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A 4-panel meme depicting a red/brown character (resembling a gorilla) in a pot, progressively melting. Panel 1: Character sits in a white liquid with text 'LISTEN KID'. Panel 2: Character partially melted, text 'I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME BUT'. Panel 3: Only the character's head remains, text 'THE ONLY WAY TO DO MEME RESET IS'. Panel 4: Pot contains only brown liquid, implying the character fully melted. The humor lies in the absurd 'meme reset' method requiring the character's destruction, aligning with the original title 'We were so close' as if the reset almost succeeded but the character is lost.
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LISTEN KID
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I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME BUT
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THE ONLY WAY TO DO MEME RESET IS

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THE ONLY WAY TO DO MEME RESET IS

Overview

A 4-panel meme depicting a red/brown character (resembling a gorilla) in a pot, progressively melting. Panel 1: Character sits in a white liquid with text 'LISTEN KID'. Panel 2: Character partially melted, text 'I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME BUT'. Panel 3: Only the character's head remains, text 'THE ONLY WAY TO DO MEME RESET IS'. Panel 4: Pot contains only brown liquid, implying the character fully melted. The humor lies in the absurd 'meme reset' method requiring the character's destruction, aligning with the original title 'We were so close' as if the reset almost succeeded but the character is lost.

Origin notes

Originates from Reddit:Meme, likely created by a user using image editing software (indicated by 'imgflip.com' watermark). It remixes a character image (possibly from a meme template or movie) into a melting sequence to satirize 'meme resets' in internet culture.

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