Late to the party trying to ketchup
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When you're late to the party so you're trying to ketchup
Overview
This is a two-panel humorous pun meme. The text at the top reads 'When you're late to the party so you're trying to ketchup'. The left panel shows a smiling man and woman sitting at a wooden table, likely at a bar or party: the man holds a bottle of Heinz tomato ketchup in one hand and has his other arm around the woman, who holds a glass of pink wine. The right panel is a close-up shot of the man's hand holding the ketchup bottle to highlight the visual gag. The joke relies on a homophone: 'ketchup' sounds identical to 'catch up', a common phrase meaning to get up to speed with the current state of events (or how much other guests have drunk) when arriving late to a gathering, which is humorously visualized by the man literally holding ketchup instead of an alcoholic beverage to 'catch up'.
Origin notes
This meme was sourced from the RSS feed of the Reddit: Meme subreddit, with the original submitted title being 'Late start'. It is a widely shared relatable party meme that uses wordplay and a real candid photograph to deliver its joke, and is commonly reposted across social media platforms for its simple, accessible humor.
