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Last $20 Full Gas Tank Relief Meme

This relatable meme pairs a viral photo of actress Mariska Hargitay cheering ecstatically with raised arms at a New York Knicks basketball game with top text that reads 'When I'm on my last $20 and realize the car has a full tank of gas'. It humorously depicts the immense relief of avoiding an unexpected, necessary expense (buying gas) when you are nearly out of money. The original post title 'in the knick of time' is a pun playing on the common phrase 'nick of time' and the New York Knicks team whose game Hargitay is attending in the photo.
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When I'm on my last $20 and realize the car has a full tank of gas

Overview

This relatable meme pairs a viral photo of actress Mariska Hargitay cheering ecstatically with raised arms at a New York Knicks basketball game with top text that reads 'When I'm on my last $20 and realize the car has a full tank of gas'. It humorously depicts the immense relief of avoiding an unexpected, necessary expense (buying gas) when you are nearly out of money. The original post title 'in the knick of time' is a pun playing on the common phrase 'nick of time' and the New York Knicks team whose game Hargitay is attending in the photo.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from an RSS feed of the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, originally posted with the title 'in the knick of time'. The underlying reaction image is a real, unedited photograph of Mariska Hargitay at a Knicks game that circulated widely online as a reaction for extreme joy and relief; the meme creator added the relatable financial scenario text overlay to produce the final work.

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