Jupiter Says She's Not Interested Meme
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Overview
This is a two-panel humorous meme personifying astronomical bodies. In the first panel, an oncoming asteroid says to Earth 'Hi, can I buy you a drink?', and Earth replies 'Sure!'. In the second panel, Jupiter moves to position itself directly between the asteroid and Earth, cutting off the interaction, with the line 'She's not interested'. The joke plays on the real astronomical fact that Jupiter's large gravitational field acts as a shield for Earth, deflecting or absorbing most asteroids and comets that would otherwise collide with Earth, framed as a relatable dating scenario where a third party intervenes to block someone attempting to flirt, even though the recipient already agreed.
Origin notes
This meme originates from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, as confirmed by the provided RSS source data. It uses public domain stock images of the asteroid, Earth, and Jupiter edited into a simple two-panel comic format to map an astronomical phenomenon to a common relatable social interaction joke.