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Every Damn Time Bugs Choose To Fly Into Your Face

This is a two-panel comparison meme. The left panel is labeled 'WHERE BUGS CAN FLY' and shows the entire planet Earth floating in outer space, emphasizing the massive amount of open space available for insects to fly through. The right panel is labeled 'WHERE BUGS FLY' and displays four illustrated human facial orifices: an eye, an ear, a mouth, and a nose. The joke plays on the common, relatable annoying experience of bugs frequently flying directly into people's facial openings despite the vast amount of other space they could occupy.
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This is a two-panel comparison meme. The left panel is labeled 'WHERE BUGS CAN FLY' and shows the entire planet Earth floating in outer space, emphasizing the massive amount of open space available for insects to fly through. The right panel is labeled 'WHERE BUGS FLY' and displays four illustrated human facial orifices: an eye, an ear, a mouth, and a nose. The joke plays on the common, relatable annoying experience of bugs frequently flying directly into people's facial openings despite the vast amount of other space they could occupy.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on Reddit's r/memes subreddit with the original title 'Every... damn... time....' It references the widespread relatable frustration of encountering flying insects that end up in people's eyes, noses, mouths, or ears when spending time outdoors, using a simple two-panel contrast format to exaggerate this common annoyance for comedic effect. The imgflip watermark indicates it was created using the Imgflip meme generator tool before being posted to Reddit.

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