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This is a humorous single-panel meme, with text at the top and an image of unsteady leaning stacks of white plates below. The joke centers on a mom's unexpected, silly take on the saddest part of the movie *Titanic*: instead of mourning the loss of human life when the ship sank, the mom considers the sinking of all the ship's fine china dishes the saddest moment, which the image of the wobbly stacks of plates represents.
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Mom said "It was the saddest part of the movie Titanic"

Overview

This is a humorous single-panel meme, with text at the top and an image of unsteady leaning stacks of white plates below. The joke centers on a mom's unexpected, silly take on the saddest part of the movie Titanic: instead of mourning the loss of human life when the ship sank, the mom considers the sinking of all the ship's fine china dishes the saddest moment, which the image of the wobbly stacks of plates represents.

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This meme originates from Reddit, posted under the original title "Moms know best", it is a popular family humor meme that circulates in online meme communities, playing on the common trope of moms having unexpected priorities different from most people's takes on movies.

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