Also called Thinking Gorilla · Deep Thoughts
Give a very small question the full weight of a philosophical inquiry. The hand-on-chin pose supplies the seriousness.
The gorilla looks contemplative, while the caption can wonder about something as ordinary as browser tabs or noisy snacks. That difference in scale is the joke.
A question with a mildly absurd answer works well. You can also split a thought across two lines so the second part exposes an everyday contradiction.
Start with a familiar habit and follow it to a silly conclusion. Storage boxes that need their own storage give the thoughtful pose a concrete problem to consider.
Use the top and bottom edges for the text. Leave the eyes, mouth, and hand visible so the pause still reads as contemplation.
Original captions to try with this template.
The tabs have become a record of plans rather than things you are actually using.
A normal packet of crisps suddenly feels like a serious acoustic problem.
The solution creates a smaller version of the same problem.
