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Her vs. Him: Donner Party Thoughts Meme

A meme consisting of two lines of text above a photograph of a man and woman lying in bed with their backs to each other. The top text reads 'Her: He's probably thinking about other women...' and 'him: the Donner party was eating ass before it was cool.' The photograph shows the woman appearing concerned with her arms crossed, while the man lies relaxed with his hands under his pillow. The humor stems from the stark contrast between the woman's assumption of the man's thoughts (romantic/sexual) and his absurd, historically dark reference to the Donner Party (a 19th-century pioneer group known for cannibalism), using vulgar slang ('eating ass') for comedic effect.
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Her
He's probably thinking about other women...
him
the Donner party was eating ass before it was cool.

Overview

A meme consisting of two lines of text above a photograph of a man and woman lying in bed with their backs to each other. The top text reads 'Her: He's probably thinking about other women...' and 'him: the Donner party was eating ass before it was cool.' The photograph shows the woman appearing concerned with her arms crossed, while the man lies relaxed with his hands under his pillow. The humor stems from the stark contrast between the woman's assumption of the man's thoughts (romantic/sexual) and his absurd, historically dark reference to the Donner Party (a 19th-century pioneer group known for cannibalism), using vulgar slang ('eating ass') for comedic effect.

Origin notes

This meme is a remix of the popular 'woman assumes man is thinking about X, man is thinking about unrelated Y' template, which gained traction in the 2010s. The image appears to be a stock photograph of a couple in bed, edited with overlay text to create the comedic contrast. Such memes are typically user-created using basic image editing tools (e.g., Photoshop, mobile editors) and circulated on platforms like Reddit, Twitter/X, or Instagram. The Donner Party reference adds a darkly humorous twist to the common 'misunderstood thoughts' trope.

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