Bike Fall
First panel: person riding bike. Second panel: person puts stick in their own wheel. Third panel: person on ground blaming someone else. Used to show people causing their own problems and deflecting blame.
Dimensions: 500 × 680px
Format: 3-panel self-sabotage format
📖 Origin Story
Source: Eric Andre Show clip / webcomic format
Creator: Eric Andre (original scene), Unknown (meme format)
First appeared: Twitter, circa 2016
Shows someone putting a stick in their own bike wheel, causing a crash, then blaming someone else. Based on an Eric Andre Show bit, it became a perfect format for showing people causing their own problems and refusing to take responsibility.
🎯 How to Use This Template
First panel: person riding bike. Second panel: person puts stick in their own wheel. Third panel: person on ground blaming someone else. Used to show people causing their own problems and deflecting blame.
Pro Tips:
- 💡The bike rider represents the person/group making the mistake
- 💡The stick represents the self-destructive action
- 💡The blame should be directed at someone innocent
- 💡Perfect for corporate or political hypocrisy
😂 Example Ideas
Rider: "Company" / Stick: "Treats employees poorly" / Blame: "Why would millennials not be loyal?"
Rider: "Me" / Stick: "Stays up until 4am" / Blame: "Why would Monday do this?"
Rider: "Dev team" / Stick: "Skips all testing" / Blame: "Why would users find bugs?"
💡 Did You Know?
- •The original is from Eric Andre shooting Hannibal Buress in a sketch
- •The phrase "Why would X do this?" became associated with the format
- •It's particularly popular for calling out corporate or government incompetence
