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Don't want to get Doritos on my $60 controller

This relatable animated gaming meme depicts the common panic gamers experience when they are mid-snack (specifically cheesy, greasy Doritos) right as their next game is about to start. The animation shows an older bearded man sitting on a stage, quickly standing up, hurriedly tucking a microphone (used as a stand-in for the snack) into the front of his shirt to hold it out of the way, then immediately sitting back down ready to play. The on-image text reads 'When you're mid snack and the next game is about to start', and the joke centers around the desire to avoid getting cheesy Dorito grease or crumbs on an expensive $60 gaming controller, a very common dilemma for snacking gamers.
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When you're mid snack and the next game is about to start.

Overview

This relatable animated gaming meme depicts the common panic gamers experience when they are mid-snack (specifically cheesy, greasy Doritos) right as their next game is about to start. The animation shows an older bearded man sitting on a stage, quickly standing up, hurriedly tucking a microphone (used as a stand-in for the snack) into the front of his shirt to hold it out of the way, then immediately sitting back down ready to play. The on-image text reads 'When you're mid snack and the next game is about to start', and the joke centers around the desire to avoid getting cheesy Dorito grease or crumbs on an expensive $60 gaming controller, a very common dilemma for snacking gamers.

Origin notes

This meme originates as a Reddit meme post, with the original title referencing the specific concern of getting Dorito residue on an expensive $60 gaming controller. The underlying footage is taken from a public stage performance, which was repurposed and edited into this meme using the third-party meme creation tools Mematic and Make a GIF, as marked by the watermarks on each frame.

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