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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Les gnomes voleurs de slip” is a common card of the Memes FR pack, number 839 of the collection, and the 725th best-known meme of its 869 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.
What does the “Les gnomes voleurs de slip” meme mean?
The joke is the blank box. The gnomes have a starting method and an end goal, nothing in between, and no awareness that anything is missing. It has become the standard picture of a confident plan with no mechanism: a pitch with no product, a strategy with no execution, an essay with a conclusion and no argument. Draw three lines, swap phase 1 for today’s subject, and leave phase 2 as a question mark.
Where does the “Les gnomes voleurs de slip” meme come from?
The three-phase plan appears in “Gnomes”, an episode from the second season of South Park, broadcast in 1998. The children find creatures taking underwear and ask them why; the gnomes answer with a slide whose second step is nothing but a question mark. The sequence long ago left the series behind and became a standalone chart, reused in slide decks, business writing and memes with no connection to South Park at all. This card relies on the clip kept as its source, still online, and on what the sequence itself shows; nothing further is claimed about the episode.
- 1998“Gnomes” airs in South Park’s second season, showing the three-phase plan.
How to use the “Les gnomes voleurs de slip” meme
- Looking at a plan where you are told the start and the payoff but never the middle.
- Summing up a deck in which revenue appears without explanation.
- Replying to any three-step roadmap whose second step is obviously empty.
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The “Les gnomes voleurs de slip” card in MyMemeCards
| Number | No. 839 |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Common |
| Collection | Memes FR pack |
| Fame | 50/100 · #725 of 869 |
| Recycle value | 5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny) |
| Suggested by | @furiwatax |
How to get the “Les gnomes voleurs de slip” card
Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Les gnomes voleurs de slip 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.
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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 0.8%, 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
What are the underpants gnomes?
Creatures from a South Park episode who steal underwear and present a three-phase plan whose second phase is a question mark. The chart is quoted to mock plans with no middle step.
What are the three phases?
Phase 1: collect underpants. Phase 2: question mark. Phase 3: profit. The gnomes state all three without noticing the gap.
Which South Park episode is it from?
The episode “Gnomes”, in the show’s second season, broadcast in 1998.
How do I get the Les gnomes voleurs de slip meme card?
Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Les gnomes voleurs de slip” is a common 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 Les gnomes voleurs de slip card?
It is a Common card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.
Sources: Extrait de l’épisode retenu comme source de la carte (YouTube) · checked on October 5, 2026.
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