americans, Iraqis, Australians, etc.) as it is what the world needs the most in these hard times. #LoveBeyondFlags](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/elxa0j/22yearold_iranian_here_just_wanted_to_share_my/)” via r/pics

https://preview.redd.it/gftkufg2ie791.jpg?width=4608&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c24950da678f5ea335b4e84252ce61114959d423

“[Don’t let your memes be dreams or something](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/i0m53q/dont_let_your_memes_be_dreams_or_something/)” via r/pics

https://preview.redd.it/rwxmi2f9ie791.png?width=593&format=png&auto=webp&s=7bd41a83194b707b4f7554f92cb334a1ee682d1d

“[Jerry’s Hallway Can’t Exist](https://www.reddit.com/r/seinfeld/comments/mjgvfl/jerrys_hallway_cant_exist/)” via r/seinfeld

https://preview.redd.it/8g172nkdie791.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=4dba0cca9547468d867dcb35be0875853fa39a81

“[The first selfie my grandpa took with his new phone.](https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/ld6zl2/the_first_selfie_my_grandpa_took_with_his_new/)” via r/aww

https://preview.redd.it/x8l0zoofie791.jpg?width=1823&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc4aa1d610dda6401988d5424d40f10e445c4bf0

“[Just retired after 42 years as an obstetrical nurse, at the same hospital. Here I am at the start (1979) and end of my career!](https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/oy5mvj/just_retired_after_42_years_as_an_obstetrical/)” via r/oldschoolcool

https://preview.redd.it/eeo0xyxhie791.jpg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a18c39ce8bf6cca16496f0f307a0b2d437436d6

“[HOA won’t let us fly our modest Pride flag, so we just follow the rules.](https://www.reddit.com/r/MaliciousCompliance/comments/nq4eui/hoa_wont_let_us_fly_our_modest_pride_flag_so_we)” via r/MaliciousCompliance

https://preview.redd.it/4igee9utie791.jpg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b075edb3643c386194ae950110f1b285d8271477

“[We’re the Wikipedia “high five” couple, now we’re married and teaching it to our kids. Up high!](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/sz2j47/oc_were_the_wikipedia_high_five_couple_now_were/)” via r/pics

https://preview.redd.it/4pgvsem2je791.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=54ba5c0b389bd2cd35af0773d961af752b7c7abf

“[Adding gold foil to this thread I came across](https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/sdgrma/adding_gold_foil_to_this_thread_i_came_across/)” via r/oddlysatisfying

https://reddit.com/link/vj1p48/video/xc691rolje791/player

Thanks for the memories, everyone. Here’s to many more years!

Sincerely,

Your favorite sentient brand

2022-06-23 17:03:35

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