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The Spaceman Gun Meme: An Exploration of the "Wait, It’s All Ohio?" Phenomenon

"The "Always Has Been" meme, widely known as the "Spaceman Gun" meme, stands as one of the most resilient and versatile templates in the history of internet culture. At its core, the image features two astronauts standing on the surface of the moon looking back at Earth. One astronaut realizes that Earth is composed entirely of something unexpected, turns to his colleague, and asks a clarifying question. The second astronaut, already pointing a handgun at the first, delivers the iconic punchline: "Always has been." This template thrives on the juxtaposition of cosmic existential dread and mundane, local, or hyper-specific absurdity. Its simpli..."

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