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Medieval scribe makes an absurd overcomplicated letter M

This meme jokes about the famously elaborate and often bizarre illuminated letter designs found in medieval European manuscripts. The top text sets up a scenario where a monk asks a scribe to draw a normal, simple letter 'M'. The accompanying medieval illustration below the 'scribe:' label shows a man, a wild boar, and two trees arranged intentionally to form the shape of an extremely overcomplicated, stylized letter M, mocking how medieval scribes would often add unrelated, whimsical scenes and creatures into the design of standard text letters.
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monk: just a normal letter 'M' please
scribe:

Overview

This meme jokes about the famously elaborate and often bizarre illuminated letter designs found in medieval European manuscripts. The top text sets up a scenario where a monk asks a scribe to draw a normal, simple letter 'M'. The accompanying medieval illustration below the 'scribe:' label shows a man, a wild boar, and two trees arranged intentionally to form the shape of an extremely overcomplicated, stylized letter M, mocking how medieval scribes would often add unrelated, whimsical scenes and creatures into the design of standard text letters.

Origin notes

This meme originates from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, as confirmed by the provided RSS source metadata. It follows a popular meme format that repurposes strange, surreal artwork from real medieval illuminated manuscripts for relatable modern humor, focusing on the odd creative choices of historical scribes.

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