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Deep Tissue Massage Start vs End Relatable Meme

This is a two-panel comparison meme illustrating the common experience of getting a deep tissue massage. The left panel features the animated character Chel from *The Road to El Dorado* sitting calmly with her eyes closed, looking relaxed as hands rest gently on her shoulders, representing the peaceful, anticipated start of a massage. The right panel is a close-up shot of Chel with wide, shocked eyes, gritted teeth, and a pained expression, representing the end of the deep tissue massage when unexpected intense pressure leaves the recipient sore and stunned. The text above the panels reads 'How the massage starts vs how it ends' to frame the relatable humorous joke about surprisingly harsh deep tissue massages.
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How the massage starts vs how it ends

Overview

This is a two-panel comparison meme illustrating the common experience of getting a deep tissue massage. The left panel features the animated character Chel from The Road to El Dorado sitting calmly with her eyes closed, looking relaxed as hands rest gently on her shoulders, representing the peaceful, anticipated start of a massage. The right panel is a close-up shot of Chel with wide, shocked eyes, gritted teeth, and a pained expression, representing the end of the deep tissue massage when unexpected intense pressure leaves the recipient sore and stunned. The text above the panels reads 'How the massage starts vs how it ends' to frame the relatable humorous joke about surprisingly harsh deep tissue massages.

Origin notes

This meme was originally created by Instagram user @tinderfeed, who edited two clips from the 2000 DreamWorks animated film The Road to El Dorado into the comparison format. It was later reposted to 9Gag, which is the source of this RSS feed entry. The meme belongs to the popular genre of relatable two-panel lifestyle humor that contrasts expectations versus reality of common everyday experiences.

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