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Firefighters "Do Not Disturb" refers to a series for four-pane exploitables in which a pair of firefighters approach a burning room but decide not to enter based on what's written on the "do not disturb" sign hanging from the door handle. Online, people have photoshopped replacements words, phrases and symbols to express disapproval towards those things.

Origin

On January 28th, 2016, Sunny Street^[1] comics published a four-pane webcomic of a pair of firefighters deciding not to knock down the door of a burning room because of a "do not disturb sign." When posted to Facebook, ^[2] the comic (shown below) received more than 70 likes and 20 shares in nearly two years.

Spread

The following year, iFunny ^[6] user Ojisan posted a variation with a character from Monmusu manga series on the door. The post (shown below) received more than 70 upvotes in less than two years.

On December 22nd, 2017, Facebook^[4] user JeremyClarksonDepressao posted a version of the comic with the words "Clube Da Fiat" photoshopped over the "do not disturb" sign. The post (shown below, left) received more than 730 reactions and 95 shares in less than one week.

On December 23rd, 2017, an anonymous 9GAG ^[3] user posted a variation of the comics with the words "meeting of people complaining about the new star wars movie." The post (shown below, center) received more than 4,200 points in five days. Later that week, on December 27th, Redditor ^[5] colonel_heston posted a variation of the meme with the words "Flat Earth Society Meeting" photoshopped on the sign in the /r/MemeEconomy subreddit. The post (shown below, right) received more than 700 points (97% upvoted) in less than 24 hours.

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