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Naked Oppenheimer in a Chair
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Naked Oppenheimer in a Chair is a still image of Oppenheimer character J. Robert Oppenheimer (portrayed by actor Cillian Murphy) sitting naked in a chair, covering his mouth with his hand as if in thought. In late July 2023 following the film's release, the screengrab was popularized on Twitter as a source material for image caption memes.
Origin
On July 21st, 2023, the biographical drama film Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, premiered.[1] In one scene, Oppenheimer and his lover Jean Tatlock are sitting naked in chairs in a hotel room (image shown below).
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On July 29th, 2023, Twitter[2] user @BonerWizard tweeted a still image of the naked Oppenheimer sitting in an armchair scene, captioning it with a joke about raiding the refrigerator at night. The post (shown below) received over 11,900 retweets and 141,000 likes in five days.
![me at 3am trying to decide if I want a spoon of peanut butter or a handful of shredded cheese as a snack paigewizard on thr*ads @BonerWizard me at 3am trying to decide if I want a spoon of peanut butter or a handful of shredded cheese as a snack ALT 8:15 PM. Jul 29, 2023 4.6M Views ...](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/634/168/6e9.jpg)
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In the following days, the still image achieved virality on Twitter as source material for image caption memes. For example, on July 30th, 2023, Twitter[3] user @trunarla posted a meme that gained over 3,000 retweets and 21,800 likes in four days (shown below, left). On July 31st, Twitter[4] user @FORESTGREENE captioned the image, "me staring at his booty as he tries to find his clothes," with the tweet gaining over 8,500 retweets and 92,800 likes in three days (shown below, right).
![Me at 3am wide awake in bed because I finally figured out why my code wasn’t working. mewtru .. @trunarla Me at 3am wide awake in bed because I finally figured out why my code wasn't working. 3:33 PM. Jul 30, 2023 · 1M Views :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/634/170/4c6.jpg)
![me staring at his booty as he tries to find his clothes Katie @FORESTGREENE me staring at his booty as he tries to find his clothes 10:32 PM. Jul 31, 2023 4.4M Views . :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/634/180/725.jpg)
The image format maintained popularity in early August 2023, with several versions going viral on Twitter. In some examples, the image has been compared to the Pointing Rick Dalton meme format.
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![hearing a leitmotif for the first time // recognizing when it comes up later in the score to thematically connect different m zach silberberg supports the WGA @zachsilberberg hearing a leitmotif for the first time // recognizing when it comes up later in the score to thematically connect different moments and characters 3:51 PM - Aug 1, 2023 · 103.5K Views :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/634/188/e2e.jpg)
![if i say this is the opposite of the pointing leo meme do you understand what i mean? zach silberberg supports the WGA @zachsilberberg if i say this is the opposite of the pointing leo meme do you understand what i mean? 11:25 PM Jul 31, 2023 28.2K Views ...](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/634/183/3c2.jpg)
![Me on mornings I have to go to the office trying to remember how that works R/GA @RGA : Me on mornings I have to go to the office trying to remember how that works 4:14 PM Jul 31, 2023 13.5K Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/634/178/928.jpg)
![This how I sit on the toilet while I’m tweeting @goth @goth600 This how I sit on the toilet while I'm tweeting 7:08 PM Jul 30, 2023 13.6K Views . :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/634/173/e01.jpg)
![your da at 9am trying to decide if he should have a rustlers burger or a ginsters steak slice Scott Chegg @buckfastbadlad : your da at 9am trying to decide if he should have a rustlers burger or a ginsters steak slice 1:21 PM . Jul 30, 2023 176K Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/634/169/148.jpg)
![Me watching through Ronaldinho’s Recruitment Ep. 9 at 3am to make sure I followed all the rules right Chris Dixon @chrismd10 : Me watching through Ronaldinho's Recruitment Ep. 9 at 3am to make sure I followed all the rules right 4:00 PM - Aug 1, 2023 · 729.4K Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/634/189/b10.jpg)
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