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Hope they don't notice I'm running 🤭

This is a meme that uses the popular sneaking Ryan Howard template from the US sitcom *The Office* to tell a joke about local elections. The text describes the experience of finding an open city council seat with no other candidates running, and the poster signs up to run uncontested. It includes a pun/typo "lowkenuinely" that blends "low-key" (quiet/sneaky) and "genuinely", matching the sneaky vibe of the image where Ryan is trying to enter the scene unseen.
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when I see there's an open seat on my city council no one is running for so I lowkenuinely sign up to run uncontested

Overview

This is a meme that uses the popular sneaking Ryan Howard template from the US sitcom The Office to tell a joke about local elections. The text describes the experience of finding an open city council seat with no other candidates running, and the poster signs up to run uncontested. It includes a pun/typo "lowkenuinely" that blends "low-key" (quiet/sneaky) and "genuinely", matching the sneaky vibe of the image where Ryan is trying to enter the scene unseen.

Origin notes

The base image is taken from an original scene of the US sitcom The Office, featuring the character Ryan Howard played by BJ Novak. This specific meme was originally posted to Reddit as a Reddit meme, as noted in the provided source information, with the original title "Hope they don't notice I'm running 🤭". It jokes about the common occurrence of unfilled local government seats that have no candidates running for them.

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