Please Don’t Flash the Octopus

Text on the meme

Please don’t flash the octopus

What it means

A museum sign asks visitors not to use flash photography on an octopus. The joke comes from the oddly specific warning, making it a fitting reaction to someone enjoying an aquarium or encountering an unexpectedly strict rule.

Objects

museum sign / музейная табличка octopus warning / предупреждение об осьминоге wall / стена flash photography notice / предупреждение о фотосъёмке со вспышкой aquarium exhibit / аквариумная экспозиция