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What have we become? (Ketchup Slices Meme)

This is a four-panel reaction meme criticizing the absurdity of pre-made solid ketchup slices as a consumer product. The text at the top of the meme reads 'Please stop playing with me, bc if you hand me a slice of ketchup for my burger we gonna tear this establishment up' paired with an annoyed eye-roll emoji. The first panel shows the packaging for Hellmann's new Ketchup Slices, marketed as a mess-free condiment solution for burgers, with photos of the red, solid ketchup slices on the box. The second panel features a woman holding up a large, solid, red ketchup slice to the camera. The third panel shows the woman holding the ketchup slice container next to an assembled plain burger. The final panel shows the woman holding the burger with an entire full ketchup slice placed directly on top of the beef patty, looking ridiculous and impractical compared to traditional dispensed ketchup. The core joke centers on frustration with unnecessary, gimmicky food products that disrupt normal, familiar routines of preparing and eating food like burgers.
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Please stop playing with me, bc if you hand me a slice of ketchup for my burger we gonna tear this establishment up 😒

Overview

This is a four-panel reaction meme criticizing the absurdity of pre-made solid ketchup slices as a consumer product. The text at the top of the meme reads 'Please stop playing with me, bc if you hand me a slice of ketchup for my burger we gonna tear this establishment up' paired with an annoyed eye-roll emoji. The first panel shows the packaging for Hellmann's new Ketchup Slices, marketed as a mess-free condiment solution for burgers, with photos of the red, solid ketchup slices on the box. The second panel features a woman holding up a large, solid, red ketchup slice to the camera. The third panel shows the woman holding the ketchup slice container next to an assembled plain burger. The final panel shows the woman holding the burger with an entire full ketchup slice placed directly on top of the beef patty, looking ridiculous and impractical compared to traditional dispensed ketchup. The core joke centers on frustration with unnecessary, gimmicky food products that disrupt normal, familiar routines of preparing and eating food like burgers.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on Reddit meme communities, distributed via an RSS feed for Reddit meme content. It references the real Hellmann's Ketchup Slices product that went viral online for being widely considered an unnecessary, gimmicky take on standard ketchup, with many internet users reacting negatively to how impractical and odd the product is for regular use.

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