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Better than me

This is a two-panel edited absurdist meme. The first panel shows a Family Guy character whose head has been replaced with a standard brown human iris, with overlaid text reading 'YOU ALWAYS ACT LIKE YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME'. The second panel cuts to three other Family Guy characters dressed in formal clothing including top hats, who also have their heads replaced with irises: these are more visually striking, multi-colored, and aesthetically appealing irises in green, blue, and mixed green-blue shades, visually confirming the complaining brown eye is correct that the other eyes are objectively more impressive. The joke is a literal visual pun on the common accusation of others thinking they are superior, by making the other characters literally be higher-quality, more attractive eyes.
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YOU ALWAYS ACT LIKE YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME

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YOU ALWAYS ACT LIKE YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME

Overview

This is a two-panel edited absurdist meme. The first panel shows a Family Guy character whose head has been replaced with a standard brown human iris, with overlaid text reading 'YOU ALWAYS ACT LIKE YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME'. The second panel cuts to three other Family Guy characters dressed in formal clothing including top hats, who also have their heads replaced with irises: these are more visually striking, multi-colored, and aesthetically appealing irises in green, blue, and mixed green-blue shades, visually confirming the complaining brown eye is correct that the other eyes are objectively more impressive. The joke is a literal visual pun on the common accusation of others thinking they are superior, by making the other characters literally be higher-quality, more attractive eyes.

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This meme originates from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, posted with the original title 'Better than me'. It is a remixed work that edits screencaps from the adult animated sitcom Family Guy, superimposing stock images of human irises over the heads of the show's characters using photo editing software. The base Family Guy scenes are from a standard episode broadcast on Global TV, as evidenced by the network watermark present in the bottom right of the second panel.

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