Also called Always Sunny Plate Toss · Mac and Dennis Macaroni · Dennis Throws the Plate
Mac serves Dennis a bowl of food, and Dennis throws it away. Label the offer, the person making it, and the person rejecting it to turn the two pictures into a joke about unwanted help or advice.
The second picture is a blunt refusal of whatever the first picture offers. The food can stand for a suggestion, a useful resource, a deal, or a sensible course of action.
It works especially well when the offer is reasonable and the rejection is the problem. The person throwing the bowl can be you, your habits, or an organization that ignores good advice.
The images come from “Mac and Dennis Move to the Suburbs,” a 2016 episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Mac, played by Rob McElhenney, serves macaroni and cheese to Dennis, played by Glenn Howerton. Dennis responds by throwing the bowl across the room. [1]
A looping GIF circulated shortly after the episode. Captioned versions assigned roles to Mac, Dennis, and the food, turning the exchange into a way to depict an offer being rejected. Documented later examples applied it to film fandom and philosophy. [1]
Mac’s meal and Dennis’s rejection supply the two moments used in the template. [1]
An Imgur post repeats the meal being served and thrown away. [1]
A labeled version casts the two characters as Plato and Aristotle, with a theory as the rejected offering. [1]
Put the giver’s name on Mac’s dark robe, the recipient’s name on Dennis’s striped shirt, and the offering’s name beside the bowl in the upper picture.
The lower picture already supplies the action. Leaving it uncaptioned keeps the flying bowl and Dennis’s throwing hand easy to follow.
Original captions to try with this template.
The reminder arrives exactly as planned; following it is another matter.
A helpful set of instructions gets dismissed before it is opened.
Even a cheaper price cannot make the unwanted item appealing.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
Identifies the episode, actors, early GIF, and later object-labeling examples.
