Remember the days of dial-up internet, noisy modems and waiting patiently for a webpage to load? Long before smartphones and streaming, computer enthusiasts were creating clever one-liners that poked fun at the emerging online world. Here are 21 classic internet jokes guaranteed to bring a smile to anyone who remembers the early days of life online.

1. Home is where you hang your @.

2. The e-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail.

3. A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click.

4. You can’t teach a new mouse old clicks.

5. C: is the root of all directories.

6. The modem is the message.

7. Too many clicks spoil the browse.

8. The geek shall inherit the earth.

9. A chat has nine lives.

10. Don’t byte off more than you can view.

11. Fax is stranger than fiction.

12. What boots up must come down.

13. Windows will never cease.

14. Virtual reality is its own reward.

15. Modulation in all things.

16. A user and his leisure time are soon parted.

17. There’s no place like home.com.

18. Know what to expect before you connect.

19. Oh, what a tangled website we weave when first we practice.

20. Speed thrills.

21. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won’t bother you for weeks.