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Shrek Asking to Stop Creating Economical Bubbles for Five Minutes

A two-panel meme using scenes from the animated film Shrek. The top panel shows Shrek with a slightly annoyed expression, saying 'Can you stop creating economical bubbles'. The bottom panel shows Shrek looking upward at a large American flag, continuing with 'for just five minutes?!' The background in both panels features a grassy, outdoor setting with trees, consistent with Shrek's swamp environment.
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Can you stop creating economical bubbles
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for just five minutes?!

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Can you stop creating economical bubbles for just five minutes?!

Overview

A two-panel meme using scenes from the animated film Shrek. The top panel shows Shrek with a slightly annoyed expression, saying 'Can you stop creating economical bubbles'. The bottom panel shows Shrek looking upward at a large American flag, continuing with 'for just five minutes?!' The background in both panels features a grassy, outdoor setting with trees, consistent with Shrek's swamp environment.

Origin notes

The meme is a remix of scenes from the Shrek animated film series (by DreamWorks Animation), edited to include text overlays. The source platform is Reddit, as indicated by the additional information. The original Shrek character and scenes are from DreamWorks, but the text and context are user-created for comedic/political commentary on economic bubbles, likely referencing the U.S. economy.

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