The AOL (America Online) meme encompasses a wide range of nostalgic references to the early days of the consumer internet, particularly the late 1990s and early 2000s. Common themes include the iconic 'You've Got Mail' notification, the grueling struggle of waiting for images to load over 56k dial-up, and the frustration of being disconnected when someone picked up the house phone. Often featuring the classic yellow running man logo or the blue-and-white login screen, these memes serve as a humorous reminder of a time when 'being online' was a scheduled event rather than a constant state. Today, they are used to mock slow technology, celebrate vintage digital culture, or simply trigger the specific auditory memory of the screeching dial-up handshake.