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The meme depicts two people dressed in all-black clothing and balaclavas (one balaclava has cat ears) positioned at the very top of a tall pole/antenna structure, high above the ground. A large black banner with white text attached to the pole reads 'WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU ABOUT YOUR CAR'S EXTENDED WARRANTY'. The humor comes from exaggerating the ubiquitous, frustrating experience of receiving unsolicited spam calls about car extended warranties, implying the sales callers will go to absurd, extreme lengths to track people down to deliver their unwanted pitch, matching the meme's title.
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WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU ABOUT YOUR CAR'S EXTENDED WARRANTY

Overview

The meme depicts two people dressed in all-black clothing and balaclavas (one balaclava has cat ears) positioned at the very top of a tall pole/antenna structure, high above the ground. A large black banner with white text attached to the pole reads 'WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU ABOUT YOUR CAR'S EXTENDED WARRANTY'. The humor comes from exaggerating the ubiquitous, frustrating experience of receiving unsolicited spam calls about car extended warranties, implying the sales callers will go to absurd, extreme lengths to track people down to deliver their unwanted pitch, matching the meme's title.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit:Meme subreddit via an RSS feed. It is an edited remix of a real photograph of climate activists who climbed a tall structure to stage a protest; the original protest banner was digitally replaced with the joke text referencing car extended warranty spam calls to create the humorous meme.

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