{"slug":"shrek-for-five-minutes","name":"Shrek for Five Minutes","url":"/templates/shrek-for-five-minutes.jpg","w":680,"h":712,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Two-panel Shrek meme. Top panel shows Shrek looking surprised and pleasantly engaged. Bottom panel shows Shrek firing red laser beams with clear irritation. The format captures an exhausted request for a temporary suspension of something annoying.","keywords":"shrek for five minutes meme, could you not meme, shrek laser eyes meme, shrek meme, dreamworks meme, shrek two panel meme","year":2001,"origin":"Pulled from the Shrek franchise, this two-panel format uses the contrast between Shrek's open expression in the top panel and the laser beam frustration in the bottom to represent the plea \"could you not do this thing, just for five minutes.\" The specificity of the five-minute ask is exactly why it works. It signals someone at the end of their patience but still technically being reasonable. For another two-panel exasperation template, see Cuphead Flower. For related Shrek content, see Shrek Is Love.","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"Top (The Request)","x":28.3,"y":31.5,"w":57.8,"h":17.8,"placeholder":"Could you not...","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#ffffff","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":false,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":36,"opacity":1},{"label":"Bottom (For Five Minutes)","x":29.6,"y":77.1,"w":70.4,"h":17.4,"placeholder":"For five minutes","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#ffffff","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":false,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":36,"opacity":1}],"howToMake":["The two-panel Shrek template is loaded. Top panel gets your exhausted plea, bottom panel gets the timeframe","Top text names the behavior you are requesting a brief pause from. It should feel like a reasonable ask from someone at their limit","Bottom text is usually \"FOR FIVE MINUTES\" or a variation that sets how long the reprieve is being requested for","The laser eyes in the bottom panel signal exhaustion, not pure rage. Keep the top text energy matching that tone","Export and deliver directly to whoever the top text is describing"],"exampleCaptions":["COULD YOU NOT BRING UP THAT ONE EMBARRASSING THING I DID IN 2014","FOR FIVE MINUTES"],"exampleAltText":"Shrek for Five Minutes meme asking someone not to bring up an embarrassing 2014 moment","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-09","seo":{"aliases":["Could You Not Meme","Shrek Laser Eyes Meme","Shrek Two Panel Meme","For Five Minutes Meme","Shrek Frustration Meme","Shrek Donkey Laser Meme"],"description":"A two-panel Shrek meme. Top panel: Shrek looking pleasantly surprised, almost hopeful. Bottom panel: Shrek with red laser beams shooting from his eyes in the direction of Donkey, expression clearly done with it. The format maps to any exhausted, technically still polite request for a short break from an ongoing annoyance.","definition":"A two-panel meme from the Shrek franchise where the top panel holds a request to stop some behavior and the bottom panel delivers the \"for five minutes\" timeframe. Used to express mild but genuine exhaustion at something recurring.","useCases":[{"category":"Family Dynamics","examples":["COULD YOU NOT ASK ME WHEN I'M GETTING MARRIED / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT COMPARE ME TO MY SIBLING / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT WALK INTO MY ROOM WITHOUT KNOCKING / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT GIVE UNSOLICITED PARENTING ADVICE / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT START A SENTENCE WITH \"AT YOUR AGE I HAD\" / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT FORWARD ME CHAIN MESSAGES FROM FACEBOOK / FOR FIVE MINUTES"]},{"category":"Work Frustrations","examples":["COULD YOU NOT SCHEDULE A MEETING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT REPLY ALL TO THE ALL-COMPANY THREAD / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT ASK IF I SAW YOUR SLACK RIGHT AFTER SENDING IT / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT END EVERY MEETING WITH \"LET'S CIRCLE BACK\" / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT MOVE THE DEADLINE ON THE DAY IT IS DUE / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT ADD ME TO CALENDAR INVITES WITHOUT CHECKING FIRST / FOR FIVE MINUTES"]},{"category":"Online Behavior","examples":["COULD YOU NOT CORRECT GRAMMAR IN A CASUAL POST / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT POST SPOILERS IN THE FIRST TWELVE HOURS / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT REPLY \"WELL ACTUALLY\" TO EVERY TWEET / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT QUOTE-TWEET ME TO DISAGREE IN PUBLIC / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT START DISCOURSE ABOUT A SHOW FROM 2008 / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT RESPOND TO MY TEXT WITH A VOICE NOTE / FOR FIVE MINUTES"]},{"category":"Roommate and Living","examples":["COULD YOU NOT LEAVE CABINET DOORS OPEN BEHIND YOU / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT HEAT FISH IN THE SHARED MICROWAVE / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON IN EVERY ROOM / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT START COOKING AT ELEVEN PM ON A WEEKNIGHT / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT LEAVE AN INCH OF MILK AND PUT THE JUG BACK / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT RESPOND TO CHORE TEXTS WITH JUST THE LETTER K / FOR FIVE MINUTES"]},{"category":"Sports and Gaming","examples":["COULD YOU NOT BACKSEAT MY ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT TELL ME THE SCORE BEFORE I WATCH THE REPLAY / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT TRASH TALK AFTER EVERY SINGLE KILL / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT PIVOT EVERY SPORTS CONVERSATION TO FANTASY TEAM POINTS / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT COMMENTATE YOUR OWN GAMEPLAY OUT LOUD / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT ALT-TAB AWAY EVERY TIME IT IS YOUR TURN / FOR FIVE MINUTES"]},{"category":"Personal Habits","examples":["COULD YOU NOT OPEN THE WINDOW SHADE ON A NIGHT FLIGHT / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT CHECK YOUR PHONE DURING THE MOVIE / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT DESCRIBE THE WHOLE PLOT WHEN I JUST ASKED IF IT'S GOOD / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT PLAY AUDIO WITHOUT HEADPHONES IN A SHARED SPACE / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT TELL ME HOW TIRED YOU ARE BEFORE I CAN EVEN SAY IT / FOR FIVE MINUTES","COULD YOU NOT ASK WHAT'S WRONG IN THAT SPECIFIC TONE / FOR FIVE MINUTES"]}]}}