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I Wonder Why My Tummy And Kidneys Hurt After Bad Diet Meme

This meme features text placed above a photograph of a Barbary macaque monkey. The text reads "Me wonder why my tummy and kidneys hurt after a diet of spicy food, beer, coffee and pizza". The monkey is posed with its hand on its chin, looking upward in a confused, contemplative expression, with a coastal port, water, cargo ships and mountains visible in the background. The joke is sarcastic and relatable, mocking people who knowingly eat unhealthy, digestive-system-irritating food while acting confused about why they experience physical pain and discomfort as a result.
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Me wonder why my tummy and kidneys hurt after a diet of spicy food, beer, coffee and pizza

Overview

This meme features text placed above a photograph of a Barbary macaque monkey. The text reads "Me wonder why my tummy and kidneys hurt after a diet of spicy food, beer, coffee and pizza". The monkey is posed with its hand on its chin, looking upward in a confused, contemplative expression, with a coastal port, water, cargo ships and mountains visible in the background. The joke is sarcastic and relatable, mocking people who knowingly eat unhealthy, digestive-system-irritating food while acting confused about why they experience physical pain and discomfort as a result.

Origin notes

This is a variant of the widely used "thinking chin scratch monkey" meme template, which uses a stock photo of a wild Barbary macaque from Gibraltar. Per the provided source information, this specific version of the meme was shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, with the original post title being "I wonder why...". The base monkey photograph has been used for years in memes to depict oblivious, confused, or obviously answerable questions.

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