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Painkiller-induced Photoshop Potato Lever 'Big Things Are Coming' Meme

This image is a screenshot of an X (formerly Twitter) post. The poster shares an absurd photoshopped image they created while under the influence of painkillers, which they found open on their computer after waking up. The edited image depicts a metal spoon balanced as a lever on top of a Kenko brand calculator: one end of the spoon holds a stack of coins, while the opposite end has a whole raw potato stuck to it. The entire background of the edited image is filled with repeating text that reads 'BIG THINGS ARE COMING'. The humor comes from the stark contrast between the generic hype phrase typically used for major announcements, and the useless, nonsensical creation the user made while impaired.
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@archibaldtuttle X (Twitter)

Throwback to when I took painkillers and woke up with Photoshop open on my computer to this image I had made

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Repeating text 'BIG THINGS ARE COMING' covering the background

Overview

This image is a screenshot of an X (formerly Twitter) post. The poster shares an absurd photoshopped image they created while under the influence of painkillers, which they found open on their computer after waking up. The edited image depicts a metal spoon balanced as a lever on top of a Kenko brand calculator: one end of the spoon holds a stack of coins, while the opposite end has a whole raw potato stuck to it. The entire background of the edited image is filled with repeating text that reads 'BIG THINGS ARE COMING'. The humor comes from the stark contrast between the generic hype phrase typically used for major announcements, and the useless, nonsensical creation the user made while impaired.

Origin notes

This meme was originally posted on X (Twitter) by user @archibaldtuttle, as confirmed by the username visible in the screenshot. It went viral as a relatable joke about the strange, unremembered activities people engage in while under the influence of strong painkillers, and is also used as a reaction meme to mock underwhelming or vague upcoming announcements that use the generic 'big things are coming' hype line.

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