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Irony of driving to the gym just to walk on a treadmill

This is a 2-panel meme using a scene from the live-action film *Rise of the Planet of the Apes*. In the first panel, human character Will Rodman mockingly calls the ape Caesar a dumb animal. In the second panel, Caesar pulls Will close to his face and points out the hypocritical human habit of driving to a gym just to walk on a treadmill, framing the human as the irrational one. The meme aligns with the original poster's statement that they are glad to own and use a home gym, avoiding this illogical behavior.
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HA-HA, YOU DUMB ANIMAL!
YOU DRIVE TO THE GYM JUST TO WALK ON THE TREADMILL.

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Joke mocking the irony of people who drive to a gym to use a treadmill instead of walking outdoors or using a home gym

Overview

This is a 2-panel meme using a scene from the live-action film Rise of the Planet of the Apes. In the first panel, human character Will Rodman mockingly calls the ape Caesar a dumb animal. In the second panel, Caesar pulls Will close to his face and points out the hypocritical human habit of driving to a gym just to walk on a treadmill, framing the human as the irrational one. The meme aligns with the original poster's statement that they are glad to own and use a home gym, avoiding this illogical behavior.

Origin notes

This meme was shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, as confirmed by the provided source information and the Reddit platform watermark visible in the bottom right corner of the image. It is an edited version of the widely used 'Caesar confronting Will' meme template originating from the Rise of the Planet of the Apes feature film, with custom text added to make a joke about gym habits.

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