Presidential Alert Meme Template

A phone notification gives a tiny announcement the importance of a national alert. Fill the empty message box with news that plainly does not deserve the interruption.

The heading promises something serious. A missing pair of scissors or the arrival of pizza makes that promise collapse into a petty concern.

This is a parody of an alert, with the joke inside the message box. The mismatch between the formal interface and the trivial content matters more than a long setup.

On October 3, 2018, FEMA tested Wireless Emergency Alerts nationwide using the heading Presidential Alert. The test message identified itself as a test and said no action was needed. An advance notice from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency documents the purpose and wording. [1]

People posted edited versions of the phone notification that day. Know Your Meme records jokes from Twitter accounts including AllSaintsBlog and rickyftw, replacing the official text with unrelated messages. This template removes the message while retaining the heading and Dismiss button. [2]

Write a short announcement in the blank center of the notification. The caption is angled to follow the phone screen; leave the existing heading and Dismiss button clear.

A household complaint, office request, or snack update supplies enough contrast. Make the content plainly comic so the mock urgency is part of the joke.

The unnecessary announcement

Inside the empty notification, tilted with the phone.

• Keep the message to one short sentence.
• Use a mundane announcement or request.
• Keep the caption inside the notification box.
• Let the existing heading provide the exaggerated importance.