If you can't afford to live in your city, these savage memes are for you

Can't afford NYC? Consider moving to New Brunswick!
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Shelby Slauer
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The internet has a meme for everything, and this time it's not being able to afford to live in your city.

An article in The Irish Times came out recently suggesting that people priced out of Dublin should think about moving farther away to the town of Gorey, which is a considerable distance from Dublin.

Twitter was not having it, and quickly came up with savage solutions like these:

Or this one:

At least someone sees the bright side though, right?

But you have to admit, these are the best solutions:

The GIF is just too accurate.

Living in New York City, it's impossible to not relate to these. And a hyper-space jump is probably faster than the MTA anyway. Anyone looking for a 3-bedroom in space?

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Shelby Slauer

Shelby does standup in NYC and contributes writing to nice places. Someday she wants a nice back porch. Follow her on Twitter or check out her website, why don't you.

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