About

They're The Same Picture is a two-panel exploitable meme based on a scene from American sitcom The Office in which the character Pam presents two pictures before Pam says "they're the same picture" in the second panel.

Origin

The scene comes from Season 7, Episode 25 of The Office, "Search Committee Part 1." In the episode, Pam pranks acting manager Creed by asking him to spot seven differences between two similar pictures before telling the audience they're the same picture. After seeing some use as a reaction image posted to make the point that the user couldn't tell the difference between two things,^[2] it started seeing use as an exploitable beginning on June 22th, 2018, when an exploitable comparing Fortnite to trash was posted to /r/MemeEconomy,^[3] gaining over 26,000 points (shown below).

Spread

In the following months, the format was used to make similar points about a number of subjects. For example, a post in /r/bojackhorseman used the template to make a point about how the main character in Bojack Horseman hates himself, gaining over 1,400 points (shown below, left). Another post referencing Loss appeared in /r/MemeEconomy on June 23rd and gained over 95 points (shown below, right).

Other edits have used the format in a complimentary fashion. For example, a June 23rd, 2018 post on /r/garlicbreadmemes comparing garlic bread to heaven gained over 890 points (shown below, left). A wholesome edit posted to /r/MemeEconomy on June 25th gained over 110 points (shown below, right).

Various Examples

Search Interest

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External References