Meme Historian Explains Why ‘United States Customs and Border Protection’ Is A Trending Punchline About A Dog In A Tiny Cop Car
A viral video of a golden retriever named “Sheriff Fluff” being pulled over by actual United States Customs and Border Protection officers for allegedly carrying “unlicensed squeaky toys” has turned the agency into an unlikely internet joke. The meme historian notes the irony: The same border agency that deals with serious national security matters is now trending because of a pup who “resisted arrest” by wagging his tail and drooling on the K-9 unit. “It’s a beautiful, absurd callback to the agency’s strict ‘no-nonsense’ reputation,” the historian says. “We went from checking passports to checking for contraband tennis balls. The internet wins again.”