Harold on the Phone Meme Generator
"Hi, it's the school. Nothing serious, but..." Every parent alive has aged a year in the pause after "but".
Your mum calls to ask if you've eaten. You have. She asks what. She asks if you're sure. She tells you about a cousin you've never met who also didn't eat properly, and look how that turned out.
You finally get through to a human at the bank after forty minutes of hold music. They ask you to confirm your details. Then they transfer you. The hold music starts again, from the top.
The call is about your car's extended warranty. You don't own a car.
Why it caught on: Arató's stock shoot included him on a landline, and everyone recognised the smile of a person who can't hang up and has to see this one through.