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XMAS vs EXAMS Glasses Meme

A two-panel meme featuring a shirtless man (Peter Parker from Spider-Man 2002) in both panels. In the top panel, he holds glasses away from his face with the text 'XMAS' to the right. In the bottom panel, he wears the glasses with the text 'EXAMS' to the right. The joke plays on the similar appearance of 'XMAS' and 'EXAMS' when viewed with/without glasses, suggesting students might confuse Christmas with exams or that exams ruin the Christmas spirit.
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A two-panel meme featuring a shirtless man (Peter Parker from Spider-Man 2002) in both panels. In the top panel, he holds glasses away from his face with the text 'XMAS' to the right. In the bottom panel, he wears the glasses with the text 'EXAMS' to the right. The joke plays on the similar appearance of 'XMAS' and 'EXAMS' when viewed with/without glasses, suggesting students might confuse Christmas with exams or that exams ruin the Christmas spirit.

Origin notes

This meme uses a screenshot from the 2002 Spider-Man film featuring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker in the iconic scene where he puts on glasses. The original scene does not contain the text overlays; these were added by an unknown creator to create the wordplay joke. This format is commonly found on various meme-sharing platforms.

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