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7 ate 9, but with planets

This meme is a space-themed adaptation of the classic children's pun 'Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 ate 9'. The top of the image displays the text 'WHY WAS MARS AFRAID OF JUPITER?', followed by a cheerful cartoon anthropomorphic Earth character with a happy expression, pointing one finger upward as if sharing a joke. Underneath the Earth character is the text 'BECAUSE...', followed by three side-by-side images of planets with labels: Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus, in that order. The wordplay relies on the similar pronunciation of the three consecutive planet names to the phrase '7 ate 9', delivering the punchline of the adapted joke.
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WHY WAS MARS AFRAID OF JUPITER? BECAUSE...

Overview

This meme is a space-themed adaptation of the classic children's pun 'Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 ate 9'. The top of the image displays the text 'WHY WAS MARS AFRAID OF JUPITER?', followed by a cheerful cartoon anthropomorphic Earth character with a happy expression, pointing one finger upward as if sharing a joke. Underneath the Earth character is the text 'BECAUSE...', followed by three side-by-side images of planets with labels: Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus, in that order. The wordplay relies on the similar pronunciation of the three consecutive planet names to the phrase '7 ate 9', delivering the punchline of the adapted joke.

Origin notes

This meme originates from the Reddit Meme subreddit, shared as an RSS feed entry. It repurposes the widely known classic number pun joke, substituting numbers with solar system planet names to create a new space-themed version of the joke.

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