The empty pizza box
The person returning to the box does not need to say anything else.
Read caption text
- What went wrong
- You ate the last slice?
Also called Disappointed Man · Muhammad Sarim Akhtar · Angry Pakistani Fan · Hands on Hips Meme
Muhammad Sarim Akhtar stands with his hands on his hips and says nothing. Give the stare a reason: a missed promise, a wasted chance, or a familiar letdown.
The still expression makes the reaction feel like disappointment that has gone past complaining. It suits a moment when somebody should have known better and now has to face the look.
One caption can supply the whole situation. The picture delivers the response, so adding an explanation of how disappointed the speaker feels usually weakens it.
During Pakistan’s Cricket World Cup match against Australia on June 12, 2019, Asif Ali dropped a catch. The broadcast then showed spectator Muhammad Sarim Akhtar standing with his hands on his hips. [1]
The International Cricket Council shared a GIF of the reaction that day, while fans circulated their own captions. Akhtar acknowledged the memes on Twitter the following day. The image’s later uses apply the same disappointed look far beyond cricket. [1]
Describe the letdown in one short line along the bottom. Keep the face and hands-on-hips pose visible: the stillness is what makes this reaction different from a shouting image.
A broken expectation gives the expression something to respond to. Mention what was promised or what should have happened, without adding a second speech for the person in the photograph.
Original captions to try with this template.
The person returning to the box does not need to say anything else.
The stare stands in for everyone who had already planned their evening.
The meeting begins with a discovery nobody wanted to make.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
Documents the match, dropped catch, ICC post, and Akhtar’s response to the memes.