“Ce pote un peu trop tactile” meme: meaning, origin and common card

What does the “Ce pote un peu trop tactile” meme mean?

The meme describes the member of the group who knows nothing about other people’s personal bubble: touching, leaning, pushing, crowding. The clip revives an amused awkwardness most people have felt around an overly close friend, even more so in swimwear where contact is hard to dodge. It gets shared to tease a clingy buddy, to illustrate a social cringe moment or to say “back off a bit” with a laugh. The bare, short format typical of Vine sharpens the joke.

Where does the “Ce pote un peu trop tactile” meme come from?

The clip comes from a Vine by Mister V, the stage name of Yvick Letexier, a French video creator, comedian and rapper born on 14 August 1993 in Grenoble, according to Wikipedia. Short looping videos were part of his comedy output, and compilations of them still circulate on YouTube. Re-upload channels carry the clip under the title “Ce pote un peu trop tactile”. The scene takes place at a swimming pool and features a friend standing far too close. It later spread as a reusable snippet for any awkwardly crowded situation.

How to use the “Ce pote un peu trop tactile” meme

• Send the clip to a friend who always sits glued to the group.
• Comment on a beach or pool photo where someone stands too close.
• Reply to a coworker who touches everyone’s shoulder.
• Caption a video of a packed train with the title.

The “Ce pote un peu trop tactile” card in MyMemeCards

Number	No. 2959
Rarity	Common
Collection	Memes FR pack
Fame	50/100 · #753 of 3511
Recycle value	5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Suggested by	@pp777prod

How to get the “Ce pote un peu trop tactile” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Ce pote un peu trop tactile comes out of the Memes FR pack as a common 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 5 MemeCoins.

The reprint of the “Ce pote un peu trop tactile” card

The “Ce pote un peu trop tactile” card was reprinted as Rare (No. 3,714). A reprint is the same meme printed again, with a number of its own and a higher rarity than its first printing, which was common. 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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