{"slug":"daring-today-squidward","name":"Daring Today Squidward","url":"/templates/daring-today-squidward.jpg","w":500,"h":572,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"SpongeBob six-panel meme at the Krusty Krab. A fish customer places an unusual order with Squidward, who reacts with surprise and writes it down anyway. Three text boxes for the setup, the order, and Squidward's deadpan response: \"Daring today, aren't we.\"","keywords":"daring today squidward meme, spongebob daring meme, squidward waiter meme, daring arent we meme, krusty krab order meme","year":1999,"origin":"From SpongeBob SquarePants, the Nickelodeon series that premiered in 1999. The \"Daring today, aren't we\" format comes from a scene where a customer orders something unusual at the Krusty Krab and Squidward, visibly unimpressed, responds with his signature dry condescension. The meme is used for any choice that requires mild courage, unusual self-assertion, or doing something society has silently deemed inadvisable. For other Squidward formats, see Squidward Looking Out Window or Squidward Cry.","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"What they want (top-right)","x":50.5,"y":18.8,"w":49.4,"h":14.2,"placeholder":"The general topic","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isItalic":false,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":30,"opacity":1},{"label":"The unoriginal thing (mid-left)","x":0.1,"y":52.6,"w":49.4,"h":13.5,"placeholder":"The specific cliche","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isItalic":false,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":30,"opacity":1},{"label":"Extra detail (bottom-left)","x":0.1,"y":86.6,"w":49.4,"h":12.8,"placeholder":"The extra cliche detail","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isItalic":false,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":30,"opacity":1}],"howToMake":["Three text boxes on the left-side panels. The right panels have \"I'll have a...\", \"How original\", and \"Daring today, aren't we\" baked in as Squidward's sarcastic responses","Box 1 (top-right) names the general topic or category of what the fish is ordering","Box 2 (middle-left) names the specific unoriginal or overdone thing they want","Box 3 (bottom-left) adds an extra detail that makes the request even more predictable or cliche","The joke is that the \"order\" is something completely unoriginal and Squidward mocks it. The more generic and overdone, the funnier"],"exampleCaptions":["MEME","AN AMONG US MEME","ABOUT RED BEING SUS"],"exampleAltText":"Daring Today Squidward meme: ordering an Among Us meme about red being sus","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-09","seo":{"aliases":["Daring Today Aren't We Meme","Squidward Waiter Meme","SpongeBob Order Meme","Squidward Daring Meme","Krusty Krab Meme"],"description":"Six panels from SpongeBob SquarePants arranged in a grid, set inside the Krusty Krab restaurant. A fish customer places an order while facing the counter, gesturing with full confidence. Squidward stands at his register looking at the customer with the slow-blink expression he reserves for situations that offend him slightly but not enough to stop taking notes. He writes something down. His face is unreadable but the energy is clearly \"I didn't expect that from you specifically.\"","definition":"SpongeBob SquarePants meme where a fish customer \"orders\" something unoriginal at the Krusty Krab and Squidward sarcastically responds with \"How original\" and \"Daring today, aren't we.\" Used to mock cliches, overdone trends, or predictable choices.","useCases":[{"category":"Internet & Meme Cliches","examples":["MEME / AN AMONG US MEME / ABOUT RED BEING SUS","POST / AN UPVOTE DOGGO MEME / WITH ACTUAL EFFORT PUT INTO IT","MEME / A 'BRAINROT BAD' MEME / WITH AN UNDERUSED TEMPLATE","TWEET / A RATIO ATTEMPT / ON A POST WITH 200K LIKES","POST / AN UNPOPULAR OPINION / THAT EVERYONE ACTUALLY AGREES WITH"]},{"category":"Food Orders","examples":["COFFEE / A PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE / IN OCTOBER","MEAL / AVOCADO TOAST / WITH A SIDE OF COMPLAINING ABOUT RENT","PIZZA / PINEAPPLE ON IT / AND ACTING LIKE IT'S A PERSONALITY","ORDER / WELL DONE STEAK / WITH KETCHUP","DRINK / AN OATMILK LATTE / BUT MAKE IT WITH EXTRA FOAM"]},{"category":"Social Media Behavior","examples":["PHOTO / A SUNSET PIC / WITH A DEEP QUOTE IN THE CAPTION","POST / A GYM SELFIE / ON JANUARY 2ND","STORY / A MIRROR SELFIE / WITH THE FLASH ON","REEL / A \"DAY IN MY LIFE\" / WHERE THE LIFE IS JUST COFFEE AND WALKING","STATUS / A VAGUEBOOK POST / ABOUT HOW \"SOME PEOPLE\" NEED TO GROW UP"]},{"category":"Workplace Predictability","examples":["EMAIL / A \"PER MY LAST EMAIL\" / WITH THE ORIGINAL ATTACHED AGAIN","MEETING / A MEETING ABOUT THE MEETING / TO PLAN THE NEXT MEETING","SLACK MESSAGE / \"HAPPY FRIDAY!\" / AT 9:01 AM EVERY SINGLE FRIDAY","PRESENTATION / WITH 47 SLIDES / THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ONE EMAIL","REPLY ALL / TO A COMPANY-WIDE EMAIL / SAYING \"THANKS!\""]},{"category":"Pop Culture Takes","examples":["TAKE / \"THE BOOK WAS BETTER\" / ABOUT A MOVIE THEY HAVEN'T SEEN","OPINION / \"MUSIC WAS BETTER IN THE 90S\" / FROM SOMEONE BORN IN 2003","HOT TAKE / \"THE OFFICE IS OVERRATED\" / WHILE QUOTING THE OFFICE","REVIEW / \"IT WAS OK BUT THE ENDING\" / FOR LITERALLY EVERY SHOW"]}]}}