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Ancient Inventor of Zero Gets Roasted For Having Zero Girlfriends

This is a three-panel comedic meme. The first panel shows an ancient Mesopotamian stone statue holding up the number 0, proudly announcing he invented the concept of zero. The second panel features an ancient Mesoamerican stone statue retorting that the invention now lets them calculate how many girlfriends the first inventor has. The third panel shows the first statue looking dejected, still holding up the 0, while popular internet reaction faces join the Mesoamerican statue in mocking him, yelling 'LMAO, Nerd!'. The joke uses historical fact about the invention of the number zero to deliver a relatable roast of single, academically inclined people, playing on the double meaning of zero as both a mathematical concept and the count of romantic partners the inventor has.
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Look guys! I invented the concept of zero!
Nice, now we can calculate the number of girlfriends you have
LMAO, Nerd!

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Dialogue mocking the inventor of zero for being single, paired with the number 0 symbol

Overview

This is a three-panel comedic meme. The first panel shows an ancient Mesopotamian stone statue holding up the number 0, proudly announcing he invented the concept of zero. The second panel features an ancient Mesoamerican stone statue retorting that the invention now lets them calculate how many girlfriends the first inventor has. The third panel shows the first statue looking dejected, still holding up the 0, while popular internet reaction faces join the Mesoamerican statue in mocking him, yelling 'LMAO, Nerd!'. The joke uses historical fact about the invention of the number zero to deliver a relatable roast of single, academically inclined people, playing on the double meaning of zero as both a mathematical concept and the count of romantic partners the inventor has.

Origin notes

The meme is sourced from 9Gag, with the original title listed as 'History of the 9gagger'. A watermark for 'oc_historyme' indicates the base edit of the historical statues was first created by that user, before being reposted and potentially modified with additional reaction faces for circulation on 9Gag. It belongs to the popular genre of history-themed roast memes that combine ancient imagery with modern relatable jokes about dating and social status.

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