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Reluctant to Call Ghostbusters Relatable Joke

This image is a screenshot of a text joke posted on X (formerly Twitter) by comic creator J. L. Westover, known as @MrLovenstein. It features a short comedic exchange: the narrator states they have a ghost that needs to be removed, their friend advises them to contact the Ghostbusters, the narrator asks if Ghostbusters can be reached via a website or app, the friend clarifies you have to make an actual phone call to them, and the narrator concludes they would rather keep the unwanted ghost than make a phone call. The humor comes from the relatable modern anxiety and general aversion many people have to placing phone calls, even when facing an inconvenient or unpleasant scenario to avoid the call.
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me: I got a ghost I need busted
friend: call the ghostbusters
me: do they have a website or app?
friend: no you gotta call
me: well I guess I'm stuck with this fuckin ghost then

Overview

This image is a screenshot of a text joke posted on X (formerly Twitter) by comic creator J. L. Westover, known as @MrLovenstein. It features a short comedic exchange: the narrator states they have a ghost that needs to be removed, their friend advises them to contact the Ghostbusters, the narrator asks if Ghostbusters can be reached via a website or app, the friend clarifies you have to make an actual phone call to them, and the narrator concludes they would rather keep the unwanted ghost than make a phone call. The humor comes from the relatable modern anxiety and general aversion many people have to placing phone calls, even when facing an inconvenient or unpleasant scenario to avoid the call.

Origin notes

This content was originally created and posted by J. L. Westover, who runs the popular Mr. Lovenstein webcomic, on the X social media platform under the handle @MrLovenstein. The provided image was sourced from an RSS feed of the X.com:meme.jpg account, which shares popular viral meme content.

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