Waiting Skeleton Meme Template

A skeleton sits at a computer with a headset and a hand on the mouse. Add the thing you are waiting for and turn a slow response into a wait that seems to last forever.

The computer setup suggests the person stayed at the desk throughout the delay. The skeleton exaggerates how much time has passed.

It fits downloads, replies, and promises of something happening “soon.” Name the delay clearly so the picture can supply the exaggeration.

Know Your Meme’s image archive contains a cropped version of this same desk photograph, uploaded on December 29, 2014. Its caption describes an ongoing wait. That upload documents one use of the picture; it does not establish who took the photograph or when. [1]

Add your caption in the open area to the right of the skull. Keep the headset, face, and hand on the mouse visible so the desk scene remains clear.

Start with “Waiting for…” or name a stalled process. A specific detail such as a download stuck at 99% is enough to make the waiting recognizable.

The long wait

In the open area to the right of the skull.

• Keep the skull and headset clear.
• Name one thing that has not happened yet.
• Use a familiar delay.
• Avoid explaining the skeleton in the caption.