The image presents a plush toy which strongly resembles Kermit the Frog, a well-known Muppet character, in a rather despondent pose. The toy is slumped over with its head buried in its hands, legs dangling off the side of the chair in an exaggeratedly dejected fashion—its posture conveying a dramatic sense of sorrow or defeat.
At the top of the image, text has been superimposed that reads "No one: Nikki Haley when her husband gets deployed to Iraq." This caption sets up a comedic trope frequently used on the internet, where "No one:" implies that no one has said or done anything, yet a specific, often exaggerated response follows. In this case, the implication is that Nikki Haley (a public figure) is dramatically overreacting in a particular situation.
The humor likely arises from a combination of the toy's dramatic pose and the exaggerated nature of the caption. Kermit the Frog, as a pop culture icon, is commonly associated with expressive reactions, including both humor and sadness, which are often amplified for comedic effect in internet memes. This pairing of the visual lament with the suggestion of an over-the-top reaction to a personal event creates an unexpected and exaggerated depiction that might elicit laughter.
Moreover, this meme plays on the societal expectations of how one might react when a loved one is deployed. While such a situation is genuinely distressing, the meme takes it to a humorous extreme, using the melancholic pose of a toy to represent a response that