MEME REFERENCE

oh thats a toilet spongebob fish

Use when someone belatedly recognizes an obvious object's identity or purpose after treating it in a misguided way.

What it expresses

A mundane realization arrives only after the person has already made an embarrassing mistake.

Example

A coworker spends five minutes searching for the mute control before realizing the large microphone icon is the button, prompting this response.

When not to use it

A specialist correctly identifies unfamiliar equipment before touching it; there is no late, humiliating discovery.

• that is a toilet
• belated realization
• obvious object
• mistake