Please dont break the window meme

A TEENAGER posted a fake photo of a dog inside a car with a sign on the window and the internet exploded. Only not the way you would you expect.

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June 7, 2016 - 2:08PM

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WHEN a teenager posted a photo of a dog locked inside a car with a sign on the window, the internet went into meltdown.

Only not the way you would you expect.

The tweet contained a photo of a dog inside a car with a message that read: “Please don’t break the window. The A/C is on. He has water and is listening to his favourite music.”

pic.twitter.com/SWfBFOhM6S

— fee (@fee020) May 28, 2016

A teenager from South Carolina, called Matthew, was found to be the owner of the Twitter account.

He originally claimed the dog was named Kram and he was listening to Rihanna, but this later turned out to be fake.

According toNY Mag, the prankster had just stolen the photo from elsewhere on the internet.

However, this didn’t stop a host of hilarious memes that followed.

.@fioses at least post the unedited version pic.twitter.com/3ZvL2TZEMc

— Brendan Seyka (@bseyka) June 1, 2016

please do not break window. the ac is on. he has water and is listening to his favorite music pic.twitter.com/4ikf9fiZrW

— jen murphy ❀ nsfr (@jxnathanmurphy) June 6, 2016

The AC is on. He has water and is listening to his favorite music. pic.twitter.com/0omDbgwSfq

— Jordan Hello World (@DELICIOUSKEK) June 6, 2016

The AC is on. He has water and is listening to his favorite music. pic.twitter.com/0veYPIf5RV

— kenny s (@jcolemojis) June 4, 2016

Please don't break the window. The A/C is on. He has water and is listening to his favorite music. pic.twitter.com/KBFWU3Ddai

— Mezrahi, Samir (@samir) June 6, 2016

The air conditioner is on and her favorite music is playing, please don't break the window pic.twitter.com/WOFufL4I5r

— Syd (@syddddni) June 7, 2016

"Please don't break the window, the air conditioning is on, we have water and we're playing our favorite tunes". pic.twitter.com/7oLSYyqi8M

— Dark Myspace (@gregyourself) May 31, 2016

And for the record, we don’t condone anyone leave their animal in the car. But you have to admit the internet was funny with this one.

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Please Don't Break The Window refers to a viral image of a dog in a car with a sign attached to the window that reads "Please don't break the window. The A/C is on, he has water, and is listening to his favorite music." After the image went viral it was parodied, either by reposting the text with a different picture or altering the original image as an exploitable.

Origin

On May 28th, 2016, Twitter user @fioses posted the image of the dog with the sign on the window, gaining over 56,000 retweets and 89,000 likes (shown below).


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Spread

As the tweet quickly went viral people responded with various edits of their own. The following day @fioses tweeted a version where he replaced the text on the sign to suggest the photo had been staged (shown below, left). On the 31st, Twitter user @bseyka posted an edit in which the sign read the dog was listening to ""Smooth" by Santana Feat. Rob Thomas":/memes/smooth-by-santana-feat-rob-thomas (shown below, right).


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The popularity of the tweet led to a high volume of parodies. The parodies largely consisted of the the text copied with a different picture inserted. A popular example of the template posted by @dumbassidiot4 featured a stuffed animal of Shrek, gaining over 35,000 retweets and 61,000 likes (shown below, left). Restaurant chain Whataburger also posted a parody of the image, showing a food order strapped in a seatbelt (shown below, right).


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Please dont break the window meme

The post and its various parodies also drew the attention of several news outlets, including Metro, Smosh, Daily Dot, and more.

Various Examples


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External References

Twitter – @fioses

Twitter – @fioses 2

Twitter – @bseyka

Twitter – @dumbassidiot4

Twitter – @Whataburger

Metro –

Smosh – 19 Funniest Posts From the 'Don't Break the Window' Meme

Daily Dot – Leaving someone in your hot car is now the summer’s hottest meme

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Hurgablurg

Aug 05, 2017 at 03:49AM EDT in reply to

Few things here.
First, it's not PETA doing this, kiddos. It's concerned citizens and THE POLICE. It's a safety hazard first and foremost, not a social issue.
Overheating in a car is extremely dangerous, especially for animals who don't cool off very well and infants who can neither hydrate nor cool themselves off.

This sign is about 4 year solder than the entry would have you believe, I saw it back in '11. Because a lot of people want to be safer more than sorry, preventative measures like this sign are necessary.