{"slug":"bernie-i-am-once-again-asking","name":"Bernie I Am Once Again Asking","url":"/templates/bernie-i-am-once-again-asking.jpg","w":926,"h":688,"top":"I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING","bottom":"FOR YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"bernie-i-am-once-again-asking-gif","label":"GIF Version"},{"slug":"bernie-i-am-once-again-asking-blank-gif","label":"Blank GIF"},{"slug":"bernie-i-am-once-again-asking-captioned","label":"With Caption"}],"description":"Make your own Bernie I Am Once Again Asking meme. Swap in any repeated request, complaint, or plea you're tired of making.","keywords":"bernie sanders meme, i am once again asking, bernie asking meme, once again asking meme, bernie sanders once again","year":2019,"origin":"From a December 2019 fundraising video for Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, where he says \"I am once again asking for your financial support.\" The clip became a viral meme template in early 2020, used to humorously replace what Bernie is \"once again asking\" for with everyday frustrations and absurd requests. For the direct-address plea format, see also Change My Mind.","format":"classic","sourceVideo":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikgh4JbAWUU","howToMake":["The Bernie I Am Once Again Asking template is ready. Just add your text","Type your top text for who's asking and your bottom text for what they're asking for. The classic format is 'I am once again asking [your punchline]'","Pick a layout: Classic overlays text on Bernie's weary face, or Classic Bars frames the plea with white bars above and below","Dial in the look: bold white-on-black feels official, while colorful text adds comedic punch to the repeated request","Download your meme as a PNG, or share it directly so everyone knows what you're once again asking for"],"exampleCaptions":["I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING","FOR SOMEONE TO REFILL THE BRITA INSTEAD OF PUTTING IT BACK EMPTY"],"exampleAltText":"Bernie Sanders I Am Once Again Asking meme about someone not refilling the Brita water filter","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-02-22","seo":{"aliases":["Bernie Asking","Once Again Asking","Bernie Sanders Asking","I Am Once Again Asking For Your Financial Support"],"description":"Senator Bernie Sanders looks directly into the camera with the weary intensity of someone who has asked the same question too many times. The bottom text reads \"I am once again asking for your financial support\" — a line from his 2019 fundraising video that the internet repurposed for any repeated, exasperated request. The format works because everyone has something they're perpetually begging for.","definition":"Senator Bernie Sanders staring into a camera, captioned \"I am once again asking for your financial support.\" Users swap in their own repeated grievance or request. The meme channels the exhaustion of asking for the same thing over and over and knowing you'll have to ask again tomorrow.","useCases":[{"category":"Household & Roommates","examples":["I am once again asking who left their dishes in the sink overnight","I am once again asking who finished the toilet paper and didn't replace the roll","I am once again asking why the thermostat has been changed to 80 degrees","I am once again asking everyone to stop leaving the front door unlocked","I am once again asking who used my shampoo because that bottle was full yesterday","I am once again asking whose turn it is to take out the trash because it's definitely not mine again"]},{"category":"Work & Office Life","examples":["I am once again asking if this meeting could have been an email","I am once again asking everyone to mute themselves when they're not talking","I am once again asking where the TPS reports are because they were due last Friday","I am once again asking IT to fix the printer that has been broken since 2019","I am once again asking who keeps stealing my clearly labeled lunch from the fridge","I am once again asking for the WiFi password because I forgot it for the third time this month"]},{"category":"Relationships & Friends","examples":["I am once again asking my friend to text me back instead of just liking my message","I am once again asking where we're eating because 'I don't care, you pick' is not an answer","I am once again asking my partner to decide what they want for dinner before I suggest 15 things they say no to","I am once again asking the group chat to commit to plans more than 20 minutes in advance","I am once again asking my friend to stop showing me 40 TikToks in a row when I'm trying to have a conversation"]},{"category":"Technology & Internet","examples":["I am once again asking why I need to create an account just to read one article","I am once again asking streaming services to stop removing shows I'm in the middle of watching","I am once again asking my phone to last more than 6 hours on a full charge","I am once again asking websites to let me decline all cookies with one click","I am once again asking why every app needs to send me push notifications","I am once again asking Spotify to stop putting podcasts in my music feed"]},{"category":"School & Learning","examples":["I am once again asking my professor to post the grades before the next assignment is due","I am once again asking the group project members to contribute literally anything","I am once again asking why the required textbook costs $200 and we only used it once","I am once again asking the library to have more than 2 copies of the book everyone needs","I am once again asking for an extension even though I've had three weeks to do this"]},{"category":"Health & Fitness","examples":["I am once again asking myself why I signed up for a 6am workout class","I am once again asking my body to stop being sore from a workout I did three days ago","I am once again asking the gym to enforce the rule about wiping down equipment","I am once again asking my diet to let me have one cheat meal without gaining 5 pounds","I am once again asking my allergies to take literally any day off"]},{"category":"Gaming","examples":["I am once again asking my teammates to play the objective instead of chasing kills","I am once again asking the matchmaking system to put me with people at my actual skill level","I am once again asking why this game needs a 47GB update when nothing looks different","I am once again asking the developers to fix the bug they said they fixed two patches ago","I am once again asking myself why I said 'one more game' an hour ago"]}]}}