“Hey girl, are you in the proletariat? Because I feel an uprising in my lower class”

A joke pick-up line from German philosopher and economist Karl Marx (1818-1883) was posted on Twitter on November 11. 2009:
 
Pick up line of the day…
Karl Marx: “When do you get off work? Because I feel an uprising in my lower class.”
 
The joke line (with several small variations) has been printed on many images.
   
     
The Escapist
Best compliment?
The Kangaroo
POSTED: 19 November 2009 2:39 pm
I got two.
 
I must be a feminist because I want to be on a horizontal plane with you.
I must be Louis XVI because I feel an uprising in my lower class
 
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Sunny
‏@Lil_Miss__Sunny
Pick up line of the day…
Karl Marx: “When do you get off work? Because I feel an uprising in my lower class.”
5:24 PM - 11 Nov 2009
 
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Ellen Rose Sorensen
‏@epic_ellen
“What time do you get off work? Cause I feel an uprising in my lower class” - Karl Marx. Probably.
6:00 AM - 24 Nov 2009
 
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Dorothy W.
‏@SweetSymphonyD
lol best pick up line ever. “Are you a member of the bourgeoisie, because I feel an uprising in my lower class”.
11:24 PM - 25 Oct 2010
 
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Javier Hernández
‏@nosoychicharito
Are you the proletariat? Because I feel an uprising in my lower class
12:41 AM - 13 Oct 2011
 
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Zak Slayback
‏@zslayback
Hey girl, are you in the proletariat? Because I feel an uprising in my lower class!
11:25 PM - 16 Nov 2012
 
Sizzle
BABES MEME
BABE ARE YOU THE PROLETARIAT? BECAUSE I CAN FEEL AN UPRISING IN MY LOWER CLASS
FOUND ON 2016-07-02 10:14:31 BY SIZZLE
SOURCE: FACEBOOK
 
Reddit
Hey baby are you a Communist?
submitted November 21, 2016 by Ciscoblue113
Because i can feel an uprising in my lower class.