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Triangle Man Celebrating Victory Over Particle Man and Person Man

This meme uses a widely recognized still from the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street, showing lead character Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) standing triumphantly with outstretched arms before an adoring, cheering crowd. Large impact font text is overlaid at the top and bottom: the top text reads 'TRIANGLE MAN' and the bottom text reads 'AFTER BEATING PARTICLE MAN AND PERSON MAN'. The joke relies on niche pop culture knowledge of the 1990 alternative rock song 'Particle Man' by They Might Be Giants, which features the characters Triangle Man, Particle Man, Person Man, and Universe Man, with lyrics repeatedly stating that Triangle Man beats the other two characters in fights. The original Reddit post title notes that 'ball knowledge' (obscure, niche cultural knowledge) is required to understand the joke.
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TRIANGLE MAN
AFTER BEATING PARTICLE MAN AND PERSON MAN

Overview

This meme uses a widely recognized still from the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street, showing lead character Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) standing triumphantly with outstretched arms before an adoring, cheering crowd. Large impact font text is overlaid at the top and bottom: the top text reads 'TRIANGLE MAN' and the bottom text reads 'AFTER BEATING PARTICLE MAN AND PERSON MAN'. The joke relies on niche pop culture knowledge of the 1990 alternative rock song 'Particle Man' by They Might Be Giants, which features the characters Triangle Man, Particle Man, Person Man, and Universe Man, with lyrics repeatedly stating that Triangle Man beats the other two characters in fights. The original Reddit post title notes that 'ball knowledge' (obscure, niche cultural knowledge) is required to understand the joke.

Origin notes

This meme originated on Reddit, as stated in the provided additional source information. The base image is a famous, commonly repurposed still from The Wolf of Wall Street, often used to represent triumphant, boastful celebratory moments. The text references the song 'Particle Man', which gained further mainstream exposure after being featured in an animated segment on the 1990s cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures, making it a nostalgic niche reference for many internet users. The meme is edited to add the text reference over the existing film still.

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