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Mario Working at NASA... As a Janitor

A two-panel meme using screenshots from a Super Mario trailer, likely from The Game Awards. The top panel shows a dramatic scene with Mario holding a sword, facing a large bird-like creature, with text: 'My mom who said I will never be success' and 'Me working at NASA'. The bottom panel is a close-up of Mario looking determined with the sword, with text: 'As a janitor'. The joke hinges on the反差 between the grand claim of 'working at NASA' and the mundane reality of being a janitor, subverting expectations for comedic effect.
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My mom
who said I will never be success
Me
working at NASA
Me
As a janitor

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My mom who said I will never be success / Me working at NASA / As a janitor

Overview

A two-panel meme using screenshots from a Super Mario trailer, likely from The Game Awards. The top panel shows a dramatic scene with Mario holding a sword, facing a large bird-like creature, with text: 'My mom who said I will never be success' and 'Me working at NASA'. The bottom panel is a close-up of Mario looking determined with the sword, with text: 'As a janitor'. The joke hinges on the反差 between the grand claim of 'working at NASA' and the mundane reality of being a janitor, subverting expectations for comedic effect.

Origin notes

The images are screenshots from a Super Mario franchise trailer, as indicated by the '#THEGAMEAWARDS' watermark, suggesting the footage was shown at The Game Awards event. The meme is a remix, edited by adding humorous text captions to create a relatable joke about overpromising and underdelivering, common in internet humor. Likely circulated on social media platforms like Twitter/X or Reddit.

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