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Twitter Thread Joke About Walking Next to a Rat on the Sidewalk

This image is a screenshot of a viral Twitter/X thread. The top tweet, posted by user @boltsfood from Manhattan, NY on February 1, 2022, states that the poster feels embarrassed because a rat was walking right beside them on a sidewalk, making it appear as if the two are together. The reply below from user @molap8 adds a funny twist, asking if the poster considered that the rat might also be embarrassed to be seen walking next to them. The humor comes from the relatable feeling of public awkwardness, paired with the absurd, relatable framing of the rat as having its own sense of embarrassment.
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@me eating (@boltsfood) Twitter/X

embarrassed bc i'm walking down the sidewalk and a rat is just like walking next to me and it looks like we're together

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did you consider that maybe the rat is embarrassed too

Overview

This image is a screenshot of a viral Twitter/X thread. The top tweet, posted by user @boltsfood from Manhattan, NY on February 1, 2022, states that the poster feels embarrassed because a rat was walking right beside them on a sidewalk, making it appear as if the two are together. The reply below from user @molap8 adds a funny twist, asking if the poster considered that the rat might also be embarrassed to be seen walking next to them. The humor comes from the relatable feeling of public awkwardness, paired with the absurd, relatable framing of the rat as having its own sense of embarrassment.

Origin notes

The original content consists of two public tweets from Twitter/X: the original tweet was posted by user @boltsfood on February 1, 2022, with the humorous reply coming from user @molap8 shortly after. This screenshot of the viral thread was reposted as a meme on X.com via the meme.jpg account, as indicated by the provided source information. The thread gained massive traction, earning over 400,000 likes on the original post, due to its lighthearted, relatable silly humor.

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