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Collected Item: “"Chasing birds is not a reasonable excuse to be outside"”

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"Chasing birds is not a reasonable excuse to be outside"

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

meme

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.

A meme poking fun at the giving of tickets during lock-down and restrictions on outdoor activities in various countries around the world by making it seem that a cat is getting a ticket.

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meme, ticket

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

unknown

Give this story a date.

2020-05-06
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