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Anteater Maneater Song Parody Meme

This meme consists of text placed above a photograph of a giant anteater walking on grass with its snout lowered as if foraging for food. The text parodies the lyrics of the famous Hall & Oates 1982 pop song 'Maneater', reworking the original lines to fit the anteater: '(ohhh here she comes) / watch out bugs she'll chew you up / (ohhh here she comes) / she's an anteater'. The joke comes from the silly, straightforward modification of the well-known song to accurately describe the anteater's diet of insects, making for a lighthearted, wholesome pun.
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(ohhh here she comes)
watch out bugs she'll chew you up
(ohhh here she comes)
she's an anteater

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Parody of Hall & Oates' 'Maneater' song lyrics adjusted to describe an anteater

Overview

This meme consists of text placed above a photograph of a giant anteater walking on grass with its snout lowered as if foraging for food. The text parodies the lyrics of the famous Hall & Oates 1982 pop song 'Maneater', reworking the original lines to fit the anteater: '(ohhh here she comes) / watch out bugs she'll chew you up / (ohhh here she comes) / she's an anteater'. The joke comes from the silly, straightforward modification of the well-known song to accurately describe the anteater's diet of insects, making for a lighthearted, wholesome pun.

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This wholesome animal meme was posted on the X (formerly Twitter) account @WholesomeMeme, and is accessed via the account's public RSS feed. It leverages widespread recognition of the 1980s Hall & Oates pop track 'Maneater' to create a family-friendly comedic effect related to the anteater's natural diet.

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