I was told this is niche asf: dragon vs man guide
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How to tell them apart
Overview
The meme is formatted as a humorous comparison guide titled 'How to tell them apart'. The first row shows an illustration of a traditional red-scaled western dragon with large wings, standing on a rocky forested cliff, labeled 'Dragon' to its right. The second row shows an illustration of a long, slender, serpentine black dragon flying over jagged snowy mountains, labeled 'A Man' to its right. The joke leans into absurdist, niche humor by providing an intentionally unhelpful, nonsensical distinction between the two dragon illustrations that has no logical basis, with comedy derived from the unexpected, absurd pairing of the serpentine dragon with the 'A Man' label.
Origin notes
This meme was sourced from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit via RSS feed, as specified in the provided accompanying metadata. The original poster titled the submission 'I was told this is niche asf', referencing the very specific, absurdist sense of humor required to engage with the joke. The meme is created by editing two pre-existing public fantasy dragon illustrations into a side-by-side comparison guide format.