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Dark Humor Chromosome Test Meme

This is a 3-panel dark humor meme using a scene from the 2003 film *The Rundown*. In the first panel, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson sits in the driver's seat of a car, looking proud as he says he received a test score of 47/46, claiming the extra point is extra credit that proves he is smart. In the second panel, the female passenger informs him the test he took is a chromosome test. The third panel shows The Rock turning back with a shocked, confused expression. The joke relies on the fact that a typical human has 46 chromosomes: a 47th chromosome indicates a genetic condition such as Down syndrome, so his 'extra credit' is actually a genetic anomaly, which is the dark punchline.
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So I got my test results back. 47/46 Extra credit. I am smart.
This a chromosome test

Overview

This is a 3-panel dark humor meme using a scene from the 2003 film The Rundown. In the first panel, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson sits in the driver's seat of a car, looking proud as he says he received a test score of 47/46, claiming the extra point is extra credit that proves he is smart. In the second panel, the female passenger informs him the test he took is a chromosome test. The third panel shows The Rock turning back with a shocked, confused expression. The joke relies on the fact that a typical human has 46 chromosomes: a 47th chromosome indicates a genetic condition such as Down syndrome, so his 'extra credit' is actually a genetic anomaly, which is the dark punchline.

Origin notes

This meme is sourced from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit as noted in the provided source metadata. It is an edited remix of the widely circulated 'The Rock car reaction' meme template taken from the 2003 action comedy film The Rundown. The imgflip.com watermark present on the image confirms it was created using the Imgflip online meme generator before being shared to Reddit.

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