Me in real life - Lisa Simpson Regrow Teeth Drug Meme
Human trials begin for drug that could let adults regrow teeth for the first time
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Human trials begin for drug that could let adults regrow teeth for the first time
Overview
This meme combines a screenshot of a science news post from Reddit with an edited 4-panel comic of Lisa Simpson from The Simpsons for comedic effect. The top section shows a Reddit post announcing that human trials have begun for an experimental drug that would allow adults to regrow lost teeth. The bottom 4-panel edit shows Lisa Simpson aging from 11 to 18 years old, with each panel showing progressively more teeth growing in her mouth, ending with a giant single enormous tooth bursting out of her jaw at age 18. The joke exaggerates the effect of the new drug for absurdist humor, matching the original title 'Me in real life' by framing it as the poster's own hypothetical outcome with the new drug.
Origin notes
This meme originates from Reddit, originally shared in a Reddit meme community with the original title 'Me in real life'. The top portion is a screenshot of a public post from the r/UpliftingNews subreddit, posted by user u/Automatic_Subject463, linking to a news article about the tooth regrowth drug on techfixated.com. The bottom 4-panel sequence is an edited derivative of original The Simpsons artwork, modified to create this joke by combining the news with an absurd progression of tooth growth.
