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This meme shows a real man sitting inside a camping tent holding an extremely large machete, with overlaid text that reads 'The man who sleeps with a machete is a fool every night but one.' The joke plays on the idea that while sleeping with a large weapon is overly paranoid and foolish on most nights, it could be life-saving on the one night that you actually need protection from an intruder or danger, turning the 'fool' label on its head.
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The man who sleeps with a machete is a fool every night but one.

Overview

This meme shows a real man sitting inside a camping tent holding an extremely large machete, with overlaid text that reads 'The man who sleeps with a machete is a fool every night but one.' The joke plays on the idea that while sleeping with a large weapon is overly paranoid and foolish on most nights, it could be life-saving on the one night that you actually need protection from an intruder or danger, turning the 'fool' label on its head.

Origin notes

This image was originally posted to the user-generated content platform 9Gag with the original title 'Fool'. It is a screenshot of a scene from an unknown outdoor or film source, adapted into a text-overlay meme.

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