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THREE STAGES OF LIFE

A black and white illustration titled 'THREE STAGES OF LIFE' featuring a central skeleton-like character with small wings, wearing a striped outfit, sitting in flames. Below the character, a horizontal line connects three stages labeled 'BIRTH', 'WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?', and 'DEATH'. The character appears distressed, with hands on its face and an open mouth, humorously representing the confusion of life between birth and death. The artist's signature 'kausler_' is at the bottom right.
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THREE STAGES OF LIFE: BIRTH • WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING? • DEATH

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A black and white illustration titled 'THREE STAGES OF LIFE' featuring a central skeleton-like character with small wings, wearing a striped outfit, sitting in flames. Below the character, a horizontal line connects three stages labeled 'BIRTH', 'WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?', and 'DEATH'. The character appears distressed, with hands on its face and an open mouth, humorously representing the confusion of life between birth and death. The artist's signature 'kausler_' is at the bottom right.

Origin notes

The image is an original hand-drawn meme created by the artist 'kausler_', as indicated by the signature. It humorously depicts the three stages of life with sarcasm, focusing on the existential confusion of the middle stage. There is no evidence of it being a remix or edited from another source.

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