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This is a two-panel image macro meme combining content from the Harry Potter film franchise and a classic joke from the 1980 comedy film *Airplane!*. The first panel shows Harry Potter looking skeptical and disbelieving, with overlaid text reading "Surely you can't be serious!". The second panel shows Sirius Black with a deadpan, serious expression, with overlaid text reading "I am Sirius, and don't call me Shirley.". The core joke relies on the homophone between Sirius Black's first name and the English word "serious", which perfectly maps the iconic *Airplane!* punchline to the Harry Potter universe characters to create a humorous crossover pun.
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Surely you can't be serious!
I am Sirius, and don't call me Shirley.

Overview

This is a two-panel image macro meme combining content from the Harry Potter film franchise and a classic joke from the 1980 comedy film Airplane!. The first panel shows Harry Potter looking skeptical and disbelieving, with overlaid text reading "Surely you can't be serious!". The second panel shows Sirius Black with a deadpan, serious expression, with overlaid text reading "I am Sirius, and don't call me Shirley.". The core joke relies on the homophone between Sirius Black's first name and the English word "serious", which perfectly maps the iconic Airplane! punchline to the Harry Potter universe characters to create a humorous crossover pun.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared as a post on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit with the provided title. It is a fan-created remix that edits together two separate screencaps pulled from official Harry Potter live-action films, pairing the visuals with the iconic dialogue exchange from the 1980 comedy Airplane! to create the wordplay joke.

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