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Carp in Bathtub: Rare Childhood Christmas Memory

A meme featuring a social media post (resembling a tweet) from user 'robiš @joeltistic' with the text: 'rare childhood christmas memory: not being able to take a bath because theres a carp in the bathtub'. Below the text is a photograph of a white bathtub filled with water, containing a large carp swimming in it. The post humorously recounts an unusual childhood Christmas memory involving a carp in the bathtub preventing the user from bathing.
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rare childhood christmas memory: not being able to take a bath because theres a carp in the bathtub

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rare childhood christmas memory: not being able to take a bath because theres a carp in the bathtub

Overview

A meme featuring a social media post (resembling a tweet) from user 'robiš @joeltistic' with the text: 'rare childhood christmas memory: not being able to take a bath because theres a carp in the bathtub'. Below the text is a photograph of a white bathtub filled with water, containing a large carp swimming in it. The post humorously recounts an unusual childhood Christmas memory involving a carp in the bathtub preventing the user from bathing.

Origin notes

The meme originates from 9Gag, a platform for sharing user-generated content. It appears to be a user-created post combining a personal anecdotal text with a corresponding photograph of a carp in a bathtub. The text is presented in a format similar to a tweet, suggesting it may have been shared or reposted from a social media platform like Twitter/X, though the primary source here is 9Gag.

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