Daughter pranks concerned mum into thinking her head's turned square
"U can't go out looking like that."
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LONDON -- Not everyone is familiar with apps and filters.
Some people -- particularly the generations who didn't grow up with social media -- see a picture of someone with a square head and don't immediately think Snapchat -- in the case of the mum in the conversation below, at least, they think allergy/food poisoning/drugs/oh God you need to get to a hospital right now.
Rebecca Owen, a receptionist from Manchester, UK, posted the following brilliant WhatsApp exchange she'd had with her mother to Facebook on Monday.
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It all started with a square head filter.
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At first, it seems like the mum might just be playing along.
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This turns out not to be the case, though.
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The conversation keeps going overnight.
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Owen even sends another photo at one point.
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Finally, hours later, she comes clean.
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Oh dear.
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