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Moms beating Candy Crush developers meme

This meme uses the iconic photograph of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt winning a 100m sprint at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where he is seen smiling and looking back at his trailing competitors while easily leading the race. Text overlaid on Bolt reads 'Moms on level 5303', while text over the runners behind him reads 'Candy Crush developers'. The humorous joke plays on the common stereotype that mothers who play the mobile game Candy Crush are extremely dedicated and skilled at the game, easily beating even the very high, intentionally difficult levels that the game's developers create to challenge players, making the developers look like they are hopelessly falling behind.
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Moms on level 5303; Candy Crush developers

Overview

This meme uses the iconic photograph of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt winning a 100m sprint at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where he is seen smiling and looking back at his trailing competitors while easily leading the race. Text overlaid on Bolt reads 'Moms on level 5303', while text over the runners behind him reads 'Candy Crush developers'. The humorous joke plays on the common stereotype that mothers who play the mobile game Candy Crush are extremely dedicated and skilled at the game, easily beating even the very high, intentionally difficult levels that the game's developers create to challenge players, making the developers look like they are hopelessly falling behind.

Origin notes

This meme is an edited version of the widely circulated 2016 Usain Bolt Olympic sprint photograph, with added text to create the Candy Crush themed joke. Per the provided source information, this iteration of the meme was shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit via RSS feed, noted as a long-running popular meme that remains well-received.

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