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C'mon Do Something meme template

C'mon Do Something is a meme format on WhatiMeme. Represents impatiently waiting for a person, product, team, update, or event to finally take action or produce results while nothing happens. The figure is the waiter; the blank area is the inactive thing being urged.

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A crude black line drawing of a tall, thin stick-figure person standing on the left, body facing forward/slightly right, head tilted, simple oval eyes, one arm hanging and the other holding a thin bent stick or pointer aimed down toward the large empty white space on the right.

How to write this meme

Pick two concrete, opposing roles: who is stuck waiting and what stubbornly refuses to move. Keep both labels short and specific so the blank space feels like a punchline.

Caption zones

Figure label — Names who is waiting and urging action (the stick figure)
Empty space label — Names the person/thing that is failing to act or deliver

Example captions

Figure label: Me after hitting send on the group chat
Empty space label: Anyone typing a reply

Captures the universal dead silence after you message a group and stare at the screen.

Figure label: Fans refreshing the page
Empty space label: The sequel announcement

Plays on hype cycles where audiences wait forever for news that never drops.

Figure label: My bank account on Friday
Empty space label: The direct deposit

Relatable payday anxiety with a clear waiter vs. delayed thing contrast.

Figure label: Whole team in the standup
Empty space label: The one person who said “I’ll have it done yesterday”

Workplace irony—public commitment followed by total inaction.

Figure label: Me opening the fridge again
Empty space label: New food that wasn’t there 4 minutes ago

Self-deprecating loop of hope vs. empty reality everyone recognizes.

Common mistakes

Making both labels abstract or identical
Writing long sentences instead of short names
Explaining the joke instead of labeling the roles
Forgetting the empty space is the “do nothing” character
Overloading the figure side with story text

Also known as

cmon do something · come on do something guy · waiting for action meme

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