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Viral Monkey Punch Now Has A Girlfriend

This meme is a social media screenshot containing two side-by-side photos of real monkeys, referencing the famous viral 'Punch the Monkey' that became an internet sensation after punching a human tourist. The top text reads 'Viral monkey Punch now has a girlfriend', and the bottom joke text adds 'She's only with him because he's famous'. The left photo shows two monkeys sitting on rocks grooming each other, while the right photo shows a smaller monkey clinging affectionately to Punch. The joke humorously applies the common trope of partners only dating celebrities or famous people for their status to an internet-famous monkey.
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Viral monkey Punch now has a girlfriend
She’s only with him because he’s famous

Overview

This meme is a social media screenshot containing two side-by-side photos of real monkeys, referencing the famous viral 'Punch the Monkey' that became an internet sensation after punching a human tourist. The top text reads 'Viral monkey Punch now has a girlfriend', and the bottom joke text adds 'She's only with him because he's famous'. The left photo shows two monkeys sitting on rocks grooming each other, while the right photo shows a smaller monkey clinging affectionately to Punch. The joke humorously applies the common trope of partners only dating celebrities or famous people for their status to an internet-famous monkey.

Origin notes

This meme was reposted on 9Gag, as stated in the provided metadata. It is based on the real viral story of a monkey nicknamed 'Punch' that attacked a tourist and went viral online. The image is a screenshot of a social media post from the account Fact.philes (@know.more), before being reposted to 9Gag.

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