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Relatable meme about being late from zoning out wrapped in a blanket

This is a relatable humorous meme that has text at the top, paired with a screenshot from the classic animated series Tom and Jerry. The top text states 'sometimes I’m late because I sit like this for too long instead of getting ready'. The visual below shows Tom the cat sitting on the edge of a bed, wrapped snugly in a soft pink blanket, with a drowsy, content, zoned-out half-smiling expression. The meme pokes fun at the common real-life experience of procrastinating getting ready to leave the house by staying comfortable and spacing out, which ends up making people late for their plans.
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sometimes I’m late because I sit like this for too long instead of getting ready

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This is a relatable humorous meme that has text at the top, paired with a screenshot from the classic animated series Tom and Jerry. The top text states 'sometimes I’m late because I sit like this for too long instead of getting ready'. The visual below shows Tom the cat sitting on the edge of a bed, wrapped snugly in a soft pink blanket, with a drowsy, content, zoned-out half-smiling expression. The meme pokes fun at the common real-life experience of procrastinating getting ready to leave the house by staying comfortable and spacing out, which ends up making people late for their plans.

Origin notes

This meme was reposted on X.com (formerly Twitter) by the account @WholesomeMeme, as noted in the provided additional information. The underlying animated screenshot is taken directly from an original episode of the Tom and Jerry cartoon series. A small watermark reading 'GIRLY ZAR' appears on the left side of the image frame, indicating that the edit adding the relatable text was likely first created by the Girly Zar account before being reposted by WholesomeMeme.

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