“Mary has 2 glasses of wine. She drinks 1 and buys 2 more. What does Mary have now? Happiness. She has happiness” was posted on Facebook by Mommy Likes Wine on December 30, 2018. The text begins like a math problem involving wine glasses, but ends in “Happiness, she has happiness.” The popular meme has several slight variations, usually changing the woman’s name to Mary or Sally or Jackie or Karen.
Facebook
Mommy Likes Wine
December 30, 2018 at 3:34 PM ·
Here’s a quick math problem for ya!! 🍷🔢➗ #winemom #mommyjuice
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
Mary has 2 glasses
of wine. She drinks
1 and buys 2 more.
What does Mary have now?
Happiness. She has
happiness.
Facebook
Women and Wine
March 12, 2021 at 4:25 AM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
Sally has 2 bottles of wine.
Sally buys 2 more bottles of wine.
How many bottles of wine does Sally have?
Happiness. She has happiness.
Facebook
Bodines Newark Discount Liquor
June 25, 2021 at 9:06 AM ·
(The following text is shown on a blackboard sign.—ed.)
Jackie has
2 bottles
of WINE
She buys 2
more. What
does Jackie
have now?
HAPPINESS. She
has HAPPINESS
Facebook
The Noshery Steakhouse
August 28, 2021 at 3:16 PM · Brockville, ON, Canada ·
— at The Noshery Steakhouse.
(The following text is shown on a blackboard sign.—ed.)
KAREN HAS 2
BOTTLES OF WINE.
SHE BUYS TWO MORE
BOTTLES OF WINE.
WHAT DOES KAREN
HAVE NOW?
HAPPINESS
SHE HAS
HAPPINESS!
Twitter
Chautauqua Winery
@ChautauquaWine
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(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
Jackie has
two bottles
of wine. She
buys two
more. What
does Jackie
have now?
Happiness.
She has
happiness.
10:15 AM · Sep 3, 2021
Twitter
Woodberrys
@woodberrywines
Be like Sharon.
(The following text is shown on a blackboard sign.—ed.)
Sharon has 2
bottles of wine.
She buys 2 more
What does Sharon
have now?
HAPPINESS, she has
HAPPINESS
4:58 AM · Sep 28, 2022
Facebook
Dee Campbell
May 26, 2023 at 5:05 PM ·
Dee has 2 bottles of wine. She goes to store and buys 2 more bottles of wine. What does Dee have now??
HAPPINESS. Dee has Happiness 😅😅
Happy Friday Everyone!! ☀️
Twitter
David Voth
@SexCigarsBooze
Jackie has 2 bottles of #WINE. She buys 2 more. What does Jackie have now?
(a blackboard sign has this text, with the answer, “HAPPINESS. She has HAPPINESS.—ed.)
7:58 PM · Jun 23, 2023
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