Former Aggie stars test their meme knowledge at Browns–Bills practice

In the modern era, the internet has become an integral part of our daily lives, shaping how we plan, research, work, and connect. While this has transformed the way pop culture disseminates, one aspect of the past has found a new home online – the era of memorable catchphrases. In the 1990s, catchphrases like Steve Urkel's "Did I do that?" from Family Matters and Arnold Schwarzenegger's "I'll be back" were part of our lexicon before the term 'viral' existed.

These catchphrases spread quickly because everyone was watching the same TV shows and movies. Today, streaming services have largely replaced commercials, shortened attention spans, and made everyone more reliant on their phones. However, catchphrases have not disappeared – they now proliferate through memes, updated versions of the old familiar lines.

At a recent joint practice between the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills, former Texas A&M teammates KC Concepcion and Ar'Maj Reed-Adams tested their meme knowledge by trying to identify some of the most recognizable memes from recent years. Their attempt to recreate these memes from the "bucket" proved that the tradition of the catchphrase, in a different form, endures even in the digital age.