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Valve HQ Pizza Rush: Unusually High Lunch Traffic at Nearby Pizzerias

The meme features a collage of content suggesting unusual pizza delivery activity near Valve HQ. It includes a tweet from user 'Pirat_Nation' stating, 'Unusually high traffic at various pizzerias near Valve HQ for lunch today,' accompanied by a photo of Valve's lobby with a prominent 'VALVE' sign on a decorative partition. Below the tweet are two Google Popular Times graphs for Domino's Pizza, both marked 'LIVE Busier than usual,' showing a significant spike in traffic at 12pm (lunchtime). The combination implies speculation about a potential major announcement or event at Valve, as increased pizza orders are often humorously associated with team meetings or crunch periods in the gaming industry.
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Unusually high traffic at various pizzerias near Valve HQ for lunch today.

Overview

The meme features a collage of content suggesting unusual pizza delivery activity near Valve HQ. It includes a tweet from user 'Pirat_Nation' stating, 'Unusually high traffic at various pizzerias near Valve HQ for lunch today,' accompanied by a photo of Valve's lobby with a prominent 'VALVE' sign on a decorative partition. Below the tweet are two Google Popular Times graphs for Domino's Pizza, both marked 'LIVE Busier than usual,' showing a significant spike in traffic at 12pm (lunchtime). The combination implies speculation about a potential major announcement or event at Valve, as increased pizza orders are often humorously associated with team meetings or crunch periods in the gaming industry.

Origin notes

The meme originates from 9Gag, with the original title 'Omg!! Its happening !!' It compiles a tweet (likely from Twitter/X) by 'Pirat_Nation,' a photograph of Valve's corporate lobby, and Google Popular Times data for Domino's Pizza. The content is edited into a collage format, combining these elements to fuel speculation about activity at Valve HQ, a major gaming company known for titles like Half-Life and Steam.

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