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This is a screenshot of a viral TikTok post showing a small grey mouse peeking its head out of a wrapped white towel, after being caught by a college student in their dorm. The top text explains the student caught the mouse bare-handed after their school administration insisted the dorm did not have a mice problem. A top comment from user carlos points out that mice always look strangely apologetic for existing, which perfectly matches the mouse's meek, shy expression in the photo. The mouse looks small, harmless and cute to most viewers.
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Why do mice always just look so apologetic for their own existence

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The mouse I caught with my bare hands in our dorm after our school said we "didn't have a mice problem"

Overview

This is a screenshot of a viral TikTok post showing a small grey mouse peeking its head out of a wrapped white towel, after being caught by a college student in their dorm. The top text explains the student caught the mouse bare-handed after their school administration insisted the dorm did not have a mice problem. A top comment from user carlos points out that mice always look strangely apologetic for existing, which perfectly matches the mouse's meek, shy expression in the photo. The mouse looks small, harmless and cute to most viewers.

Origin notes

This meme originated as an original TikTok post from a student showing their caught dorm mouse, which gained viral attention due to the top comment from user carlos. The image was later reposted to Reddit as a meme with the original title 'ngl its cute', and spread widely across social media for its relatable, wholesome and funny observation about mice's typical timid appearance.

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