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Gimli Two Stuck Cookies Meme

This is a relatable humor meme that uses a still of Gimli the dwarf from *The Lord of the Rings* to joke about a common everyday experience: when you reach to grab one cookie from a container, two cookies end up stuck together. The meme uses Gimli's iconic line 'That still only counts as one!' (originally said about defeated enemies in the movie) to joke that you can still count the stuck pair as just one cookie, justifying taking both, which is a tiny silly loophole many people relate to.
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When you go to pick up a cookie but two of them get stuck together
That still only counts as one!

Overview

This is a relatable humor meme that uses a still of Gimli the dwarf from The Lord of the Rings to joke about a common everyday experience: when you reach to grab one cookie from a container, two cookies end up stuck together. The meme uses Gimli's iconic line 'That still only counts as one!' (originally said about defeated enemies in the movie) to joke that you can still count the stuck pair as just one cookie, justifying taking both, which is a tiny silly loophole many people relate to.

Origin notes

This meme originates from X (formerly Twitter), posted by the account WholesomeMeme. It uses a still image of Gimli from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film adaptation, repurposing the character's iconic battle quote for the relatable everyday joke.

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