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A great burden has been put upon me

This meme uses a photograph of celebrity Kevin Hart wearing a dark suit, white dress shirt, and dark tie, looking directly at the viewer with an extremely serious, rigid, focused expression. The overlaid text reads "When someone rests their head on my shoulder so it becomes my life purpose to stay still as possible". The humor comes from the relatable, lighthearted exaggeration of treating the trivial, kind act of not disturbing someone who has gotten comfortable resting on your shoulder as an extremely important, high-stakes mission that you are completely dedicated to completing perfectly.
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When someone rests their head on my shoulder so it becomes my life purpose to stay still as possible

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This meme uses a photograph of celebrity Kevin Hart wearing a dark suit, white dress shirt, and dark tie, looking directly at the viewer with an extremely serious, rigid, focused expression. The overlaid text reads "When someone rests their head on my shoulder so it becomes my life purpose to stay still as possible". The humor comes from the relatable, lighthearted exaggeration of treating the trivial, kind act of not disturbing someone who has gotten comfortable resting on your shoulder as an extremely important, high-stakes mission that you are completely dedicated to completing perfectly.

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This meme was originally posted as a meme on Reddit, with the official original title "A great burden has been put upon me". It uses a widely circulated reaction photograph of Kevin Hart that is commonly employed online to express extreme, overly serious dedication to small, unimportant tasks.

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