Panik Kalm

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You can't read You learn to read You're dyslexic Panik Kalm Klam

HAVE BORDERS WITH THE CHAOS WASTES, OGRE KINGDOMS AND THE KINGDOM OF IND! Panik HAVE THE MIGHTIEST WALL IN THE WORLD TO KEEP YOUR LANDS PERFECTLY SAFE. Kalm SKAVEN HAVE TUNNELED UNDER THE WALL!!! Panik

You've been bitten by a vampire Panik You're immortal now Kalm You can't eat garlic bread Panik

Spring Comes in a few weeks Kalm All the wasP feckers come back in spring Panik

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About

Panik Kalm, also known as Panic Calm, is a multi-panel exploitable featuring Meme Man in states of panic and calm. The meme takes on the format of the Galaxy Brain in which the left column of the meme indicates what Meme Man is responding to in the right column.

Origin

The earliest known usage of the meme was published on February 19th, 2020 by Redditor^[3] svenskOST_. In the meme, Meme Man reacts to the phrases, "When the mother comes home and you haven't done dishes / You're a burglar / You're a burglar." The post received more than 11,000 points (94% upvoted) in less than five months (shown below).

When the mother comes home and you haven't done the dishes Panik You're a burglar Kalm You're a burglar Panik

Spread

On February 20th, 2020, by Redditor ^[1] xCrylol. In the meme, Meme Man reacts to the phrases "You need to pee / Finally you reach the bathroom / You're dreaming." The post received more than 24,000 points (95% upvoted) in less than two months (shown below).

You need to pee Panik Finally you reach the bathroom Kalm You're dreaming Panik

That day, Redditor^[2] svenskOST_ shared a version about Adolf Hitler being rejected from art school. The post received more than 26,000 points (93% upvoted) in less than two months (shown below, left).

Over the next month, the meme continued to grow in popularity on Reddit in both two- and three-panel variations (examples below).