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Pet Store Lied Gave Me Piranha Puppy Meme

The meme has a text line at the top that reads 'The pet store lied and now I have a piranha.' Below the text is a photograph of a young yellow Labrador retriever puppy sitting behind a worn, scratched wooden table, resting its chin on the edge of the table. The puppy's small, sharp baby teeth are visible resting on the table surface, making it look like it has the sharp teeth of a piranha. The joke is a lighthearted, humorous exaggeration that compares the puppy's sharp nipping teeth to a piranha's, playfully pretending the owner was tricked into receiving a piranha instead of a puppy from the pet store. A grey fabric armchair is visible in the background behind the puppy.
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The pet store lied and now I have a piranha.

Overview

The meme has a text line at the top that reads 'The pet store lied and now I have a piranha.' Below the text is a photograph of a young yellow Labrador retriever puppy sitting behind a worn, scratched wooden table, resting its chin on the edge of the table. The puppy's small, sharp baby teeth are visible resting on the table surface, making it look like it has the sharp teeth of a piranha. The joke is a lighthearted, humorous exaggeration that compares the puppy's sharp nipping teeth to a piranha's, playfully pretending the owner was tricked into receiving a piranha instead of a puppy from the pet store. A grey fabric armchair is visible in the background behind the puppy.

Origin notes

This wholesome pet meme was originally posted on Facebook by the page thebestpuppermemes, as indicated by the watermark on the image. It was later reposted on X (formerly Twitter) by the account @WholesomeMeme, and retrieved via RSS feed. The meme plays on the relatable experience of young puppies having very sharp, nippy teeth that can feel like being bitten by a piranha.

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