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@coolmathgames they’re removing the spark in my eyes tomorrow
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Video #45815 · Carousel
Relatable work dread meme carouselfrom @coolmathgames
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Overview
This is a three-slide carousel meme that humorously depicts the feeling of workplace dread. It uses characters from the 'Papa Louie's' video games and a background from 'SpongeBob SquarePants' to create a relatable and absurd narrative about the struggles of the work week, communicated through text overlays.
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Simple outline
- 1State a relatable grievance.
- 2Escalate with absurd visual.
- 3Pivot to non-sequitur punchline.
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Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 45%
This is what they do to me at work btw
Verbal hook · 40%
they’re removing the spark in my eyes tomorrow
Visual hook · 15%
Surreal digital collage featuring a nostalgic video game character (Roy from Papa's Pizzeria) in a bizarre and threatening situation from another cartoon (SpongeBob), creating a humorous and absurd visual contrast.
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Hook template
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This is what do to me at btw
- — This is what customers do to me at the front desk btw
- — This is what my group chat does to me at 2am btw
- — This is what professors do to me during finals week btw
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
Slide 1 establishes a relatable, negative sentiment using a simple text overlay, often paired with an ironically cheerful or neutral visual to create initial intrigue.
Payoff
Slide 3 delivers the punchline by abruptly pivoting to a completely different, yet emotionally resonant, observation. This non-sequitur re-contextualizes the entire sequence as a mood piece rather than a linear story.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Absurdist Vibe Check
Builds a narrative by stating a relatable problem, escalating it to a surreal extreme, and then delivering a punchline through an abrupt, emotionally resonant, non-sequitur observation.
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The Absurdist Escalation
Slide 2 visualizes the initial grievance in a comically extreme, surreal, or violent manner, confirming the user's swipe with a humorous escalation of the established problem.
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Post caption
they’re removing the spark in my eyes tomorrow
Text overlays
statement · photo_0
This is what they do to me at work btw
statement · photo_1
they are going to do this to me at work tomorrow
statement · photo_2
why is it lowkey thursday today 😭😅