SIGH ZIP
This meme image features a sequence of panels that juxtapose two very different things to create a humorous effect. The first three panels include two images of a cartoon character that resembles Skeletor from the "He-Man" series with text balloons reading "SIGH" and "( ZIP )". The character’s pose and facial expression in the first panel suggest a feeling of resignation, while the second shows an action that is implied to be unzipping pants, though nothing inappropriate is shown.
The middle two panels shift from the cartoon to photographs of strawberries being prepared with a cream filling. The first photo shows a hollowed-out strawberry, and the second one features a strawberry being filled with what looks like cream from a pastry bag. The strawberry's distinctly circular and hollow center coupled with the cream filling humorously parallels the "unzipping" action implied in the cartoon above.
The third photo in the sequence finishes the strawberry preparation with a generous topping of cream, making the strawberry resemble a miniature dessert. This dessert preparation is an innocent culinary activity, but when paired with the preceding images, it becomes part of a visual pun.
The final panel returns to the cartoon character, now with the added text, "UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN." This statement is often used to imply a future encounter, usually in the context of a recurring challenge or confrontation. However, when placed in context with the rest of the meme, it humorously suggests that the character anticipates another similar 'encounter' with a cream-filled strawberry.
What might make this image funny to people is the unexpected comparison and visual pun created between the cartoon character's implied actions and the strawberry dessert assembly. The meme taps into the common technique of innuendo, where something innocuous is juxtaposed with imagery or verbiage that can suggest something more risqué or adult, thus creating a double entendre. However, the explicit content is never shown or stated, enabling the humor to reside in the viewer's mind.
The meme plays on the anthropomorphism of food, where the strawberries take on a suggestive role when placed in a sequence with the cartoon character's implied behavior. The humor comes from the risqué connotation made through visual storytelling without directly referencing any inappropriate act. Thus, the meme relies on the viewer's ability to connect the dots and appreciate the joke. SIGH ZIP UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
