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I'm Cooked: Me and the Boys Joking About Post-Graduation Future

This meme uses a scene from Disney/Pixar's Toy Story franchise to humorously depict the anxiety around post-graduation life. The text at the top reads 'Me and the boys joking about our future after we graduate:'. The scene shows the character Woody smiling cheerfully while hiding a sharp axe behind his back as he faces fellow characters Jessie and Buzz Lightyear. The darkly humorous implication is that while the friend group acts casual joking about their future after school, the reality of post-grad prospects is so grim that they are effectively facing impending doom, represented by Woody's hidden weapon.
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Me and the boys joking about our future after we graduate:

Overview

This meme uses a scene from Disney/Pixar's Toy Story franchise to humorously depict the anxiety around post-graduation life. The text at the top reads 'Me and the boys joking about our future after we graduate:'. The scene shows the character Woody smiling cheerfully while hiding a sharp axe behind his back as he faces fellow characters Jessie and Buzz Lightyear. The darkly humorous implication is that while the friend group acts casual joking about their future after school, the reality of post-grad prospects is so grim that they are effectively facing impending doom, represented by Woody's hidden weapon.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from an RSS feed of Reddit's Meme community, originally posted with the title 'I'm cooked'. It is a derivative work editing a scene from the Toy Story animated film series to add text about relatable post-graduation stress, a common theme in online student and young adult communities.

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