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Americans Shooting a School of Fish

This meme uses wordplay and a common cultural stereotype about the United States to create a darkly humorous joke. It opens with the factual statement that the collective noun for a group of fish is called a 'school'. The punchline labels the following image as 'Americans:', showing two real men opening fire with rifles from opposite shores of a pond that holds a school (group) of fish. The pun relies on the double meaning of the word 'school', referencing the high frequency of school shootings in the US, implying that Americans react to the word 'school' with gunfire.
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"A group of fish is called a school." Americans:

Overview

This meme uses wordplay and a common cultural stereotype about the United States to create a darkly humorous joke. It opens with the factual statement that the collective noun for a group of fish is called a 'school'. The punchline labels the following image as 'Americans:', showing two real men opening fire with rifles from opposite shores of a pond that holds a school (group) of fish. The pun relies on the double meaning of the word 'school', referencing the high frequency of school shootings in the US, implying that Americans react to the word 'school' with gunfire.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit as noted by the source metadata, originally posted with the title 'Americacaaaaaaaa🦅🦅🦅🦅' on the platform. It is a dark humor meme that jokes about American gun culture and school shootings, and has been reposted across multiple social media platforms after its initial release.

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