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Robert Griffin III Gobbling a Croissant, also known as Robert Griffin III Eating a Croissant or RG3 Croissant Meme, refers to a viral photograph of American former football player Robert Griffin III and his wife with a massive croissant in Paris, France, with Griffin putting the tip of the pastry into his mouth. The photograph, posted in early August 2024, went viral online and inspired memes on social media over its visual resemblance to a sexual act.

Origin

On August 9th, 2024, American former football quarterback Robert Griffin III posted a photograph of himself and his wife sharing a giant croissant in Paris. In the photograph, Robert Griffin III has the tip of the croissant in his mouth, supporting it with his hands. The photograph (shown below), captioned "It’s always Croissant O’Clock in Paris πŸ€™πŸΎ", garnered over 29.4 million views, 8,100 reposts and 46,000 likes on X[1] in two weeks.

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Immediately following the post, the photograph and its cropped versions became a subject of jokes and object-labeling memes due to it visually resembling oral sex. Within one hour of the original post, American former football player Torrey Smith quoted the post, writing, "They are about to cook you πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚" The post (shown below) garnered over 3,100 reposts and 59,000 likes on X[2] in two weeks.

Torrey Smith @TorreySmithWR They are about to cook you Robert Griffin III @RGIII Aug 9 It's always Croissant O'Clock in Paris MAGASINS 9:43 AM β€’ Aug 9, 2024 Β· 4.4M Views

Later on August 9th, X[3] user @DerekDuke25 posted an object-labeling meme based on the image, which received over 50 reposts and 970 likes in two weeks (shown below).

National Media 3 SEC

Later on August 9th, 2024, Robert Griffin III made a video reacting to the viral spread of the photograph, posting it to X[4] / Twitter, Instagram[5] and TikTok[6] (shown below).

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7401200302650576159

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MMA_Mobb @Mobb_TV_ Is he cupping the bread ?? 9:51 AM β€’ Aug 9, 2024 - 199K Views
M Cheating
Three Year Letterman @3YearLetterman Tweeting out this photo is certainly a choice Robert Griffin III @RGIII β€’ Aug 9 It's always Croissant O'Clock in Paris MAGASINS 10:40 AM - Aug 9, 2024 109.2K Views

made with mematic Georgia Fans A post about Tennessee
RG3 made with mematic RG3
Q. Anthony Ali @NobleQAli What's heavily implied by the imbalance of enthusiasm in this photo is KILLING me Robert Griffin III @RGIII Aug 9 It's always Croissant O'Clock in Paris MAGASINSP 12:27 PM - Aug 9, 2024 Β· 14.3K Views

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[1] X – @RGIII

[2] X – @TorreySmithWR

[3] X – @DerekDuke25

[4] X – @RGIII

[5] Instagram – rgiii

[6] TikTok – @rgiii



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Robert Griffin III eating a Croissant meme.

Robert Griffin III Gobbling a Croissant

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About

Robert Griffin III Gobbling a Croissant, also known as Robert Griffin III Eating a Croissant or RG3 Croissant Meme, refers to a viral photograph of American former football player Robert Griffin III and his wife with a massive croissant in Paris, France, with Griffin putting the tip of the pastry into his mouth. The photograph, posted in early August 2024, went viral online and inspired memes on social media over its visual resemblance to a sexual act.

Origin

On August 9th, 2024, American former football quarterback Robert Griffin III posted a photograph of himself and his wife sharing a giant croissant in Paris. In the photograph, Robert Griffin III has the tip of the croissant in his mouth, supporting it with his hands. The photograph (shown below), captioned "It’s always Croissant O’Clock in Paris πŸ€™πŸΎ", garnered over 29.4 million views, 8,100 reposts and 46,000 likes on X[1] in two weeks.


MAGASINS

Spread

Immediately following the post, the photograph and its cropped versions became a subject of jokes and object-labeling memes due to it visually resembling oral sex. Within one hour of the original post, American former football player Torrey Smith quoted the post, writing, "They are about to cook you πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚" The post (shown below) garnered over 3,100 reposts and 59,000 likes on X[2] in two weeks.


Torrey Smith @TorreySmithWR They are about to cook you Robert Griffin III @RGIII Aug 9 It's always Croissant O'Clock in Paris MAGASINS 9:43 AM β€’ Aug 9, 2024 Β· 4.4M Views

Later on August 9th, X[3] user @DerekDuke25 posted an object-labeling meme based on the image, which received over 50 reposts and 970 likes in two weeks (shown below).


National Media 3 SEC

Later on August 9th, 2024, Robert Griffin III made a video reacting to the viral spread of the photograph, posting it to X[4] / Twitter, Instagram[5] and TikTok[6] (shown below).

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7401200302650576159

Various Examples


MMA_Mobb @Mobb_TV_ Is he cupping the bread ?? 9:51 AM β€’ Aug 9, 2024 - 199K Views M Cheating Three Year Letterman @3YearLetterman Tweeting out this photo is certainly a choice Robert Griffin III @RGIII β€’ Aug 9 It's always Croissant O'Clock in Paris MAGASINS 10:40 AM - Aug 9, 2024 109.2K Views
made with mematic Georgia Fans A post about Tennessee RG3 made with mematic RG3 Q. Anthony Ali @NobleQAli What's heavily implied by the imbalance of enthusiasm in this photo is KILLING me Robert Griffin III @RGIII Aug 9 It's always Croissant O'Clock in Paris MAGASINSP 12:27 PM - Aug 9, 2024 Β· 14.3K Views

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Search Interest

External References

[1] X – @RGIII

[2] X – @TorreySmithWR

[3] X – @DerekDuke25

[4] X – @RGIII

[5] Instagram – rgiii

[6] TikTok – @rgiii

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