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Invite mutuals to join Nintendo DS chat when internet goes down

This meme is a screenshot of a post from X (formerly Twitter) user @mothcharm, whose display name is 'sword' with a trans pride flag and 'SHOP OPEN' tag in their handle. The post text reads 'internet going down, mutuals hop on', placed above a screenshot of the classic Nintendo DS local chat room selection menu. The menu shows four available chat rooms: Chat Room A has 3 of 16 possible users joined, Chat Room B has 1 user, and Chat Rooms C and D are empty, with buttons to go back or join the selected room. The joke plays on nostalgia for the Nintendo DS's local offline chat feature, humorously proposing that mutual close online friends use this old system to stay in contact when the wider internet is not working.
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internet going down, mutuals hop on

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Choose a Chat Room to join. Chat Room A 3/16, Chat Room B 1/16, Chat Room C 0/16, Chat Room D 0/16, Go back, Join

Overview

This meme is a screenshot of a post from X (formerly Twitter) user @mothcharm, whose display name is 'sword' with a trans pride flag and 'SHOP OPEN' tag in their handle. The post text reads 'internet going down, mutuals hop on', placed above a screenshot of the classic Nintendo DS local chat room selection menu. The menu shows four available chat rooms: Chat Room A has 3 of 16 possible users joined, Chat Room B has 1 user, and Chat Rooms C and D are empty, with buttons to go back or join the selected room. The joke plays on nostalgia for the Nintendo DS's local offline chat feature, humorously proposing that mutual close online friends use this old system to stay in contact when the wider internet is not working.

Origin notes

This meme was first posted by X user @mothcharm, and reposted on the X.com meme.jpg RSS feed as stated in the source information. It repurposes the native chat room interface from the Nintendo DS handheld gaming system, which allowed users to chat and play games locally with other nearby DS owners without requiring an internet connection, to make a relatable joke about internet outages and connecting with online friends.

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