“You can lose one card, not 15” meme: meaning, origin and common card

What does the “You can lose one card, not 15” meme mean?

The line sets out a common-sense rule: losing one thing happens, losing fifteen at once is something else. The comedy comes from the climbing numbers and Jeff’s calm bad faith, downplaying a disaster. People use it after a huge mistake presented as ordinary, to gently scold someone’s carelessness, or to play down a loss by pointing out it could be worse.

Where does the “You can lose one card, not 15” meme come from?

The scene comes from Les Tuche 2: Le Rêve américain, a comedy directed by Olivier Baroux, shown at the Alpe d’Huez festival on January 13, 2016 and released in French cinemas on February 3, 2016. Jeff and Cathy Tuche, played by Jean-Paul Rouve and Isabelle Nanty, cross the United States in a camper to surprise their son Donald. In Kansas City, Jeff loses his wallet with fifteen bank cards without noticing, and the gas station attendant keeps the camper until they pay. Later, in a bar, Jeff tells the story, and the line, with its rising numbers, became one of the film’s most quoted moments.

1. January 13, 2016Les Tuche 2: Le Rêve américain is shown at the Alpe d’Huez festival.
2. February 3, 2016The film is released nationally in France.

How to use the “You can lose one card, not 15” meme

• Tell a friend “you can lose a card, not 15” after their third lost set of keys.
• Comment on a big budgeting mistake with the line.
• Play down a loss by quoting the scene.
• Caption a photo of an empty wallet with it.

The “You can lose one card, not 15” card in MyMemeCards

Number	No. 1232
Rarity	Common
Collection	Memes FR pack
Fame	50/100 · #753 of 3498
Recycle value	5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Suggested by	@grimshal

How to get the “You can lose one card, not 15” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; You can lose one card, not 15 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 reprints of the “You can lose one card, not 15” card

The “You can lose one card, not 15” card was reprinted as Rare (No. 1,486) and Epic (No. 2,491). 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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