I was digging in my garden when I found some gold coins I got so excited I ran to the house to tell the prostitute about it but then I remembered why I was digging
This image consists of two main elements: a text superimposed on the upper half and a composite graphic on the lower half. The text narrates a short anecdote about someone digging in a garden, discovering gold coins, and running to tell someone about the find, only to comically remember the purpose for digging was in fact to bury the same coins.
The bottom half of the image shows a freshly dug plot of earth, likely the "garden" mentioned in the story. In the foreground, a character from the classic animation 'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe,' specifically the character Skeletor, is depicted with his hands raised in a triumphant pose. Notably, Skeletor’s face is designed to express evil or mischief, which adds to the comedic undertone of the image.
The humor in this image may come from several sources. Firstly, the very idea of forgetting why you were digging a hole in the first place evokes the kind of silly, absentminded comedy that many find relatable and amusing. It's an example of a "blonde moment" or a mental lapse, rendering the act of digging and the subsequent excitement comically futile.
Adding to the humor is the fact that the character in the story is excited to tell a "prostitute" about the findings, indicating they have this unorthodox figure living in their house. This unconventional household detail might be unexpected and therefore humorous to the reader.
The inclusion of Skeletor, typically a villainous character, exhibiting a triumphant response to the narrative's punchline can also be funny due to its incongruity. His celebration, which seems misplaced or ill-timed given that the punchline is about a mistake, contributes to a sort of absurd, slapstick humor.
Lastly, meme culture often employs characters like Skeletor in various contexts far removed from their original storylines. Seeing such a character joyfully reacting to a banal human mistake juxtaposed with his usual villainous role in pop culture can be amusing due to this mismatch between character disposition and the mundane, yet silly, situation at hand. I was digging in my garden when I found some gold coins I got so excited I ran to the house to tell the prostitute about it but then I remembered why I was digging
