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How Straight Is Hormuz Actually

This meme features a satellite map of the Strait of Hormuz, with simple hand-drawn MS Paint-style hands drawn over it: one hand points directly at the curved shape of the strait, while two other hands frame the map like someone closely examining it. The text at the top makes a homophone pun: "I'm beginning to question how straight Hormuz actually is." The joke relies on two meanings of the word "straight": first, it refers to whether the geographic strait is a straight geometric line, and second, it refers to heterosexual sexual orientation. It also plays on the fact that "Strait" (from Strait of Hormuz) is a perfect homophone for "straight".
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I'm beginning to question how straight Hormuz actually is.

Overview

This meme features a satellite map of the Strait of Hormuz, with simple hand-drawn MS Paint-style hands drawn over it: one hand points directly at the curved shape of the strait, while two other hands frame the map like someone closely examining it. The text at the top makes a homophone pun: "I'm beginning to question how straight Hormuz actually is." The joke relies on two meanings of the word "straight": first, it refers to whether the geographic strait is a straight geometric line, and second, it refers to heterosexual sexual orientation. It also plays on the fact that "Strait" (from Strait of Hormuz) is a perfect homophone for "straight".

Origin notes

This is an original joke meme sourced from Reddit meme communities per the provided metadata. It is a simple edited meme created by drawing over a public satellite map image of the Strait of Hormuz to create a wordplay joke.

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