Powder That Makes You Say Yes Meme Template

Template Name

Powder That Makes You Say Yes / Plastic Man Eating Salt / Powder That Makes You Say [Blank] / Plastic Man Powder Meme / Bone Hurting Powder

Origin

This panel originates from the Golden Age comic book Plastic Man #21, published in January 1950 by Quality Comics (later acquired by DC Comics).

In the original story, an alien shape-shifter impostor mimicking Plastic Man pours an entire box labeled "SALT" into its boat-shaped, funneling lower jaw while uttering a bewildered "What" into the top dialogue balloon.

On July 4, 2017, the panel was posted to the subreddit r/bonehurtingjuice. In classic anti-meme fashion, the creator edited the box label to read "powder that makes you say yes" and replaced the speech bubble text with a single, compliant "yes". The post blew up across Reddit, Tumblr, and Facebook shitposting communities as a hallmark of 2017 surrealist anti-humor. It subsequently spawned an entire snowclone subgenre where creators change the powder's label and Plastic Man's response to single-word compulsions (such as "powder that makes you say real", "powder that makes you say tomorrow", or fandom-specific catchphrases).

Key Vibes

Literal anti-humor, bone hurting juice energy, robotic compliance, surreal absurdity, and blind obedience.

Visual Breakdown

• The Character (Foreground): Plastic Man (or rather, his alien copy) extending his arms and stretching his bottom jaw into an enormous, trough-like receptacle.
• The Box: A plain rectangular container tilted at a steep angle, originally labeled "SALT" and edited to read "powder that makes you say yes" (or left blank for custom labels).
• The Stream: A heavy cascade of granulated white powder pouring out of the box directly into his gaping lower mouth.
• The Speech Bubble: A round dialogue balloon emerging from his head, containing the deadpan single-word reaction "yes".
• Art Style & Color: Vintage 1950s four-color comic halftone print featuring red spandex, green goggles, teal-green skies, and rust-brown industrial steel beams.

Description Paragraph

The format is one of the quintessential pillars of late-2010s "anti-meme" culture. Rather than relying on a clever punchline or relatable observational humor, the joke operates on purely literal cause-and-effect: the character ingests a substance named after a specific action, and promptly executes that exact action with zero hesitation or resistance. Modern internet communities frequently adopt this template for fandom cope and hopium—swapping the label to whatever announcement, leak, or delusion the community is currently swallowing whole, while the character mindlessly repeats the affirmation.

Popular Caption Ideas

• "Box: 'Powder that makes you say Silksong tomorrow.' // Speech Bubble: 'Tomorrow.'"
• "Box: 'Powder that makes you say real.' // Speech Bubble: 'Real.'"
• "Box: 'Powder that makes you agree to plans you will cancel later.' // Speech Bubble: 'Sounds great!'"
• "Box: 'Powder that makes you say my life is yours.' // Speech Bubble: 'My life is yours!'"
• "Box: 'Powder that makes you say one more game.' // Speech Bubble: 'One more game.'"