{"slug":"put-it-somewhere-else-patrick","name":"Put It Somewhere Else Patrick","url":"/templates/put-it-somewhere-else-patrick.jpg","w":343,"h":604,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Put It Somewhere Else Patrick meme generator. Patrick Star's solution to every problem is simple: take it and push it somewhere else. For hilariously lazy solutions to real problems.","keywords":"put it somewhere else patrick meme, patrick star meme, spongebob meme, push it somewhere else meme, patrick pushing meme, lazy solution meme","year":2010,"origin":"From the SpongeBob SquarePants episode \"Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm\" (Season 2, Episode 17). Bikini Bottom faces a giant worm, and Patrick proposes the most Patrick solution imaginable: just take the city and push it somewhere else. The scene was screencapped into a two-panel format where the top shows Patrick proposing his genius idea and the bottom shows him pointing emphatically. Reddit and Tumblr ran with it starting around 2010 as a format for suggesting absurdly simple or lazy fixes to complicated problems. The humor sits in the confidence. Patrick is not uncertain. He is absolutely convinced this is the right call. For a different flavor of oblivious confidence, see Roll Safe (the guy tapping his temple). If the problem is less about laziness and more about avoidance, Distracted Boyfriend covers the \"choosing the easy option\" energy from a different angle.","sourceVideo":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyn-0af_hlI","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"The Problem","x":5,"y":5,"w":90,"h":20,"fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":40,"opacity":1},{"label":"The Solution","x":5,"y":55,"w":90,"h":20,"fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":40,"opacity":1}],"howToMake":["Patrick is already mid-pitch with his brilliant plan. Two text fields are ready: one for the problem, one for his solution","The top field describes the issue: a complicated situation, an annoying inconvenience, a real-world dilemma. The bottom field is Patrick's answer, which should be comically reductive or lazily direct","The best versions of this meme propose solutions that are technically logical but completely ignore the actual difficulty involved. \"The rent is too high\" / \"Just move the city\" energy","Impact font in white with black outlines matches the classic meme look and stays readable over the cartoon backgrounds. Adjust font size if your text runs long","Save your lazy genius as a PNG with Download, or share Patrick's wisdom with Copy or Share"],"exampleCaptions":["THE MEETING COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL","SO JUST DELETE THE MEETING AND SEND THE EMAIL"],"exampleAltText":"Put It Somewhere Else Patrick meme about a meeting that could have been an email","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-03-02","seo":{"aliases":["Push It Somewhere Else","Patrick Star Idea","Patrick Pushing Meme","Patrick Solution Meme","SpongeBob Patrick Meme","Take It And Push It"],"description":"Two panels from SpongeBob SquarePants. In the top panel, Patrick Star stands in front of a crowd of Bikini Bottom residents, one arm raised, mouth open, delivering what he clearly believes is a groundbreaking proposal. In the bottom panel, he points forward with absolute authority, as if he has just solved a crisis that has stumped better minds than his. His expression never wavers. He is confident, resolute, and profoundly wrong. The crowd stares. Patrick does not notice.","definition":"Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants proposing a hilariously oversimplified solution to a real problem. The top panel states the issue, the bottom panel delivers Patrick's confidently lazy fix. Based on his iconic suggestion to \"take Bikini Bottom and push it somewhere else,\" this 2010 format thrives on the gap between a problem's complexity and the solution's absurd simplicity.","useCases":[{"category":"Workplace Problem Solving","examples":["The codebase is full of bugs / Just delete the code and start over","Deadlines keep getting missed / Move the deadlines to next year","The commute is too long / Just move your house next to the office","Too many emails / Unsubscribe from your job","Open office plans are distracting / Push your desk into the parking lot"]},{"category":"School & Homework Avoidance","examples":["The essay is due tomorrow / Just write it in the font size that makes 3 pages look like 5","Finals week is stressful / Drop out and become a YouTuber","Group projects are unfair / Do the whole thing yourself and put everyone's name on it like you always do","Student loans are crushing / Simply do not think about them","The textbook costs $300 / Just memorize the table of contents and guess the rest"]},{"category":"Adulting & Responsibilities","examples":["Taxes are confusing / Just don't make any money and the problem solves itself","Rent is too expensive / Live in the office since you're there 12 hours a day anyway","Laundry keeps piling up / Buy new clothes every week and donate the dirty ones","Cooking every night is exhausting / Eat cereal for dinner and call it intermittent fasting","The car needs an oil change / Just buy a bicycle and pretend it's an environmental choice"]},{"category":"Relationship Advice","examples":["Your partner wants to talk about feelings / Suggest watching a movie instead","Long-distance relationships are hard / Simply close the distance by moving into their apartment unannounced","You forgot your anniversary / Claim you're celebrating on a different calendar system","The argument keeps going in circles / Agree with everything and revisit the issue never","Meeting the parents is stressful / Bring a PowerPoint presentation about your five-year plan"]},{"category":"Health & Fitness Shortcuts","examples":["The gym is intimidating / Just do push-ups in the parking lot and leave","Dieting is hard / Eat whatever you want but do it standing up so it counts as exercise","Sleep schedule is ruined / Stay up so late it wraps around and becomes early","You should drink more water / Drink coffee, which is just bean water, which is basically water","Running is boring / Only run when something is chasing you"]},{"category":"Technology Fixes","examples":["Computer is slow / Delete System32, it's probably taking up space","Phone storage is full / Just screenshot everything and delete the originals","WiFi keeps dropping / Move the router closer to your face","Too many passwords to remember / Use the same one for everything and hope for the best","Printer won't connect / Throw it away and handwrite everything like it's 1994"]}]}}