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3 Drinks Later
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About
Three Drinks Later is an image macro series in which photographs of well-known extremists and radicals are juxtaposed beneath the caption "me: i promise i won't get all political / 3 drinks later" as a way to poke fun at one's tendency to engage in emotionally charged political debate when inebriated.
Origin
The first known variation of the post appeared on September 11th, 2016, featuring an image of well-known communist Vladimir Lenin as the punchline. It appeared on the Facebook page of @SarcasticDragonite[2] that day. A screenshot of a Facebook post using the image and its ensuing thread was posted to /r/iamverysmart[1] by Cerberus73 the same day. The post gained 69 points.
![3 Drinks Later Origin Me: I promise I woni't get all political. 0013K Top Comments* 423 shares 89 Comments is this you??? Lol Like Reply 101 6 hrs 3 DRINKS LATER Nah, it's Lenin Like Reply 7.6 hrs → View more replies I cant even stop myself when sober. Like Reply 19-7 hrs Dude. The struggle is so Like Reply 12-7 hrs Ever car ride. Every grocery store trip. Every time at the park. Our minds are always going, the connections are always being made. This is what happens when you wake up. Sometimes I wake up already discussing and analyzing social issues with myself lell Like Reply63-4hrs Write a reply --Every..damn..time. Like Reply 4-6 hrs So me... lol Like Reply 26 hrs Write a comment...](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/207/128/0b2.png)
Spread
In the following days, the image inspired variations depicting artistic renderings of different political scenes with the caption, before evolving to include humorous pop culture references, other memes, and snowclone variations. On October 6th, Stackward[3] posted a compilation of some of the best "3 Drinks Later" jokes.
Various Examples
![Dog is Mayor Me: I promise I won't get all political. 3 DRINKS LATER 5:29 84 Dog Elected as Mayor CORMORANT, MN 40](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/207/131/37f.jpg)
![Emperor Palpatine Example Me: I promise I won't get all political. 3 DRINKS LATER I am the senate](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/207/132/101.jpg)
![Political Variation Me: I promise I won't get all political 3 DRINKS LATER](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/207/133/9f4.jpg)
![Lena Dunham Me: I promise I won't get all annoying THREE DRINKS LATER 9/16/16, 6:15 PM from](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/207/134/23c.jpg)
![Anonymous Variation Me: I promise I won't get all political. 3 DRINKS LATER ORTAL CAVE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/207/136/c6d.png)
![Hitler Variation Me: I promise I won't get all political 3 DRINKS LATER](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/207/138/ff8.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] /r/iamverysmart – 3 drinks later
[3] Stackward – 15 Proofs That ‘I Promise I Wont Get All Political’ Is The Best String Of Memes Today
Top Comments
ShadyX49
Jan 03, 2017 at 07:22PM EST
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