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This is a reaction meme using a screenshot from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The top text reads "How to say 'Fuck around and find out' with some goddamn class". The screenshot shows Captain Jean-Luc Picard standing next to the Klingon character Worf, with a subtitle of Picard's line from the scene: "You may test that assumption at your convenience". The joke centers on the fact that Picard's formal, polite, poised line delivers the exact same menacing threat meaning as the crude popular internet slang phrase "fuck around and find out", which warns people that acting recklessly or provocatively will lead to negative consequences they did not expect.
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How to say "Fuck around and find out" with some goddamn class

Overview

This is a reaction meme using a screenshot from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The top text reads "How to say 'Fuck around and find out' with some goddamn class". The screenshot shows Captain Jean-Luc Picard standing next to the Klingon character Worf, with a subtitle of Picard's line from the scene: "You may test that assumption at your convenience". The joke centers on the fact that Picard's formal, polite, poised line delivers the exact same menacing threat meaning as the crude popular internet slang phrase "fuck around and find out", which warns people that acting recklessly or provocatively will lead to negative consequences they did not expect.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit, as stated in the provided source information, shared in public meme subreddits. The core footage is pulled from an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a popular 1980s-1990s science fiction television series. The meme creator added the top text comparing Picard's line to the slang phrase to make the humorous point about formal, classy delivery of a threat.

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