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Smart guy: Halal butcher sold pork as veal

This is a meme graphic showing a Muslim halal butcher cutting meat in his shop, with a Pakistani flag visible on the wall behind him. An overlaid zoomed-in newspaper clipping highlights the story, and large text at the bottom explains the news incident: a halal butcher in Zurich, Switzerland mislabeled 3.1 tons of pork as veal and sold it to Muslim customers over three years, and none of the customers noticed any difference. The meme gets its humor from the irony of customers following strict dietary restrictions unknowingly eating prohibited pork for years without noticing.
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A HALAL BUTCHER IN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND HAS SOLD 3.1 TONS OF PORK LABELED AS VEAL TO MUSLIM CUSTOMERS, WHO HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY DIFFERENCE FOR THREE YEARS

Overview

This is a meme graphic showing a Muslim halal butcher cutting meat in his shop, with a Pakistani flag visible on the wall behind him. An overlaid zoomed-in newspaper clipping highlights the story, and large text at the bottom explains the news incident: a halal butcher in Zurich, Switzerland mislabeled 3.1 tons of pork as veal and sold it to Muslim customers over three years, and none of the customers noticed any difference. The meme gets its humor from the irony of customers following strict dietary restrictions unknowingly eating prohibited pork for years without noticing.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on 9Gag with the original title 'Smart guy'. The news graphic itself originates from the page 'Thedailyinformerofficial', covering a reported real incident from Zurich, Switzerland.

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