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Please Don't Break The Window

Please Don't Break The Window

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Updated Aug 04, 2017 at 01:02PM EDT by Adam.

Added Aug 04, 2017 at 10:58AM EDT by Adam.

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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[1] posted the image of the dog with the sign on the window, gaining over 56,000 retweets and 89,000 likes (shown below).


#1 stunna @fioses Follow ase don't break the window The A/C is on. He has water and is listening to his favorite musiC

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As the tweet quickly went viral people responded with various edits of their own. The following day @fioses[2] 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[3] 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).


Don't Worry l won't be in here long ny owne has staged his t for few retwes ase don't break the window. The A/C is on. He has water and is listening Smooth by San- tO tana featuring Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20

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[4] featured a stuffed animal of Shrek, gaining over 35,000 retweets and 61,000 likes (shown below, left). Restaurant chain Whataburger[5] also posted a parody of the image, showing a food order strapped in a seatbelt (shown below, right).


Follow @dumbassidiot4 The AC is on. He has water and is listening to his favorite music. Whataburger @Whataburger Follow The AC is on. He has water, and is listening to his favorite music.

The post and its various parodies also drew the attention of several news outlets, including Metro,[6] Smosh,[7] Daily Dot,[8] and more.

Various Examples


Anselm @anselnm Follow Dont break the window. The AC is on & mah bois r listening to their favorite music. Dont talk to them ever again chiquita potato @Kbumm Follow the ac is on. he has water. and is listening to his favorite music Steve Silberman @stevesilberman Follow ICYMI: The only way to leave a dog in a car on a hot day. [cc: @thedavidcrosby] PEasA Son't breax the indon The A/C is on. He has water and is listening to Steely Dan Tom Carbone @DOPEITSTOM Following Please do not break the window. The AC is on. He has water and is listening to his favorite music The AC is on. He has water and is listening to his favorite music. The AC is on. He has water and is listening to his favorite music.

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External References

[1] Twitter – @fioses

[2] Twitter – @fioses 2

[3] Twitter – @bseyka

[4] Twitter – @dumbassidiot4

[5] Twitter – @Whataburger

[6] Metro – Dog left alone in car with sign urging passers-by not to smash window to help

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

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

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in reply to Josuke Higashikata

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.

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