Soldiers Hear Popcorn, Gamers Hear Soda

USA soldiers when they hear popcorn in the microwave gamers when they hear someone opens a bottle of soda

A two-panel reaction meme shows American soldiers reacting dramatically to the sound of popcorn in a microwave, while a distorted Bert-like game character reacts intensely to someone opening a bottle of soda. The joke compares stereotypical battlefield awareness with gamers’ exaggerated sensitivity to familiar sounds, especially the sound of a soda bottle opening during gameplay. EN: A two-panel reaction meme shows American soldiers reacting dramatically to the sound of popcorn in a microwave, while a distorted Bert-like game character reacts intensely to someone opening a bottle of soda. The joke compares stereotypical battlefield awareness with gamers’ exaggerated sensitivity to familiar sounds, especially the sound of a soda bottle opening during gameplay.

• @afrosidemoon / 15796 2019-07-25