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I thought May was where it ended, but it seems to always find a way.

This two-panel meme uses the popular 'Mr. Incredible Becoming Uncanny' template to express relatable post-pandemic anxiety around illness. The first panel shows a normal, smiling Mr. Incredible (Bob Parr from Pixar's The Incredibles) next to text reading 'You wake up with a sore throat', representing mild initial concern about a minor physical symptom. The second panel features the distorted, unsettling uncanny version of Mr. Incredible paired with text reading 'It doesn't go away after a few hours', conveying rising worry that the symptom indicates a more serious illness like COVID-19. The meme's title references the common sentiment that many people expected frequent seasonal illness and COVID waves to stop circulating after the month of May, only for illnesses to continue appearing unexpectedly.
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You wake up with a sore throat
It doesn't go away after a few hours

Overview

This two-panel meme uses the popular 'Mr. Incredible Becoming Uncanny' template to express relatable post-pandemic anxiety around illness. The first panel shows a normal, smiling Mr. Incredible (Bob Parr from Pixar's The Incredibles) next to text reading 'You wake up with a sore throat', representing mild initial concern about a minor physical symptom. The second panel features the distorted, unsettling uncanny version of Mr. Incredible paired with text reading 'It doesn't go away after a few hours', conveying rising worry that the symptom indicates a more serious illness like COVID-19. The meme's title references the common sentiment that many people expected frequent seasonal illness and COVID waves to stop circulating after the month of May, only for illnesses to continue appearing unexpectedly.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, as captured by an RSS feed source. It is a remix of the widely used 'Mr. Incredible Becoming Uncanny' meme template that first gained popularity online in late 2021. The title references the widespread 2023/2024 public belief that COVID-19 and other circulating respiratory illness waves would cease after the spring season ended in May, making the unexpected occurrence of illness symptoms feel frustrating and persistent despite expectations that spread would slow down.

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