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I just want my chicken

This is a single-panel relatable meme featuring three small dogs sitting on a soft couch with decorative pillows in the background. The top of the meme has text reading 'Walking into Costco:'. The small chihuahua on the right side of the image has bright yellow casts on its two front legs, is leaning forward intently towards the other two dogs, and is labeled 'INTERNET SERVICE AGENT'. The two dogs on the left represent a customer entering Costco, who is uninterested in being approached by salespeople. The joke references the common real-life experience of being accosted by internet service sales staff immediately upon entering Costco locations, when most shoppers are only intending to purchase grocery items like Costco's famous low-cost rotisserie chicken, which the original title refers to.
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This is a single-panel relatable meme featuring three small dogs sitting on a soft couch with decorative pillows in the background. The top of the meme has text reading 'Walking into Costco:'. The small chihuahua on the right side of the image has bright yellow casts on its two front legs, is leaning forward intently towards the other two dogs, and is labeled 'INTERNET SERVICE AGENT'. The two dogs on the left represent a customer entering Costco, who is uninterested in being approached by salespeople. The joke references the common real-life experience of being accosted by internet service sales staff immediately upon entering Costco locations, when most shoppers are only intending to purchase grocery items like Costco's famous low-cost rotisserie chicken, which the original title refers to.

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This meme was originally shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, as confirmed by the provided source metadata. It repurposes a widely circulated viral photograph of a chihuahua with yellow front leg casts, a popular meme template used to depict overeager, intrusive, or annoying people approaching others unprompted. The original title 'I just want my chicken' refers to the iconic, affordably priced Costco rotisserie chicken that is a major draw for many Costco shoppers.

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