You Have No Power Here Meme

You Have No Power Here is the frame of King Théoden, white-haired and pale, laughing from his throne in The Two Towers. Write who's trying to boss you around and dismiss them in style, then download the meme.

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What does the You Have No Power Here meme mean?

The line is a cocky dismissal: whatever authority someone thinks they have, it doesn't apply here. Online it's used when a rule, threat or person has no say over you in a given place: a work email on your day off, a younger sibling threatening to tell, a diet at a birthday party, or an alarm clock on a Saturday. Because Théoden is cackling while saying it, the meme carries a smug, slightly villainous energy that makes it fun for small acts of rebellion.

Where is the You Have No Power Here meme from?

The quote comes from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the 2002 Peter Jackson film. Know Your Meme says the line is spoken by King Théoden while he is under a spell, reacting to Gandalf's first attempt to free him. It also notes an older film use of the phrase in The Wizard of Oz (1939), when Glinda drives away the Wicked Witch of the West. An image macro of Théoden was submitted to Meme Generator on December 5, 2012, and in February 2013 a post on r/AdviceAnimals pairing the line with photos gained more than 4,600 upvotes. A Facebook page named after the phrase launched that March.

How to make a You Have No Power Here meme in 3 steps

The capypix meme editor on a phone: the Drake Hotline Bling template with a caption on each panel, the Share button at the top and the Text, Undo, Meme, Style, Draw and Effects tools below

Pick the template. Tap “Make a You Have No Power Here meme” above, or start from your own photo instead. The You Have No Power Here template opens with 2 text boxes: top and bottom.
Change the text. Tap the top caption, which starts as “YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE”, 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.

You Have No Power Here meme caption ideas

You Have No Power Here meme example: Work emails / You have no power here, it's Saturday

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You Have No Power Here meme example: My alarm on a holiday / You have no power here

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You Have No Power Here meme example: The diet at a birthday party / You have no power here

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Top: Work emails / Bottom: You have no power here, it's Saturday
Top: My alarm on a holiday / Bottom: You have no power here
Top: The diet at a birthday party / Bottom: You have no power here
Top: My little brother threatening to tell Mom / Bottom: You have no power here, she's at work
Top: Spoilers / Bottom: You have no power here, I already watched it
Top: Motion sickness on a short ride / Bottom: You have no power here

Tips

Name the person or rule being dismissed in the top line, then keep the original quote below.
Adding a reason after a comma (it's Saturday, I already watched it) gives the line a second laugh.
Keep text on the dark edges of the frame so the throne and laugh stay visible.
Weekends, holidays and vacations make strong settings because they are places where normal rules seem not to apply.