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Horny vs. Depressed Dopamine Meme with Bilbo Baggins

A meme consisting of two parts: the top section contains text posing a humorous question: 'are u masturbating because you're horny or because you're depressed and need the dopamine' with a timestamp '1/19/19, 9:54 PM'. The bottom section is a screenshot from The Lord of the Rings (or The Hobbit) featuring Bilbo Baggins sitting on a wooden bench in a garden with yellow flowers, accompanied by the subtitle 'why, all of them at once I suppose', which humorously suggests the answer is both reasons simultaneously.
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are u masturbating because you're horny or because you're depressed and need the dopamine 1/19/19, 9:54 PM
Bilbo Baggins
why, all of them at once I suppose

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are u masturbating because you're horny or because you're depressed and need the dopamine

Overview

A meme consisting of two parts: the top section contains text posing a humorous question: 'are u masturbating because you're horny or because you're depressed and need the dopamine' with a timestamp '1/19/19, 9:54 PM'. The bottom section is a screenshot from The Lord of the Rings (or The Hobbit) featuring Bilbo Baggins sitting on a wooden bench in a garden with yellow flowers, accompanied by the subtitle 'why, all of them at once I suppose', which humorously suggests the answer is both reasons simultaneously.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit, as indicated by the source 'Reddit:Meme' with the original title 'Xdd I feel this is very real'. It is a remix created by overlaying text onto a screenshot from the Lord of the Rings film series, specifically a scene featuring Bilbo Baggins. The text humorously juxtaposes two potential reasons for masturbation (horniness vs. depression/dopamine seeking), and Bilbo's line from the movie is used to comically answer that both reasons apply.

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