Thousand Yard Stare Meme Generator
Drag text anywhere on the Thousand Yard Stare template, style every box its own way, drop in your own images, then download, copy, or share it.
Click a text box to edit it. Drag to move, corners resize, top handle rotates.
What is the Thousand Yard Stare meme?
The Thousand Yard Stare, also written 1,000 Yard Stare, refers to a painting called The 2,000 Yard Stare from American artist Thomas Lea that shows a World War II soldier (often mistaken for a Vietnam War soldier) staring directly at the viewer, portraying post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dissociation caused by battle. (summary via Know Your Meme)
Origin: The 2,000 Yard Stare (shown below, left) was painted by American artist Thomas Lea in 1944.
Also known as: Thousand-Yard Stare.
About the Thousand Yard Stare meme template
The Thousand Yard Stare template (thousand-yard-stare) supports 2 lines of text. A classic example reads “me after the 4 hour all-hands / that could have been an email”. Read about its origin on knowyourmeme.com.
Use it from the API
This meme is also just a URL. Replace the text in the path to generate your own image:
https://memegenscript.com/images/thousand-yard-stare/me_after_the_4_hour_all--hands/that_could_have_been_an_email.png
