Jim from 'The Office' takes a dark turn with this meme

Jim Halpert has a more sinister side.

The Office ended five years ago, but the mockumentary about Dunder Mifflin Paper Company just keeps on giving. Most recently, the Evil Jim meme.

There are memes for when your arguments get so passionate, you need to throw a chair. There are memes for when your plans just don't work out. And there are memes for when you feel like you're being crushed by a giant rock, literally and figuratively. But what should you use when you're running from responsibility or watching something go down in flames?

This meme of Jim Halpert, Dunder Mifflin's lovable paper salesman and office prank connoisseur, is just the thing.

According to Know Your Meme, the meme was first used in 2014 as a reaction image to a string of racist comments on 4chan. On Tuesday, the meme started popping up again on Reddit.

Evil Jim is perfect for when you watch someone else take the blame for your terrible actions, whether it's rigging an election or leading a revolution of planets seceding from the Republic.

Or for that rare instance of shifting the blame to your grandfather from a parallel universe.

Evil Jim also applies to knowing you can wait out a situation -- and pull everyone else down in the process.

Basically, if you ever need a meme to describe running from responsibility, Evil Jim is for you.

Let's be honest, lizard person/Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg definitely does this. r/ZuckMemes supports it.

Sure, Jim was known mostly for his goofy personality and unrequited love for Pam. But in another timeline, maybe Jim was just as evil as this meme suggests.

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