Xennial Memes
Vintage pen-and-ink ad. A woman in a short dress reaches toward a TV screen reading "EMPTY VESSEL?" Below: "- PASSIONLESS BLANK? - UNABLE TO ORIGINATE ANYTHING? - ONLY CAPABLE OF CHOOSING FROM OPTIONS PRESENTED BY OTHERS? - HEAD FULL OF STOCK FOOTAGE?" then "- WE CAN'T HELP YOU - YOU'RE DOOMED."

Empty Vessel? You're Doomed, Says Vintage TV Ad

A faux vintage ad mocks the passive TV-watching couch potato as an empty vessel with a head full of stock footage, a jab at the screens that raised Xennials.

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Vintage pen-and-ink ad. A woman in a short dress reaches toward a TV screen reading "EMPTY VESSEL?" Below: "- PASSIONLESS BLANK? - UNABLE TO ORIGINATE ANYTHING? - ONLY CAPABLE OF CHOOSING FROM OPTIONS PRESENTED BY OTHERS? - HEAD FULL OF STOCK FOOTAGE?" then "- WE CAN'T HELP YOU - YOU'RE DOOMED."

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