Why Not Both? Meme Generator
Drag text anywhere on the Why Not Both? template, style every box its own way, drop in your own images, then download, copy, or share it. Animated GIF versions are available through the API.
Click a text box to edit it. Drag to move, corners resize, top handle rotates.
What is the Why Not Both? meme?
A little girl with a dark bob haircut, standing in a kitchen, looks up with an earnest, slightly puzzled expression, as if she has just found the obvious solution adults somehow missed. She is from a TV commercial in which a family argues over hard or soft taco shells and she asks why they can't have both. The meme captures that childlike logic: when faced with two options, refuse to choose. It is used both sincerely for win-win compromises and ironically for greedy or absurd combinations.
Origin: The clip is from an Old El Paso taco kit commercial. In the ad the girl asks "¿Por qué no los dos?" ("Why not both?"), and the English line became a catchphrase and reaction image.
Also known as: Why Don't We Have Both?, Por Qué No Los Dos, Taco Girl.
How to use the Why Not Both? meme
The top box presents a dilemma between two options, usually as a question or "X or Y". The bottom box is the girl's answer, almost always "why not both?". Keep the two options parallel so the reader instantly sees the choice.
It shines with pairings that are absurd or indulgent to combine: pizza or burgers, coffee or energy drink, tabs or spaces, sleeping in or a nap, the sequel or the remake. You can also flip it for bad outcomes, like "late or over budget?"
Why Not Both? meme ideas
- hard or soft tacos? / why not both?
- coffee or energy drink? / why not both?
- tabs or spaces? / why not both?
- will the project be late or over budget? / why not both?
- study or sleep? / why not both? (in class)
- pizza or burgers for dinner? / why not both?
About the Why Not Both? meme template
The Why Not Both? template (both) supports 2 lines of text and 2 styles (animated, default). A classic example reads “hard or soft tacos / why not both?”. 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/both/hard_or_soft_tacos/why_not_both~q.gif
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