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Mr Sandman will be with you shortly: Quit scrolling go to bed duck meme

This is a single-panel reaction meme featuring a close-up shot of a white duck with a pale orange beak staring directly at the viewer with a blank, unblinking, deadpan expression. Black sans-serif text is placed in the bottom right corner reading "quit scrolling and go to bed". The meme playfully chides users who are staying up late browsing the internet, referencing the mythical Mr Sandman who brings sleep, implying sleep will arrive shortly if they follow the instruction to stop scrolling and go to bed.
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This is a single-panel reaction meme featuring a close-up shot of a white duck with a pale orange beak staring directly at the viewer with a blank, unblinking, deadpan expression. Black sans-serif text is placed in the bottom right corner reading "quit scrolling and go to bed". The meme playfully chides users who are staying up late browsing the internet, referencing the mythical Mr Sandman who brings sleep, implying sleep will arrive shortly if they follow the instruction to stop scrolling and go to bed.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on Reddit in meme-focused subreddits, with the official original title "Mr Sandman will be with you shortly". It uses a widely circulated stock photograph of a staring duck that has been a popular reaction image template online for years, with custom text added to create this late-night scrolling themed iteration of the meme.

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