The 'Crisp Rat' meme is a phonetic play on the name of Hollywood actor Chris Pratt, typically featuring a photograph of a taxidermied, deep-fried, or otherwise 'crispy' looking rat figurine. The joke gained significant traction as part of a larger internet trend of celebrity name puns, where users intentionally misspell famous names to create absurd visual associations. It represents a specific brand of 'cursed' internet humor where low-quality, bizarre images meet literal wordplay. Today, the Crisp Rat template is widely used as a reaction image or to mock the ubiquity of Chris Pratt in modern cinema, often appearing in comment sections whenever the actor is announced for a new high-profile voice-acting role.