united states customs and border protection forced to seize viral 'Don't Dead Open Inside' meme from confused traveler at airport
In a bizarre incident that has since gone viral, a traveler attempting to bring a framed print of the infamous "Don't Dead Open Inside" zombie meme through a major U.S. airport found themselves in a tense standoff with CBP officers. The meme, which features a misleading reading order, had officers initially believing the passenger was transporting a banned survivalist manual. After a 45-minute interrogation involving K-9 units and a review of the passenger's Netflix history, officials determined the sign was "just a joke, but a bad one." The passenger was ultimately released with a warning to "read your own signs left to right next time," and the meme is now being used in internal CBP training modules about "pop culture threats."