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MAN FINDS OBAMACARE PLAN; NY TIMES SAYS HE LOST IT

WASHINGTON — In a stunning development that has the internet in a chokehold, local man Gary Patterson, 47, of Dubuque, Iowa, discovered that he “lost” his Affordable Care Act coverage this morning. The only problem? Mr. Patterson has never purchased ACA coverage, has no idea what plan he allegedly lost, and was actually just trying to find a coupon for discounted turkey at the local Piggly Wiggly.

“I turned on the news and saw the headline ‘Millions at Risk of Losing Coverage,’” Mr. Patterson told reporters while clutching a frozen Butterball. “I panicked, checked my email, my spam folder, and even my ex-wife’s mailbox. No cancellation notice. I think I lost something that was never there. It’s like finding out the tooth fairy went bankrupt, but you’re 47 and you still have all your teeth.”

The internet erupted in a wave of ironic nostalgia, with users comparing the situation to “ordering a pizza in 2013 and being told you’re getting a colonoscopy instead.”

The Meme That Broke the Timeline:

The hashtag #CoverageCoverage began trending after a viral post by @PlaidPanther92 showed a screenshot of the headline next to a photo of a dusty, cobwebbed, empty health insurance card slot in a wallet with the caption: “Me: ‘Where is my Obamacare plan?’ Reality: ‘You never had one, it was a social construct, please stop yelling at the pharmacist.’”

Expert Analysis:

“Irony is a double-edged scalpel,” said Dr. Helena Vance, meme historian at the University of Virtual Studies. “In 2013, the internet was a seething mass