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Collected Item: “Lockdown 2020”

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Lockdown 2020

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

This meme was found on google images under, "covid19 memes." Clicking the picture one more time it then took me to a small blog. It shows a scene from "Back to the Future," where Dr. Brown AKA Doc is speaking to Marty McFly telling him don't go to the March of 2020.

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

I found the meme relevant because from march to now, the US still is not the same. We are having to adjust to a new "normal." This initial lock down was only suppose to be for 2 weeks, but it kept getting pushed due to people not following the stay at home order. It is now August, and some individuals still refuse to wear a mask to help protect not only themselves, but others. This year is definitely a year I would not come back to if I ever had the opportunity.

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#covid, #rona, #lockdown, #sucks, #2021, #future, #inside, #masks

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://theblog.adobe.com/6-covid-19-memes-that-prove-there-is-room-for-levity/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

6 COVID-19 Memes That Prove There Is Room For Levity | Adobe Blog

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2020-08-09
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