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I Still Remember How to Cut Pomegranates... Who?

An iMessage screenshot featuring a humorous interaction. The top blue message bubble reads, 'I still remember how to cut pomegranates because of you,' accompanied by a photo of a hand holding a freshly cut pomegranate with several pieces scattered on a black cutting board. Below, a gray message bubble responds with, 'who is this,' creating a comedic contrast between the nostalgic sentiment and the recipient's confusion about the sender's identity. The image combines text and a real photo to highlight an awkwardly funny moment of misremembered connections.
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I still remember how to cut pomegranates because of you
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who is this

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I still remember how to cut pomegranates because of you

Overview

An iMessage screenshot featuring a humorous interaction. The top blue message bubble reads, 'I still remember how to cut pomegranates because of you,' accompanied by a photo of a hand holding a freshly cut pomegranate with several pieces scattered on a black cutting board. Below, a gray message bubble responds with, 'who is this,' creating a comedic contrast between the nostalgic sentiment and the recipient's confusion about the sender's identity. The image combines text and a real photo to highlight an awkwardly funny moment of misremembered connections.

Origin notes

The meme originates from X.com (formerly Twitter) user @meme_basement. It appears to be a user-created screenshot of a text conversation, likely fictional or edited for comedic effect, featuring a real photo of a cut pomegranate. The content is presented in the style of a typical iMessage chat, suggesting it was created using a mobile device to capture the conversation and photo, then shared as a meme on the platform.

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