I have seen all your memes, and as the judge of all things meme*, I would like to declare a winner: ATTENZIONE PICKPOCKET IS THE MEME OF SUMMER 2023.
(*Not a real thing, also not a real award, but stick with me.)
There’s been a lot to love, from Barbenheimer memes to Lionel Messi at at Publix to the awesomeness that is the Las Vegas Sphere and its memes.
But, no: The award goes to a 57-year-old in Venice named Monica Poli. Per a New York Times interivew that dropped, “She is part of a group known as the Cittadini Non Distratti — the undistracted citizens — who wander the city shouting at people whom they believe to be thieves plucking wallets, passports and other items from the pockets of passers-by.”
And her voice screaming ATTENZIONE PICKPOCKET! ATTENZIONE BORSEGGIATRICI! at people trying to steal from tourists — who run away and hide their faces — is the best … and so are the memes:
First, the videos
A sampling:
The icon, the legend, the Italian superhero! The ATTENZIONE PICKPOCKET lady 💅🏼💅🏼 pic.twitter.com/BWxhzJIsEx
— t a z z i (@CurlyTazzi) July 21, 2023
Now, the memes
Attenzione pickpockets!pic.twitter.com/017f4Lk1ve
— Ana Cecília – olê olê olê olá (@anatedesque) July 18, 2023
ATTENZIONE HOT POCKET!!! ATTENZIONE HOT POCKET!! pic.twitter.com/NfNcIQzvAy
— gabe bergado (@gabebergado) July 19, 2023
ATTENZIONE PICKPOCKET pic.twitter.com/ZnNvVP2Lx7
— layla ☆彡 (@layzchipz) July 16, 2023
When the pickpockets hear “Attenzione” https://t.co/OPLy0T3vAl pic.twitter.com/HxHYj0w6zj
— cousinE (@eth0640) July 25, 2023
ATTENZIONE PICKPOCKET! pic.twitter.com/dJTdl6vp91
— Mission: Impossible (@MissionFilm) July 17, 2023
me spending my own money: ATTENZIONE PICKPOCKET ‼️
— i want to bailey-ve 🛸 (@been_herde) July 17, 2023
ATTENZIONE PICKPOCKET is my fav thing rn pic.twitter.com/M0f615tvb6
— jitzu 🐻 (@jihyoshyegi) July 20, 2023
Warning everyone in advance that the first time an Italian player steals a ball I will be screaming “ATTENZIONE PICKPOCKET!”
— Jenna Tonelli (@jennatonelli) July 23, 2023
anjir pake sound attenzione pickpocket 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/f3cAXeyRMa
— ry | pre-season 🤍 (@momogiluv) July 24, 2023
ATTENZIONE PICKPOKET!! pic.twitter.com/ykfQllEGmG
— Chomusuke (@ZackAvaricious) July 19, 2023
normalize screaming “ATTENZIONE PICKPOCKET” when someone steals the puck
— not nastya ovechkin (@nastyaovechkin) July 20, 2023
ATTENZIONE EQUIPE ROCKET pic.twitter.com/kcnP2DOIkD
— Mai Purper (@maipurper) July 19, 2023
ATTENZIONE PICKPOCKET!!!! 🚨🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/7EvcUlAqYE
— Ty 🇯🇲✨ (@Tyreeck_112) July 24, 2023
ATTENZIONE PICKPOCKET HE STOLE MY HEART pic.twitter.com/m4KnJcmFSX
— 💌 (@lavertigineee) July 17, 2023
