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Plastic Dinosaurs Are Technically Real Dinosaurs Funny Meme

This meme combines an explanatory diagram with the classic 'distracted man in bed' meme template. The top section displays a circular flow chart: living dinosaurs decay into dinosaur bones, which turn into fossil fuel that is refined into petroleum, which is then processed into polypropylene plastic, which is used to manufacture plastic dinosaur toys. The bottom section shows a couple lying in bed: the woman looks suspiciously at the man, with text next to her reading 'I bet he's thinking about other girls', while the man stares into the distance in thought, with his internal monologue reading 'Plastic Dinosaurs are real Dinosaurs'. The joke plays on the technically logically correct but absurd conclusion that plastic dinosaur toys are essentially dinosaurs in a new form, a random niche shower thought that the man is fixated on instead of the infidelity the woman suspects.
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I bet he's thinking about other girls
Plastic Dinosaurs are real Dinosaurs

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Dinosaurs -> Dinosaur bones -> Fossil fuel -> Petroleum -> Polypropylene plastic -> Plastic Dinosaurs

Overview

This meme combines an explanatory diagram with the classic 'distracted man in bed' meme template. The top section displays a circular flow chart: living dinosaurs decay into dinosaur bones, which turn into fossil fuel that is refined into petroleum, which is then processed into polypropylene plastic, which is used to manufacture plastic dinosaur toys. The bottom section shows a couple lying in bed: the woman looks suspiciously at the man, with text next to her reading 'I bet he's thinking about other girls', while the man stares into the distance in thought, with his internal monologue reading 'Plastic Dinosaurs are real Dinosaurs'. The joke plays on the technically logically correct but absurd conclusion that plastic dinosaur toys are essentially dinosaurs in a new form, a random niche shower thought that the man is fixated on instead of the infidelity the woman suspects.

Origin notes

This is a remix of the extremely popular 'I bet he's thinking about other girls' meme template, which originates from a 2019 stock photo of a couple in bed. This specific version was shared on Reddit as a meme, per the provided source information, and went viral for its relatable depiction of random, overly specific deep thoughts people randomly fixate on.

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The meme features two distinct sections. The top section is a humorous flow chart depicting a fictional cycle: Dinosaurs evolve into Dinosaur bones, which become Fossil fuel, then Petroleum, leading to Polypropylene plastic (shown as colorful pellets), and finally Plastic Dinosaurs, completing the loop. The bottom section shows a couple lying in bed; the woman, appearing concerned, has a thought bubble: 'I bet he's thinking about other girls,' while the man, asleep, is implied to be thinking: 'Plastic Dinosaurs are real Dinosaurs.' This contrast highlights a common relationship trope where one partner misinterprets the other's trivial thoughts as something significant.

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