Yearly Tradition: Overcoming Drug Addiction with a Penguin's 'NOTED'
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10 years ago I was addicted to drugs, now I have my own House, a Dog, a Wife and a Car. Just never give up guys!!; NOTED; Step one: Get addicted to drugs.
Overview
The meme consists of two panels. The top panel shows a real person standing next to a white car in a snowy outdoor setting, with text overlay: '10 years ago I was addicted to drugs, now I have my own House, a Dog, a Wife and a Car. Just never give up guys!!' The bottom panel features an animated penguin (from the Madagascar franchise) holding a notebook and pen, with text: 'NOTED' above and 'Step one: Get addicted to drugs.' below. The humor arises from the penguin misinterpreting the sincere success story as a step-by-step guide, ironically framing drug addiction as the first 'step' to achieving similar success.
Origin notes
The meme is a remix hosted on 9Gag (per the provided source). It combines a real-life photograph (likely user-submitted, showing a person with a car in a snowy landscape) with a screenshot from the animated film 'Madagascar' (featuring the penguin character Private). The image was created using meme-editing tools, as indicated by the 'imgflip.com' watermark in the bottom-left corner, suggesting it was made with the Imgflip meme generator.