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My health requires requiem

This is a sarcastic, relatable meme using an image of Shrek looking down at a PS5 copy of *Resident Evil*. The text bubbles set up a scenario: a sick worker receives a 'get well soon' wish from their boss, the sick worker thanks them weakly while coughing, then the PS5 beeps to demand the worker play it. The meme's title makes a pun between 'Resident Evil' and 'Requiem' (a funeral mass for the dead), implying the sick person would rather die (and need a requiem) than recover to go back to work, choosing to play video games instead.
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BOSS: "Get well soon"
*cough cough* "Thank you..."
PS5: Beep*

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PS5 copy of the game Resident Evil is visible at the bottom of the image

Overview

This is a sarcastic, relatable meme using an image of Shrek looking down at a PS5 copy of Resident Evil. The text bubbles set up a scenario: a sick worker receives a 'get well soon' wish from their boss, the sick worker thanks them weakly while coughing, then the PS5 beeps to demand the worker play it. The meme's title makes a pun between 'Resident Evil' and 'Requiem' (a funeral mass for the dead), implying the sick person would rather die (and need a requiem) than recover to go back to work, choosing to play video games instead.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit, posted by a user with the original title 'My health requires requiem'. It uses the popular Shrek reaction image template to create a new joke about hating work and prioritizing gaming over recovering to return to office work.

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