They say a picture says a thousand words, but in the early 2000s teenagers found that memes could become a new universal language. Connecting social-media users across the globe, the 'success-kid ...

Memes are everywhere. Easily sharable on any social media platform, and instantly remixable with little technical effort, they've become visual vehicles to share our thoughts with the outside world.

Brett Ambler is known for a video produced decades ago. He’ll channel his kazoo-related fame to help Macon break a world record.

"It’s incredible," she said. That photo is one of many memes featuring young people, usually taken from parents or kids themselves posting images on social media or photo sharing sites.

These funny memes are not only ageless — they shaped the current zeitgeist as we know it. Iconic images like Success Kid, Bad ...