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Me getting overwhelmed by Monday

This meme uses a candid photograph to create a relatable humorous metaphor. A small child wearing a purple waterproof snowsuit, pink fuzzy earmuffs, and bright pink rain boots is standing with their entire face pressed inside the muzzle of a large, rusted antique cannon. The child is labeled with the text 'me', while the cannon barrel is labeled with the text 'monday'. The background shows a sloped grassy hill, bare deciduous trees, and more antique cannons lined up further away. The visual represents the common feeling of being aggressively hit and overwhelmed by the start of the work or school week on Monday.
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Overview

This meme uses a candid photograph to create a relatable humorous metaphor. A small child wearing a purple waterproof snowsuit, pink fuzzy earmuffs, and bright pink rain boots is standing with their entire face pressed inside the muzzle of a large, rusted antique cannon. The child is labeled with the text 'me', while the cannon barrel is labeled with the text 'monday'. The background shows a sloped grassy hill, bare deciduous trees, and more antique cannons lined up further away. The visual represents the common feeling of being aggressively hit and overwhelmed by the start of the work or school week on Monday.

Origin notes

This edited meme was shared on the Reddit Meme subreddit, as specified in the provided source metadata. It is created by adding simple text overlays to a pre-existing candid photo of a child playing with a historical cannon at an outdoor site. It is part of a popular genre of relatable humor memes focused on the shared experience of dreading the start of the work week.

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