Doctor asks for zodiac sign and gets unexpected 'Cancer' answer dark meme
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Overview
This is a dark humor single-panel meme. The top section has three lines of text setting up the joke: the doctor asks 'What's your zodiac sign?', the patient replies 'Cancer', then the doctor responds 'What a fu*king coincidence'. The image below the text is a cartoon scene showing a smirking male character dressed as a doctor with a stethoscope patting the shoulder of a patient whose back is turned to the viewer, with a second serious-looking male character standing behind the doctor. The joke relies on the double meaning of the word 'Cancer': it refers both to the fourth zodiac sign, and the life-threatening medical disease, so the doctor's response creates an abrupt, shockingly dark punchline implying he is referencing the disease rather than the zodiac sign.
Origin notes
This meme is sourced from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, where it was posted with the original title 'that took a turn real quick'. It is a remix meme that uses a widely circulated reaction screenshot of characters Bolin and Mako from the animated series The Legend of Korra, a popular template used for 'unexpected coincidence' style jokes online.