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“C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça” meme: meaning, origin and rare card

“C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça” (“It’s too quiet, I don’t not like that very much”) is a line tied to Jamel Debbouze’s character Numérobis in the French film Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, followed by “I prefer it a bit too more less quiet.”

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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça” is a rare card of the Memes FR pack, number 1368 of the collection, and the 753rd best-known meme of its 3514 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça” meme mean?

The line mocks deliberately tangled speech: “pas trop beaucoup”, “un peu trop plus moins”. The quantifiers cancel each other out, so the statement means nothing precise while sounding perfectly serious. People use it when silence turns heavy, when a room is too quiet, or to ask for more energy with a smile. It is also a way to parody someone who talks without saying anything or gets lost in their own phrasing, a bit of comedy-film chatter that became a cult quote.

Where does the “C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça” meme come from?

The quote comes from the comedy Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, directed by Alain Chabat and released in France on 30 January 2002. In the film, Jamel Debbouze plays Numérobis, the Egyptian architect hired to build a palace for the queen, and the line is linked to him in clips circulating on YouTube. Several channels post the sequence under the title “C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça. J’préfère quand c’est un peu trop plus moins calme”, a sign of its status as a cult line.

  1. 30 January 2002Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, directed by Alain Chabat, is released in France.

How to use the “C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça” meme

  • Say the line in a silent office.
  • Ask for atmosphere at a party that has not taken off.
  • Parody someone getting tangled in their own words.
  • Caption a photo of a completely empty place.

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The “C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça” card in MyMemeCards

C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça card
NumberNo. 1368
RarityRare
CollectionMemes FR pack
Fame50/100 · #753 of 3514
Recycle value10 MemeCoins (30 in Shiny)
Suggested by@matteouss
Rarities of the Memes FR pack: 3,514 cards
  • Common1,48642%
  • Rare1,18334%
  • Epic66919%
  • Legendary1133.2%
  • Mythic411.2%
  • Full Art220.6%

How to get the “C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça comes out of the Memes FR pack as a rare card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 10 MemeCoins.

The reprint of the “C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça” card

The “C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça” card was reprinted as Epic (No. 1,622). A reprint is the same meme printed again, with a number of its own and a higher rarity than its first printing, which was rare. Its face reads “Reprinted card · Higher rarity”.

Every printing is dealt in the packs of the Memes FR pack, each at its own rarity: the higher it is, the rarer the card is to pull. Copies of the first printing already pulled stay as they are, and any printing counts toward completing a set.

MyMemeCards reprints a meme when it deserves more than the rarity of its first printing, such as a classic that became iconic after it came out: the reprint gives it a place among the most sought-after cards without taking anything from the players who already had it.

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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art ≤ 0.1%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details

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Frequently asked questions

Which film is “C’est trop calme j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça” from?

The line comes from Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, Alain Chabat’s 2002 film, and is linked to the character Numérobis.

Who plays Numérobis?

Numérobis, the Egyptian architect in the film, is played by Jamel Debbouze.

What does the line mean?

It humorously says you prefer activity to silence, in deliberately muddled language.

How do I get the C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça” is a rare card of the Memes FR pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.

How rare is the C’est trop calme, j’aime pas trop beaucoup ça card?

It is a Rare card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.

Sources: Wikipédia — Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre · checked on October 18, 2026.

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