{"slug":"note-passing","name":"Note Passing","url":"/templates/note-passing.jpg","w":778,"h":736,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Note passing in class meme maker. A two-panel cartoon comic with a top panel showing a pink-shirted student passing a folded note to a teal-shirted student at their desk, and a bottom panel showing the teal student reading it with a visibly angry expression. Two text boxes let you write the note being passed and the note being read.","keywords":"note passing meme, passing notes in class meme, note in class meme, two panel comic meme, note reading angry meme, classroom note meme","year":2017,"origin":"This cartoon two-panel comic format emerged from the broader \"wojak-adjacent\" webcomic tradition and became a popular template for bait-and-switch setups where a seemingly innocent question or message receives a deeply inappropriate or absurd response. The format plays on the childhood memory of passing notes in class, making the mundane setup and the angry reaction panel a natural delivery system for subverted expectations. For similar two-panel bait-and-switch templates, see Handshake Meme or Distracted Boyfriend.","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"Note passed","x":1.4,"y":1.5,"w":97.3,"h":21.2,"placeholder":"The note being passed","fontFamily":"Arial, sans-serif","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":false,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":22,"opacity":1},{"label":"Note read","x":49.9,"y":60.5,"w":22.6,"h":21,"rotation":26,"placeholder":"What is revealed","fontFamily":"Arial, sans-serif","fontColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":0,"isBold":false,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":22,"opacity":1}],"howToMake":["Top box writes the content of the note being passed. It can be a sincere question, a weird statement, or a mundane request","Bottom box writes what the second student is reading in the close-up. This is where the punchline lands","The joke usually relies on the note's content being far more chaotic, inappropriate, or absurd than the innocent passing gesture suggested","Works for bait-and-switch humor, surreal non-sequiturs, or extremely on-the-nose observations delivered in the wrong venue","Hit Download or Copy and pass it to the group chat like it's third period"],"exampleCaptions":["DO YOU LIKE ME? CHECK YES OR NO","SIR THIS IS A WENDY'S"],"exampleAltText":"Note passing in class meme where the note says \"Do you like me? Check yes or no\" and the response is \"Sir this is a Wendy's\"","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-09","seo":{"aliases":["Passing Notes Meme","Note In Class Meme","Classroom Note Meme","Two Panel Note Meme","Note Reading Angry Meme","Note Passing Comic Meme"],"description":"A two-panel cartoon comic drawn in a simple, rounded style. The top panel shows a classroom scene from above: a student in a pink top leaning sideways to hand a folded piece of paper to a student in a teal top who reaches out to receive it. The bottom panel zooms in on the teal student now holding the unfolded paper, their face scrunched into a deep frown, clearly unhappy with what they are reading.","definition":"Two-panel cartoon where one student passes a note to another, and the bottom panel reveals an angry close-up reaction to the note's contents. Used for bait-and-switch jokes where an innocent setup delivers an absurd or inappropriate punchline.","useCases":[{"category":"Bait and Switch Humor","examples":["DO YOU WANT TO BE BEST FRIENDS? / I ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH FRIENDS","MEET ME AFTER SCHOOL / TO DISCUSS YOUR CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES","I LIKE YOU / AS A COLLEAGUE AND NOTHING MORE","WILL YOU GO TO PROM WITH ME? / SIR THIS IS A MATH CLASS AND ALSO A TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER","I WROTE YOU A POEM / IT IS A 47-PAGE TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT","QUICK QUESTION / THIS QUESTION IS NOT QUICK"]},{"category":"Work and Office Life","examples":["QUICK SYNC AFTER THIS? / THE QUICK SYNC IS 90 MINUTES","THOUGHTS ON MY DECK? / YOUR FONT IS WRONG, YOUR DATA IS OLD, AND YOUR THESIS IS UNCLEAR","CAN YOU COVER FOR ME? / I AM ALREADY COVERING FOR TWO OTHER PEOPLE","DOES THIS EMAIL SOUND PROFESSIONAL? / NO","IS THIS A GOOD TIME TO ASK FOR A RAISE? / ABSOLUTELY NOT"]},{"category":"Relationships and Social Life","examples":["DO YOU LIKE ME CHECK YES OR NO / SIR THIS IS A WENDY'S","WHAT ARE WE? / WE ARE ACQUAINTANCES WHO HAVE CONFUSED OURSELVES","ARE YOU FREE THIS WEEKEND? / WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY \"FREE\"","I MISS YOU / I NEED SOMETHING","WE NEED TO TALK / ABOUT THE DISHES. IT IS ALWAYS THE DISHES.","DID YOU GET MY TEXT? / I SAW IT. I NEEDED TIME."]},{"category":"Surreal and Absurdist","examples":["WHAT TIME IS IT? / TIME IS A CONSTRUCT AND WE ARE ALL JUST GUESSING","PASS THIS TO SARAH / I AM SARAH AND I DON'T WANT IT BACK","DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS? / THIS IS A JOB INTERVIEW","WHAT'S YOUR NAME? / AN EXCELLENT QUESTION THAT I HAVE BEEN ASKING MYSELF","HEY / DO NOT HEY ME THROUGH A FOLDED PIECE OF PAPER"]},{"category":"Pop Culture and Fandom","examples":["WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER? / THE VILLAIN. THEY HAD A POINT.","DID YOU WATCH THE FINALE? / I NEED TO PROCESS IT BEFORE I DISCUSS IT","HOW WAS THE CONCERT? / I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IT FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS","WHAT SHOULD WE WATCH? / I HAVE 47 THINGS SAVED AND CAN'T PICK ONE","DO YOU LIKE THE NEW ALBUM? / I NEED TO LISTEN TO IT 14 MORE TIMES BEFORE I DECIDE"]},{"category":"School and Student Life","examples":["DID YOU STUDY? / I STUDIED THE COVERS OF ALL THE CHAPTERS","WHAT DID YOU GET ON THE TEST? / WE DON'T NEED TO DISCUSS THIS","DID THE PROFESSOR SAY WHAT'S ON THE EXAM? / YES. EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING IS ON THE EXAM.","WANT TO BE IN MY GROUP? / I WORK ALONE","IS THE HOMEWORK DUE TODAY? / IT WAS DUE YESTERDAY","WHAT CHAPTER ARE WE ON? / THE ONE NOBODY READ"]}]}}