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Lost TV Remote Camouflage Joke

This meme jokes about the common frustrating experience of being unable to find a lost TV remote. The text at the top reads 'Where is the tv remote?' followed by '*The remote*' positioned above an image of a person wearing a full face and upper body covering with a red and gold ornate floral pattern that perfectly matches the patterned wallpaper behind them, making them almost completely blend into the background. The joke draws a comparison between the impossibly well-hidden remote and the perfectly camouflaged person in the image.
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"Where is the tv remote?" The remote

Overview

This meme jokes about the common frustrating experience of being unable to find a lost TV remote. The text at the top reads 'Where is the tv remote?' followed by 'The remote' positioned above an image of a person wearing a full face and upper body covering with a red and gold ornate floral pattern that perfectly matches the patterned wallpaper behind them, making them almost completely blend into the background. The joke draws a comparison between the impossibly well-hidden remote and the perfectly camouflaged person in the image.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from an RSS feed of the X.com (formerly Twitter) account @WholesomeMeme. The base image of the person camouflaged against matching upholstery is a widely circulated pre-existing viral reaction image, which was edited here to add text about the lost TV remote to create the comedic meme.

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