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This relatable meme jokes about a common everyday dilemma: when you have clothes that are too dirty to put back into your closet, but not dirty enough to need washing. It presents "The Chair" as the universal solution to this problem, pairing the text joke with an edited classical oil painting where a vintage armchair holds a modern pile of such clothes, with a 19th century woman looking down at the pile. It perfectly visualizes the extremely common habit most people have of piling these in-between clothes on a nearby chair.
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Clothes too dirty for the closest, but too clean for the laundry?
Welcome to: The Chair

Overview

This relatable meme jokes about a common everyday dilemma: when you have clothes that are too dirty to put back into your closet, but not dirty enough to need washing. It presents "The Chair" as the universal solution to this problem, pairing the text joke with an edited classical oil painting where a vintage armchair holds a modern pile of such clothes, with a 19th century woman looking down at the pile. It perfectly visualizes the extremely common habit most people have of piling these in-between clothes on a nearby chair.

Origin notes

This is a popular relatable meme originating from Reddit, as noted by the source context. It uses an existing classical oil painting as the base image, edited to add the pile of modern clothes to fit the joke. It spread widely online because the everyday habit it jokes about is widely recognized by most people.

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