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Replying 'yeah' to are you awake then immediately passing out meme

This relatable meme is structured with text on the top followed by a reaction photo. The text describes a text exchange: another person messages "Are you awake?", the poster responds with "yeah", and then the image below shows a young man lying in bed asleep with his face pressed against his phone, illustrating that he fell unconscious immediately after sending the reply while he was barely awake. The joke taps into the common experience of being so tired that you can barely stay awake long enough to respond to a text before passing out.
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"Are you awake?"
Me: yeah
Me after hitting send:

Overview

This relatable meme is structured with text on the top followed by a reaction photo. The text describes a text exchange: another person messages "Are you awake?", the poster responds with "yeah", and then the image below shows a young man lying in bed asleep with his face pressed against his phone, illustrating that he fell unconscious immediately after sending the reply while he was barely awake. The joke taps into the common experience of being so tired that you can barely stay awake long enough to respond to a text before passing out.

Origin notes

The meme is sourced from Reddit meme communities, originally posted with the title "Conversation while barely conscious". It spread widely across social media platforms due to its highly relatable depiction of extreme tiredness while texting at night or when exhausted.

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