Second Plane Has Just Hit Meme Generator
Andy Card whispering to President Bush at a school in Florida. The whisper template for delivering news so bad it changes someone's entire expression.
Andy Card whispering to President Bush at a school in Florida. The whisper template for delivering news so bad it changes someone's entire expression.
What is the Second Plane Has Just Hit Meme?
Andrew Card whispering into George W. Bush's ear at a Florida elementary school. The top text delivers the whispered news; the bottom text provides context. The format is built for moments where terrible information arrives at the worst possible time.
Also Known As
- Bush Whisper Meme
- Andy Card Whisper Meme
- Bush Bad News Meme
- Whisper Devastating News Meme
- Bush School Meme
About the Second Plane Has Just Hit Meme
A photograph in muted tones. A man in a dark suit leans in from the right, mouth close to the ear of a seated man whose expression has just shifted from calm to something heavier. The setting is a school classroom, the audience is children, and the news being delivered will clearly change the course of the day. The intimacy of the whisper against the public setting creates an immediate tension that the format exploits for any scenario where someone receives catastrophic information in a normal environment.
The actual photograph from September 11, 2001, when White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card leaned in and whispered to President George W. Bush that a second plane had hit the World Trade Center. Bush was reading to children at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida. His expression shifts from neutral to stunned in real time. The format works because the whispering composition naturally frames any devastating reveal. For a different "receiving terrible news" format, see Surprised Pikachu (the news you should have seen coming).
How to Make a Second Plane Has Just Hit Meme
- The whispering scene is set. Add what devastating information is being delivered
- Top text is what Card is whispering into Bush's ear. Bottom text is the context, the reaction, or the punchline of the bad news
- The photo is dark and close-cropped, so white Impact text with heavy outlines reads best. Keep top text to one line if possible
- The composition already tells a story of receiving world-changing news. Let the expressions do the heavy lifting and keep your text tight
- Download the moment of impact as a PNG, or share it to deliver your own devastating news
When to Use the Second Plane Has Just Hit Meme
Kitchen Disasters
- •SIR, THE LEFTOVERS ARE GONE / SOMEONE ATE THEM AT 2 AM
- •THE MILK IS EXPIRED / IT'S BEEN EXPIRED FOR A WEEK
- •THE OVEN WAS ON THE WHOLE TIME / IT'S BEEN 6 HOURS
- •YOUR LUNCH HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM THE OFFICE FRIDGE / AGAIN
Financial Shocks
- •SIR, YOUR CARD WAS DECLINED / AT THE DRIVE-THROUGH
- •YOUR SUBSCRIPTION RENEWED / ALL SEVEN OF THEM
- •THE RENT JUST WENT UP / BY HOW MUCH? / YES
- •YOUR CRYPTO IS DOWN / BY HOW MUCH? / ALL OF IT
- •THE PARKING METER EXPIRED / 47 SECONDS AGO
Workplace Crises
- •SIR, YOU HIT REPLY ALL / TO THE ENTIRE COMPANY
- •THE DEADLINE WAS YESTERDAY / NOT NEXT FRIDAY
- •YOUR MIC WAS ON THE ENTIRE TIME / DURING THE RANT ABOUT YOUR BOSS
- •THE CLIENT SAW THE FIRST DRAFT / THE ONE WITH THE PLACEHOLDER TEXT
Example Second Plane Has Just Hit Meme
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