About

Panik Kalm, also known as Panic Calm, is a multi-panel exploitable featuring Meme Man in states of panic and calm. The meme takes on the format of the Galaxy Brain in which the left column of the meme indicates what Meme Man is responding to in the right column.

Origin

The earliest known usage of the meme was published on February 19th, 2020 by Redditor^[3] svenskOST_. In the meme, Meme Man reacts to the phrases, "When the mother comes home and you haven't done dishes / You're a burglar / You're a burglar." The post received more than 11,000 points (94% upvoted) in less than five months (shown below).

Spread

On February 20th, 2020, by Redditor ^[1] xCrylol. In the meme, Meme Man reacts to the phrases "You need to pee / Finally you reach the bathroom / You're dreaming." The post received more than 24,000 points (95% upvoted) in less than two months (shown below).

That day, Redditor^[2] svenskOST_ shared a version about Adolf Hitler being rejected from art school. The post received more than 26,000 points (93% upvoted) in less than two months (shown below, left).

Over the next month, the meme continued to grow in popularity on Reddit in both two- and three-panel variations (examples below).

Various Examples

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