The Beaver Had Ham
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BEA VER HAD HAM
Overview
This is a two-panel pun meme that uses Formula 1 driver name fragments to create a silly phrase that is literally visualized in the second panel. The left panel has four stacked lines of text: "BEA", "VER", "HAD", "HAM" which combine to read "BEAVER HAD HAM", with each line paired with a Formula 1 team logo referencing F1 drivers (VER for Max Verstappen, HAM for Lewis Hamilton). The right panel is a real photograph of a beaver holding and biting a slice of ham, exactly matching the phrase created by the F1 name wordplay on the left.
Origin notes
This meme originated on Reddit as a viral F1 fan meme, with the original title "The beaver had ham". It is an original wordplay joke that combines F1 driver name trivia with a literal visual gag, and spread to other motorsport fan communities after being posted to Reddit.