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A two-section meme. The top section has bold, uppercase white text on a plain background: 'LUST IS SO TEMPTING' and 'ALCOHOL IS WORSE'. The bottom section is a screenshot of a real man with a neutral-skeptical expression, wearing a light blue collared shirt, with the 'SABC 1' watermark in the top right corner. Overlaid text on the bottom section reads: 'MY BED ON A MONDAY MORNING' and 'Am I a joke to you?' The humor lies in suggesting that the temptation to stay in bed on Monday mornings is stronger than the temptation of lust or alcohol.
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LUST IS SO TEMPTING
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ALCOHOL IS WORSE
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MY BED ON A MONDAY MORNING
Man
Am I a joke to you?

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The meme humorously compares the temptation of staying in bed on Monday mornings to stronger than lust and alcohol.

Overview

A two-section meme. The top section has bold, uppercase white text on a plain background: 'LUST IS SO TEMPTING' and 'ALCOHOL IS WORSE'. The bottom section is a screenshot of a real man with a neutral-skeptical expression, wearing a light blue collared shirt, with the 'SABC 1' watermark in the top right corner. Overlaid text on the bottom section reads: 'MY BED ON A MONDAY MORNING' and 'Am I a joke to you?' The humor lies in suggesting that the temptation to stay in bed on Monday mornings is stronger than the temptation of lust or alcohol.

Origin notes

The meme is a remix created by a Reddit user, using a screenshot from a television program aired on SABC 1 (a South African public broadcaster). The original TV scene is edited with added text to form a relatable joke about the difficulty of resisting the comfort of bed on Monday mornings.

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