Problems, Stress, Pain: Suplex Meme Template

The white figure seems to find an escape from three bullies, but the yellow helper throws them instead. Label the pressures and the supposed comfort that makes the day worse.

The first panel establishes the pressures, the second offers relief, and the last reverses that promise. The yellow figure is something that looks relaxing until it creates another problem.

This template uses the suplex ending. A caption about genuine comfort will not fit the final panel unless the comfort also has a catch.

Artist Superelmer posted the original comic on Facebook on April 27, 2017. Three figures represented problems, stress, and pain; a yellow figure representing sleep embraced the distressed white character. [1]

The template here uses a later edit that replaces the embrace with a suplex. Know Your Meme records a version posted by Reddit user 2KDrop on February 27, 2018, and a more compact version shared by Weak_Tomato that December. [1]

Label the three colored figures in the first panel with short pressures. Put the supposed escape on the yellow figure in both later panels.

Use the same yellow label twice so the reader recognizes the helper as the source of the final blow. A competitive game, an overlong nap, or a costly shopping break can provide that reversal.

The first pressure

On the purple figure’s torso in the first panel.

The second pressure

On the orange figure’s upper torso.

The third pressure

On the green figure’s torso.

The apparent escape

On the yellow figure entering the second panel.

The same escape turns bad

On the yellow figure in the last panel.

• The white figure is the person having a rough day.
• Use one short word for each original pressure.
• Repeat the yellow figure’s label in the final panel.
• Choose relief with a clear downside.