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Never Buy a Border Collie When You're Drunk

This funny meme features a real black-and-white Holstein calf resting comfortably on a residential living room couch. A white text banner on a black background at the top reads 'NEVER BUY A BORDER COLLIE WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK'. The joke comes from the absurd situation: a person who was drunk intended to buy a black-and-white Border Collie dog, but accidentally ended up with a full cow instead, which they now keep inside their home on the couch. The punchline relies on the mix-up between the common black-and-white coloring of Border Collies and the matching black-and-white pattern of a dairy cow.
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NEVER BUY A BORDER COLLIE WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK

Overview

This funny meme features a real black-and-white Holstein calf resting comfortably on a residential living room couch. A white text banner on a black background at the top reads 'NEVER BUY A BORDER COLLIE WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK'. The joke comes from the absurd situation: a person who was drunk intended to buy a black-and-white Border Collie dog, but accidentally ended up with a full cow instead, which they now keep inside their home on the couch. The punchline relies on the mix-up between the common black-and-white coloring of Border Collies and the matching black-and-white pattern of a dairy cow.

Origin notes

This viral meme originates from X (formerly Twitter), posted by the account WholesomeMeme as stated in the provided source information. It has circulated widely across social media as a popular joke about bad drunk impulse purchases.

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