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Wait a Min... Pre-Ordering Digital Games

This is a three-panel Wojak meme that jokes about the illogical practice of pre-ordering digital video games. The first panel shows the blonde Northern Chad character saying to the Le Monke orangutan character 'You are such a dumb animal.' The second panel has Chad continue with the insult, pointing out Le Monke's absurd action: 'You pre-order digital games as if they’re gonna run out' (referencing that digital game copies can never sell out or run out of stock, unlike physical copies). In the third panel, Northern Chad is replaced by a hollow, skeletal withered wojak, left speechless, because pre-ordering digital games is a widespread common practice among gamers, so the criticism ends up deflated. The joke points out how common this illogical behavior is in modern gaming culture.
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You are such a dumb animal.
You pre-order digital games as if they’re gonna run out

Overview

This is a three-panel Wojak meme that jokes about the illogical practice of pre-ordering digital video games. The first panel shows the blonde Northern Chad character saying to the Le Monke orangutan character 'You are such a dumb animal.' The second panel has Chad continue with the insult, pointing out Le Monke's absurd action: 'You pre-order digital games as if they’re gonna run out' (referencing that digital game copies can never sell out or run out of stock, unlike physical copies). In the third panel, Northern Chad is replaced by a hollow, skeletal withered wojak, left speechless, because pre-ordering digital games is a widespread common practice among gamers, so the criticism ends up deflated. The joke points out how common this illogical behavior is in modern gaming culture.

Origin notes

This meme originated on Reddit as a gaming meme, and it remixes the popular existing Northern Chad vs Le Monke Wojak meme template. It is widely shared across gaming meme communities, with the original title given as 'Wait a min....' A watermark for @pcmag is visible on the Chad character's collar in the second panel.

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