AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The 'SpongeBob Reading Two Pages at Once' meme, also known as 'Cross-Eyed SpongeBob', features an image of SpongeBob SquarePants exhibiting a humorous expression where each of his eyes are focused on a separate page of a book he is attempting to read simultaneously. The template portrays SpongeBob with a cross-eyed look, aiming to capture the humorous struggle of trying to manage two tasks at once.

OriginWho did it first?

The meme originates from an episode titled 'Night Light', which is the 82nd episode in the fifth season of the animated series SpongeBob Squarepants, aired on July 30, 2007. More about this episode. In the episode's opening scene, SpongeBob is depicted reading a scary book with a red cover, intermittently focusing each eye on a different page. The first known use of this image to create a meme occurred on April 22, 2018, by the Reddit user scottbeckman who modified one half of the book to blue, receiving significant attention over time. ^[1]

Origin: 2018