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Me going to work at 6am after sleeping 3 hours

This is a single-panel relatable meme. Text at the top of the image reads 'Me going to work at 6 am after going to bed at 3 am'. Below the text is a candid photograph of elderly Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, sitting in the backseat of a luxury car. He has puffy red eyes, heavily wrinkled skin, and a dazed, completely worn-out expression. The joke relies on a relatable comparison: it exaggerates how exhausted people feel when they only get a few hours of sleep before needing to wake up for an early work shift, by matching that feeling to Prince Philip's extremely fatigued appearance in the photo.
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Me going to work at 6 am after going to bed at 3 am

Overview

This is a single-panel relatable meme. Text at the top of the image reads 'Me going to work at 6 am after going to bed at 3 am'. Below the text is a candid photograph of elderly Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, sitting in the backseat of a luxury car. He has puffy red eyes, heavily wrinkled skin, and a dazed, completely worn-out expression. The joke relies on a relatable comparison: it exaggerates how exhausted people feel when they only get a few hours of sleep before needing to wake up for an early work shift, by matching that feeling to Prince Philip's extremely fatigued appearance in the photo.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on Reddit as a relatable workplace meme, with the original title 'Me every Monday morning'. The underlying photo is a widely circulated candid shot of Prince Philip taken in his later years, when he was spotted looking extremely tired while riding in a car. This photo has been repurposed many times across social media platforms as a visual for memes about exhaustion, sleep deprivation, and burnout.

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