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Doctor's Response to 'Obesity Runs in My Family'

A two-panel meme depicting a medical consultation. In the top panel, an obese patient, while being measured by a doctor with a yellow tape measure, claims, 'Well... You see the problem is that obesity runs in my family.' The bottom panel shows the doctor responding sarcastically, 'No, the problem is that nobody runs in your family,' utilizing a pun on the word 'runs'—referencing both genetic inheritance and physical exercise.
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Patient
Well... You see the problem is that obesity runs in my family.
Doctor
No, the problem is that nobody runs in your family.

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A pun-based joke contrasting the patient's claim of genetic obesity with the doctor's sarcastic remark about lack of exercise.

Overview

A two-panel meme depicting a medical consultation. In the top panel, an obese patient, while being measured by a doctor with a yellow tape measure, claims, 'Well... You see the problem is that obesity runs in my family.' The bottom panel shows the doctor responding sarcastically, 'No, the problem is that nobody runs in your family,' utilizing a pun on the word 'runs'—referencing both genetic inheritance and physical exercise.

Origin notes

The meme features a watermark 'SADANDUSELESS.COM' in the bottom right of the second panel, indicating it is likely sourced from the humor website Sad and Useless. It appears to be created by editing a stock or staged medical consultation photo with added dialogue bubbles to deliver the pun-based joke.

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