The Smoking Alcohol meme draws inspiration from various viral news reports and internet videos documenting the bizarre and dangerous trend of inhaling alcohol vapors. While the practice itself gained notoriety in the early 2010s due to health warnings, it quickly evolved into an internet punchline representing peak absurdity or 'galaxy brain' levels of bad decision-making. In meme culture, it is often used to describe someone who is so far gone or acting so irrationally that they must be consuming alcohol in the most inefficient and strange way possible. The template frequently features people looking bewildered or news chyrons highlighting the practice, making it a go-to choice for mocking reckless behavior or nonsensical logic.