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Skeleton dressed as Michaels employee Joanne meme

This is a two-panel meme. The left panel shows a 5-foot tall animated Halloween skeleton decoration for sale inside a Michaels craft retail store. The skeleton is wearing an official red Michaels employee vest with a name tag reading 'JOANNE', and has a sale price tag attached that lists the skeleton for $89.99. White overlaid text on the left reads 'You're kidding.' The right panel is a close-up shot of the name tag on the skeleton's vest, clearly showing the Michaels branding and the name Joanne printed on the tag. The humor comes from the absurdity of the store dressing a skeleton decoration up as if it is an active employee, which is also relatable to popular jokes about overworked retail staff feeling 'dead' on the job.
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Overview

This is a two-panel meme. The left panel shows a 5-foot tall animated Halloween skeleton decoration for sale inside a Michaels craft retail store. The skeleton is wearing an official red Michaels employee vest with a name tag reading 'JOANNE', and has a sale price tag attached that lists the skeleton for $89.99. White overlaid text on the left reads 'You're kidding.' The right panel is a close-up shot of the name tag on the skeleton's vest, clearly showing the Michaels branding and the name Joanne printed on the tag. The humor comes from the absurdity of the store dressing a skeleton decoration up as if it is an active employee, which is also relatable to popular jokes about overworked retail staff feeling 'dead' on the job.

Origin notes

This meme originated as a candid in-store photograph taken by a Michaels customer, which was then shared as a viral meme on the X (formerly Twitter) account @meme.jpg via RSS feed. It circulated as a relatable retail humor post targeting both retail workers and people who shop for seasonal Halloween decorations.

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