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LOTR Orc reacts to Texas flesh-eating screwworm news by declaring meat off the menu

This meme is a collage combining two core elements: a still shot of the Uruk-hai Orc character Uglúk from *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* film, and a screenshot of a Reuters news report headlined 'Flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, USDA says' paired with an image of a screwworm larva. At the bottom of the image, edited text reads 'Looks like meat is back off the menu, boys!', a humorous twist on the character's iconic original line 'Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!'. The joke functions by contrasting the fictional flesh-eating Orc's usual preference for meat with the real-world health risk of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite, implying even Orcs would avoid eating meat now that the parasite is present in Texas.
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Looks like meat is back off the menu, boys!

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Flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, USDA says

Overview

This meme is a collage combining two core elements: a still shot of the Uruk-hai Orc character Uglúk from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers film, and a screenshot of a Reuters news report headlined 'Flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, USDA says' paired with an image of a screwworm larva. At the bottom of the image, edited text reads 'Looks like meat is back off the menu, boys!', a humorous twist on the character's iconic original line 'Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!'. The joke functions by contrasting the fictional flesh-eating Orc's usual preference for meat with the real-world health risk of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite, implying even Orcs would avoid eating meat now that the parasite is present in Texas.

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This meme originates from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, sourced via RSS. It remixes a widely recognizable quote and scene from the Lord of the Rings film franchise with a 2024 Reuters news report confirming a New World screwworm case in South Texas released by the USDA. It is a viral current events meme that blends pop culture reference with real public health news for comedic effect.

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