Our Chancellor Olaf Scholz fell while jogging last Saturday and sustained visible injuries to his face. He is even wearing an eye patch to cover part of the bruises. Mr. Scholz and his team are proving their sense of humor and are essentially challenging all of Germany to a meme competition.
This is the situation:
- Chancellor Olaf Scholz fell while jogging and has been wearing an eye patch since then. He is doing well, but Scholz canceled some campaign appointments on Sunday following the fall.
- By Monday, Scholz was back to his appointments, but he is now wearing an eye patch – which he is expected to wear for 2 to 3 weeks, as his spokesperson explained.
- Apparently to take the wind out of the sails of his critics, Scholz posted a picture with an eye patch on Twitter / X with the text: ‘Whoever has the damage… I’m looking forward to the memes.’ (via twitter.com)
We took a look at the reactions generated by his witty remark on MeinMMO.
Similar difficult end bosses like Olaf Scholz’s jogging route await you in the following video:
Olaf the Pirate
As expected, many users from various platforms have jumped onto the image. The following image under the Chancellor’s post is the most popular with nearly 10,000 likes:
— Markus (@Markus_17x) September 4, 2023
The repurposed image from the intro of Spongebob is probably the most obvious. Many versions of it can be found and it has been shared very often. The Marvel hero Nick Fury is also frequently featured. Here he is even with the whole team of the Coalition Avengers:
na gut! sie haben danach gefragt… 😅 pic.twitter.com/deVP08SUBe
— Snicklink (@snicklink) September 4, 2023
However, the comparison with a pirate seems to be more popular than with a superhero. The famous pirate Jack Sparrow is not to be missed and is also seen very often:
I'm here to supply the memes 😆 pic.twitter.com/SmQZ8UdVB8
— TheÐogeGlory (@GloryDoge) September 4, 2023
Even on the discussion platform Reddit, the meme call was well received. The subreddit ‘PhotoshopBattles’ has taken on the eyepatch chancellor (via reddit.com):
- Scholz in the Pirate Party (via imgur.com)
- Scholz as Dr. Evil (via imgur.com)
- Scholz as the Terminator, Alastor Moody, Snake Pliskin (via imgur.com)
Under Scholz’s Twitter post, the mood is really good. Many users find the post ‘ironically funny’ – one of the greatest compliments in the modern Internet.
Feel free to leave your silly remark on the topic or tell us in the comments what you think of the Chancellor’s reaction.
