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No Legs, Climbs Everest: What's Your Excuse?

A meme consisting of three main sections: top text reading 'He has no legs, climbs everest', a central image of a real human mountain climber ascending a snowy slope with ice axe and crampons (visibly having legs, creating irony), bottom text 'What's your excuse?', and a lower section with a circular portrait of a man labeled 'Xavier' accompanied by the text 'His legs won't hurt, Mine will'. The humor arises from the irony of the climber having legs despite the top text, and Xavier's sarcastic excuse contrasting with the supposed 'no legs' achievement.
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Xavier
His legs won't hurt, Mine will

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He has no legs, climbs everest
What's your excuse?

Overview

A meme consisting of three main sections: top text reading 'He has no legs, climbs everest', a central image of a real human mountain climber ascending a snowy slope with ice axe and crampons (visibly having legs, creating irony), bottom text 'What's your excuse?', and a lower section with a circular portrait of a man labeled 'Xavier' accompanied by the text 'His legs won't hurt, Mine will'. The humor arises from the irony of the climber having legs despite the top text, and Xavier's sarcastic excuse contrasting with the supposed 'no legs' achievement.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit (as indicated by the source 'Reddit:Meme') with the original title 'The great meme reset legend'. It is a user-created remix, likely edited by adding text overlays to an existing photograph of a mountain climber. The Xavier character and his line appear to be additional edits to enhance the comedic and sarcastic tone.

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