Fish Taken Out of Water

Text on the meme

How is your food sir? My fish is very dry. Yes, we had to take him out of the water.

What it means

A waiter asks a customer how his food is, and the customer complains that his fish is very dry. The waiter replies that they had to take the fish out of the water, taking the complaint literally for an absurd punchline. This meme is used as a reaction to overly literal answers and dry humor. EN: A waiter asks a customer how his food is, and the customer complains that his fish is very dry. The waiter replies that they had to take the fish out of the water, taking the complaint literally for an absurd punchline. This meme is used as a reaction to overly literal answers and dry humor.

Objects

waiter / официант restaurant customer / посетитель ресторана white shirt / белая рубашка red bow tie / красная бабочка apron / фартук blue blazer / синий пиджак restaurant / ресторан table / стол window / окно fish / рыба water / вода speech bubbles / речевые облачка smiling man / улыбающийся мужчина dry food / сухая еда