AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The SpongeBob Burning Paper meme features a four-panel exploitable template portraying SpongeBob SquarePants interacting with a piece of paper. In the first two panels, SpongeBob carefully reads the note. By the third panel, he appears displeased or dismissive, and in the final panel, he decisively throws the paper into a fire. This template is commonly used to humorously convey reactions to dismissive or unwelcome truths, similar to the Scroll of Truth meme.

OriginWho did it first?

The meme originates from a scene in the 'SpongeBob SquarePants' episode titled 'Party Pooper Pants,' which premiered on May 17, 2002. In the episode, Patchy the Pirate mishandles an invitation because of smudged ink, leading SpongeBob to comment whimsically about the sender's lack of awareness regarding life underwater, before tossing the invitation into the fire as shown in the clip from this episode. The format was first adapted into a meme by an Imgur user MASHorGTFO on November 25, 2017, as documented in this meme upload.^[1]

Origin: 2002

Also known as: spongebob-yeet