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Yes… I Mean Both: Friendship Dumbasses Question Meme

This relatable meme uses a screenshot of the character Suguru Geto from the anime *Jujutsu Kaisen*, with his lower face obscured by large overlaid white text with black outline. The text poses a playful rhetorical question: "Are we friends because we're dumbasses? Or are we dumbasses because we're friends?", referencing the common shared experience of close friend groups frequently engaging in silly, unwise, or impulsive decisions together. The background is a blurry, out-of-focus city street scene from the original anime, with minor background characters visible. The original post title for this meme, "Yes… I mean both", implies that both parts of the question are correct, acting as the punchline.
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"Are we friends because we're dumbasses? Or are we dumbasses because we're friends?"

Overview

This relatable meme uses a screenshot of the character Suguru Geto from the anime Jujutsu Kaisen, with his lower face obscured by large overlaid white text with black outline. The text poses a playful rhetorical question: "Are we friends because we're dumbasses? Or are we dumbasses because we're friends?", referencing the common shared experience of close friend groups frequently engaging in silly, unwise, or impulsive decisions together. The background is a blurry, out-of-focus city street scene from the original anime, with minor background characters visible. The original post title for this meme, "Yes… I mean both", implies that both parts of the question are correct, acting as the punchline.

Origin notes

This meme was shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, as indicated by the provided source metadata. It is a remix of an existing unedited screenshot from the Jujutsu Kaisen anime, with original humorous relatable text overlaid on top. It circulates widely as a reaction meme to reference silly shared experiences with close friends.

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