“Gendarme qui se casse la gueule” meme: meaning, origin and common card

What does the “Gendarme qui se casse la gueule” meme mean?

The meme captures the contrast between a confident explainer and the fall that catches him at the exact moment he acts. It fits any failure that lands at the worst time: a demo going wrong, advice given right before doing the opposite, a serious speech ruined by a misstep. The line shouted during the fall, half surprise and half resignation, adds the comic touch. People quote it kindly, since nobody got seriously hurt in the clip.

Where does the “Gendarme qui se casse la gueule” meme come from?

The footage shows a gendarme explaining to the camera how a mobile speed radar works. He then goes to set up the device and tries to climb over the guardrail, but loses his balance and falls while yelling “Oh là, je me casse la gueule!”. Several YouTube channels have reposted the clip, one of them noting that his motorbike colleagues are waiting at a rest area during the scene. It was shared as a funny video and later cut into sounds and edits to accompany any fall. The line has become something people say themselves while mimicking a stumble.

How to use the “Gendarme qui se casse la gueule” meme

• Post the clip when a demo fails because of one small detail.
• Quote the line while losing your balance in front of friends.
• Caption a photo of an expert caught out at the moment of action.
• Reply with the video to someone giving advice they do not follow.

The “Gendarme qui se casse la gueule” card in MyMemeCards

Number	No. 1870
Rarity	Common
Collection	Memes FR pack
Fame	50/100 · #753 of 3498
Recycle value	5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Suggested by	@arracheurdanus

How to get the “Gendarme qui se casse la gueule” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Gendarme qui se casse la gueule 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 “Gendarme qui se casse la gueule” card

The “Gendarme qui se casse la gueule” card was reprinted as Rare (No. 2,418). 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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