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The Prophecy Has Been Fulfilled 7-Eleven Gas Price Meme

This is a nighttime photo of a gas station price sign. At the top of the sign, the 7-Eleven convenience store logo is displayed. Below the logo, branding for 'Synergy Fuel Technology' is visible, followed by digital price readouts: regular gasoline is priced at 7.11 in red text, and diesel fuel is also priced at 7.11 in green text. Above the photo, a text caption reads 'the prophecy has been fulfilled'. The humor stems from the perfect coincidence that both fuel prices match the numerical namesake of the 7-Eleven brand, framed as a long-awaited prediction coming true. A partial Mobil gas station sign is visible in the bottom left of the frame.
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This is a nighttime photo of a gas station price sign. At the top of the sign, the 7-Eleven convenience store logo is displayed. Below the logo, branding for 'Synergy Fuel Technology' is visible, followed by digital price readouts: regular gasoline is priced at 7.11 in red text, and diesel fuel is also priced at 7.11 in green text. Above the photo, a text caption reads 'the prophecy has been fulfilled'. The humor stems from the perfect coincidence that both fuel prices match the numerical namesake of the 7-Eleven brand, framed as a long-awaited prediction coming true. A partial Mobil gas station sign is visible in the bottom left of the frame.

Origin notes

As specified in the provided source information, this meme was originally shared on Reddit as a user-submitted meme, with the original post title 'Welp, that’s it!'. It features a candid real photograph of an unusually coincidental gas station price display, and spread as a humorous viral meme on social media platforms due to its silly, unexpected coincidence.

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