Relatable Joke About Choosing To Keep A Ghost Over Making A Phone Call

This image is a screenshot of a text tweet from X (formerly Twitter) user J.L. Westover, known as @MrLovenstein. It features a short comedic dialogue: the speaker states they have a ghost that needs to be removed, their friend suggests calling the Ghostbusters, the speaker asks if Ghostbusters have a website or app to contact them, the friend responds that they have to be called directly, and the speaker concludes they would rather live with the ghost than make a phone call. The joke satirizes common modern social anxiety surrounding unscheduled phone calls, where people will go to great lengths, even tolerating a supernatural infestation, to avoid making a voice call.

The content originates as an original tweet posted on X/Twitter by webcomic creator J.L. Westover (@MrLovenstein). It was later reposted and circulated as a relatable meme on X via the meme.jpg account, as noted in the provided source information. The tweet's humor resonated widely due to its relatable take on phone call anxiety paired with a popular pop culture reference to the Ghostbusters franchise.