Always Sunny Plate Toss

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Always Sunny Plate Toss is an object labeling meme built on a 2016 screenshot from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, in which Mac hands Dennis a bowl of macaroni and cheese and Dennis instantly throws it across the room. Editors label Mac, the plate, and Dennis to build three-part jokes about something being offered and violently refused.

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Overview

Always Sunny Plate Toss is an object labeling meme built on a screenshot from FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia1. The frame shows Mac (Rob McElhenney) handing Dennis (Glenn Howerton) a bowl of macaroni and cheese, which Dennis immediately flings across the room2.

Editors add text labels to Mac, the plate, and Dennis to build three-part jokes about something being offered and something violently refused3. Variations cover politics, fandom feuds, philosophy, and everyday relatability gags, which kept the format alive across meme communities for years.

How It Spread

Later on February 11th, 2016, Facebook user TRVSHSCUM published the earliest known object labeled version, tagging Mac as "therapist," the mac and cheese as "healthy coping mechanisms," and Dennis as "Me"3. Within hours, Gregory Sparks reshared the labeled image to the "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Shitposting" Facebook group, where it pulled over 2,300 reactions and 1,000 shares in two months3. Two days later, an anonymous 4chan poster brought the template to the /v/ video game board.

The format saw a second wave in early 2018. On February 20th, Redditor tommyvaldez posted a Star Wars: The Last Jedi version to /r/SequelMemes that hit around 2,200 upvotes and 70 comments in less than a month5. On March 15th, Facebook account socraticmemes labeled the trio "Plato," "an entire theory of metaphysics," and "Aristotle," pulling over 3,200 reactions in four days. Three days after that, dperezk brought the template to /r/MemeEconomy, where the post crossed 29,000 points and 360 comments6.

How to Use This Meme

Users typically pick three connected items: the offerer (Mac), the thing being offered (the plate), and the party rejecting it (Dennis). The joke usually lands when the label on the plate is something the rejecter is expected to accept but visibly refuses, whether that is a therapy concept, a philosophical position, or a fandom take.

Frequently Asked Questions

Always Sunny Plate Toss

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Always Sunny Plate Toss is an object labeling meme built on a 2016 screenshot from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, in which Mac hands Dennis a bowl of macaroni and cheese and Dennis instantly throws it across the room. Editors label Mac, the plate, and Dennis to build three-part jokes about something being offered and violently refused.

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Overview

Always Sunny Plate Toss is an object labeling meme built on a screenshot from FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia1. The frame shows Mac (Rob McElhenney) handing Dennis (Glenn Howerton) a bowl of macaroni and cheese, which Dennis immediately flings across the room2.

Editors add text labels to Mac, the plate, and Dennis to build three-part jokes about something being offered and something violently refused3. Variations cover politics, fandom feuds, philosophy, and everyday relatability gags, which kept the format alive across meme communities for years.

How It Spread

Later on February 11th, 2016, Facebook user TRVSHSCUM published the earliest known object labeled version, tagging Mac as "therapist," the mac and cheese as "healthy coping mechanisms," and Dennis as "Me"3. Within hours, Gregory Sparks reshared the labeled image to the "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Shitposting" Facebook group, where it pulled over 2,300 reactions and 1,000 shares in two months3. Two days later, an anonymous 4chan poster brought the template to the /v/ video game board.

The format saw a second wave in early 2018. On February 20th, Redditor tommyvaldez posted a Star Wars: The Last Jedi version to /r/SequelMemes that hit around 2,200 upvotes and 70 comments in less than a month5. On March 15th, Facebook account socraticmemes labeled the trio "Plato," "an entire theory of metaphysics," and "Aristotle," pulling over 3,200 reactions in four days. Three days after that, dperezk brought the template to /r/MemeEconomy, where the post crossed 29,000 points and 360 comments6.

How to Use This Meme

Users typically pick three connected items: the offerer (Mac), the thing being offered (the plate), and the party rejecting it (Dennis). The joke usually lands when the label on the plate is something the rejecter is expected to accept but visibly refuses, whether that is a therapy concept, a philosophical position, or a fandom take.

Frequently Asked Questions