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This is a two-panel humorous meme. The left panel is a candid photograph taken on a crowded subway: an adult man stands holding a small child's hand behind his back, with the child's hand poking out between the man's legs, creating an optical illusion that the man has a tiny hand reaching for his own buttocks. The right panel is a partial illustration of the Super Mario franchise character King Boo, highlighting the well-known visual quirk of his character design where a small hand appears positioned between his legs, matching the illusion from the left photo. The top text of the meme reads "I saw the richest man in the world on the subway today", joking that the man in the photo is King Boo, who is famous for hoarding vast treasure in the Mario series, making this a type of "wealth" that cannot be purchased with money.
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I saw the richest man in the world on the subway today

Overview

This is a two-panel humorous meme. The left panel is a candid photograph taken on a crowded subway: an adult man stands holding a small child's hand behind his back, with the child's hand poking out between the man's legs, creating an optical illusion that the man has a tiny hand reaching for his own buttocks. The right panel is a partial illustration of the Super Mario franchise character King Boo, highlighting the well-known visual quirk of his character design where a small hand appears positioned between his legs, matching the illusion from the left photo. The top text of the meme reads "I saw the richest man in the world on the subway today", joking that the man in the photo is King Boo, who is famous for hoarding vast treasure in the Mario series, making this a type of "wealth" that cannot be purchased with money.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on the platform 9GAG as an RSS syndicated post. It is a remix that combines a viral candid subway photograph with a reference to the popular Super Mario character King Boo's well-known character design joke to create a relatable, humorous post.

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