The I'll Just Wait Here meme, frequently featuring a skeleton sitting on a bench or in an office chair, is the internet's go-to reaction for expressing exaggerated patience. Its origins trace back to various stock photos and Halloween decoration images that surfaced in the late 2000s and early 2010s on sites like 4chan and Reddit. The humor lies in the literal representation of 'waiting forever,' suggesting the subject has died and decayed while expecting a specific event to occur. It is most commonly applied to situations like slow software updates, delayed movie releases, or the eternal wait for a text message reply.