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Why Not Both? Meme
Why Not Both? is the two-panel image of a little girl with a bob haircut asking why they can't just have both, followed by a crowd cheering and lifting her up. Type in the two options and the celebration, then save your meme.
What does the Why Not Both? meme mean?
It's the meme for refusing to pick. Someone presents an either-or choice, and the girl skips the debate entirely by suggesting you take everything. The crowd underneath shows how obviously brilliant that answer feels, even when it's a terrible idea in practice. People use it for food choices, spending versus saving, two shows airing at once, or contradictory goals like sleeping more and staying up late. It can also be sarcastic, pointing at someone who wants all the benefits and none of the trade-offs.
Where is the Why Not Both? meme from?
The line comes from a TV commercial for Old El Paso's taco kit, which includes both hard and soft shells. In the ad, a family argues in Spanish about which kind of taco is better until a young girl shrugs and asks why they can't have both. Know Your Meme says the exact air date is unclear, but it was on TV by the mid-2000s and discussed online by September 2009. A Facebook fan page for the girl launched in June 2010, though her real identity has never been made public. Image macros appeared on FunnyJunk in June 2011, Tumblr reaction images followed that October, and Quickmeme and Meme Generator pages in 2012 collected thousands of variations.
How to make a Why Not Both? meme in 3 steps
- Pick the template. Tap “Make a Why Not Both? meme” above, or start from your own photo instead. The Why Not Both? template opens with 2 text boxes: top and center.
- Change the text. Tap the top caption, which starts as “PIZZA OR TACOS?”, and type your own words. Drag a box to move it, and pull the blue dot to resize.
- Save and share. Tap Save to download a JPG, or Share to send it straight to an app.
Why Not Both? meme caption ideas
- Top: Nap now or snack now? / Bottom: Snack in bed, then nap
- Top: Save money or buy concert tickets? / Bottom: Buy tickets, eat noodles all month
- Top: Cake or ice cream for my birthday? / Bottom: The whole party agrees
- Top: Should I learn guitar or piano? / Bottom: Me with two unused instruments
- Top: Pizza night or movie night? / Bottom: Everyone cheering for pizza movie night
- Top: Coffee or tea this morning? / Bottom: Me, wide awake at midnight
Tips
- Food fights are the classic setting, since the ad itself was about hard versus soft tacos.
- Phrase the top caption as a real either-or question so the girl's answer has something to undo.
- The bottom panel is the payoff: describe the celebration or the consequence of choosing both.
- A consequence that backfires (no money, no sleep) adds a second joke on top of the classic one.
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Frequently asked questions
What commercial is Why Not Both from?
It's from an Old El Paso taco kit ad in which a family argues over hard and soft tacos.
Who is the Why Not Both girl?
She was a child actor in the commercial; her identity has not been publicly confirmed.
When did Why Not Both become a meme?
Image macros started appearing in 2011 and spread widely through 2012.
Sources: knowyourmeme.com
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