Also called Squidward Chair · Squidward Folding Chair · Squidward Leaving
Squidward sets up his chair with a smile, then packs it away. Put the appealing offer beside the first picture and the detail that ruins it beside the second.
The top image is anticipation: Squidward is ready to settle in. The bottom image is a quiet withdrawal, with the same chair folded under his arm.
The second caption can cancel the first with one condition. A free event turns out to require a long journey; a quiet evening comes with an unexpected task. The retreat supplies the reaction.
The images come from the opening of the SpongeBob SquarePants episode “The Paper,” from the first season. Squidward puts out a lounge chair, but an interruption from SpongeBob sends him back inside with it. [1] [2]
On March 4, 2019, Reddit user xzdnsr paired the two frames for a caption format and shared a blank template. The open-chair and folded-chair contrast became a way to show interest followed by rejection. [2]
The white column is for your captions. Align the attractive offer with the upper picture and its disappointing condition with the lower one. Leave Squidward and the chair unobstructed.
Use a clear reversal rather than two unrelated opinions. The reader should understand why the second detail changes the decision.
Original captions to try with this template.
The prospect of a relaxed meal changes when the schedule arrives.
The location promises calm until the noise becomes clear.
The short preparation time hides the much longer wait.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
The official first-season episode listing.
Identifies the scene and documents xzdnsr’s March 2019 posts.
