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When Your Brain Forgets Immediately

A meme depicting the common experience of forgetfulness. The top text shows a conversation where someone is told 'don't forget,' responds 'i won't,' followed by 'my brain:' with an image of Squirt the turtle from Finding Nemo looking confused and the text 'forget what' at the bottom, humorously illustrating how quickly the brain can forget what it was supposed to remember.
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don't forget
me
i won't
my brain
forget what

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A humorous depiction of forgetfulness

Overview

A meme depicting the common experience of forgetfulness. The top text shows a conversation where someone is told 'don't forget,' responds 'i won't,' followed by 'my brain:' with an image of Squirt the turtle from Finding Nemo looking confused and the text 'forget what' at the bottom, humorously illustrating how quickly the brain can forget what it was supposed to remember.

Origin notes

The meme uses a screenshot of Squirt the turtle from Disney/Pixar's 'Finding Nemo' with added text overlay. It was posted on X.com (formerly Twitter) under the WholesomeMeme account.

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