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Skipping ER Queue Mr. Incredible Uncanny Meme

This two-panel meme uses the popular 'Mr. Incredible Becoming Uncanny' format. The left panel features a normal, smiling, brightly lit Mr. Incredible paired with the text 'Getting to skip the queue at the ER', representing the initial positive reaction to avoiding a long wait at the emergency room. The right panel shows the unsettling, grayscale, half-shadowed uncanny version of Mr. Incredible with the same text, revealing the dark punchline: skipping an ER queue only happens when a patient's condition is extremely serious and life-threatening, so the seemingly good situation is actually a very bad sign.
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Getting to skip the queue at the ER

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This two-panel meme uses the popular 'Mr. Incredible Becoming Uncanny' format. The left panel features a normal, smiling, brightly lit Mr. Incredible paired with the text 'Getting to skip the queue at the ER', representing the initial positive reaction to avoiding a long wait at the emergency room. The right panel shows the unsettling, grayscale, half-shadowed uncanny version of Mr. Incredible with the same text, revealing the dark punchline: skipping an ER queue only happens when a patient's condition is extremely serious and life-threatening, so the seemingly good situation is actually a very bad sign.

Origin notes

This meme originates from the Reddit:Meme subreddit, shared via RSS feed. It is a remix of the widely circulated 'Mr. Incredible Becoming Uncanny' meme template, which uses edited assets of the Mr. Incredible character from Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles film franchise. This specific variation jokes about the triage system used in hospital emergency rooms.

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