{"slug":"gentlemen-it-is-with-great-pleasure","name":"Gentlemen It Is With Great Pleasure","url":"/templates/gentlemen-it-is-with-great-pleasure.jpg","w":1400,"h":1400,"top":"GENTLEMEN","bottom":"IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I INFORM YOU","description":"A distinguished frog in a tuxedo prepares to make a formal announcement. Add top text for the address and bottom text for whatever grand news must be delivered.","keywords":"gentlemen meme, great pleasure meme, frog tuxedo meme, formal announcement meme, i inform you meme","year":2020,"origin":"A painted portrait of an anthropomorphic frog or toad wearing a black tuxedo with a white dress shirt, sitting in a formal pose against a dark background. The image radiates old-money dignity and the specific energy of someone about to deliver an important address. The format uses the caption \"Gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that I inform you [X],\" turning mundane announcements into grand formal declarations. The comedy is in the contrast between the ceremony and whatever trivial news follows. For another formal announcement format, see Leonardo DiCaprio Cheers (toasting to news). For the opposite of formal, see Spongebob Mocking (undermining any statement).","format":"classic","howToMake":["The gentleman frog is seated and ready to address the room. Caption his announcement","Top text is typically \"Gentlemen\" or the opening address. Bottom text delivers the announcement with maximum formality","The image is a square portrait with a dark background. White or light text reads cleanly over the darker tones","Lean into the formality. The more serious the wording, the funnier the contrast with whatever trivial thing is being announced","Download the formal address as a PNG or share it to make any statement sound like a presidential briefing"],"exampleCaptions":["GENTLEMEN","IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I INFORM YOU IT'S FRIDAY"],"exampleAltText":"Gentlemen meme formally announcing that it is Friday","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-04-25","seo":{"aliases":["Formal Frog Meme","Tuxedo Frog Meme","Great Pleasure Announcement Meme","Gentlemen I Inform You Meme","Distinguished Frog Meme"],"description":"A painted portrait of a frog wearing a black tuxedo. He sits upright in a formal pose, jacket buttoned, white shirt crisp beneath the dark lapels. His expression is solemn and composed, as if he is about to read an official declaration to a silent room. The background is dark, keeping all attention on his dignified presence. Everything about the composition says: what comes next is important. And then it never is.","definition":"An anthropomorphic frog in a tuxedo, seated like a statesman. The caption follows the formula \"Gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that I inform you [X],\" transforming any mundane announcement into a grand formal declaration.","useCases":[{"category":"Day of the Week Celebrations","examples":["GENTLEMEN / IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I INFORM YOU IT IS FRIDAY","GENTLEMEN / I BRING NEWS: THE WEEKEND HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN","GENTLEMEN / IT IS HUMP DAY, WE ARE HALFWAY THERE","GENTLEMEN / MONDAY IS OVER. WE SURVIVED"]},{"category":"Food Announcements","examples":["GENTLEMEN / THE PIZZA HAS ARRIVED","GENTLEMEN / IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I INFORM YOU THE LEFTOVERS ARE STILL GOOD","GENTLEMEN / THE MCRIB IS BACK","GENTLEMEN / DINNER IS READY AND FOR ONCE IT IS NOT BURNT"]},{"category":"Gaming News","examples":["GENTLEMEN / THE UPDATE HAS DROPPED","GENTLEMEN / IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I INFORM YOU THE SERVERS ARE BACK ONLINE","GENTLEMEN / THE SEQUEL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED","GENTLEMEN / I HAVE FINALLY BEATEN THE BOSS"]},{"category":"School Victories","examples":["GENTLEMEN / CLASS IS CANCELLED","GENTLEMEN / I INFORM YOU THAT THE CURVE WAS GENEROUS","GENTLEMEN / THE HOMEWORK HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK","GENTLEMEN / THE PROFESSOR FORGOT TO ASSIGN HOMEWORK"]},{"category":"Petty Victories","examples":["GENTLEMEN / THE PERSON WHO CUT ME OFF JUST GOT A TICKET","GENTLEMEN / I FOUND A PARKING SPOT RIGHT IN FRONT","GENTLEMEN / THE VENDING MACHINE GAVE ME TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE","GENTLEMEN / THE WIFI PASSWORD WORKED ON THE FIRST TRY"]},{"category":"Seasonal Heralds","examples":["GENTLEMEN / PUMPKIN SPICE SEASON HAS COMMENCED","GENTLEMEN / THE FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR HAS FALLEN","GENTLEMEN / DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME MEANS AN EXTRA HOUR OF SLEEP TONIGHT","GENTLEMEN / SUMMER IS OFFICIALLY HERE"]}]}}