“I can’t vacuum. I lost a puzzle piece 3 years ago”

Many people have an excuse not to vacuum the floor—something was lost that needs to be found first.
 
“my floor is disgusting but i can’t vacuum until i find my earring” was posted on X/Twitter by “r” on April 9, 2014. “I just dropped an earring on the floor.  I guess I can’t vacuum until I find it” was posted on X/Twitter by Zena Davis on June 5, 2015.
 
“I can’t vacuum I lost a puzzle piece 3 years ago” is a joke that was posted on X/Twitter by 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝘆𝗸𝗲 on April 15, 2021. “I can’t vacuum I lost a puzzle piece 3 years ago” was posted on Bluesky by “andy vs.” on January 3, 2025.
 
     
X/Twitter
r
@budzayn
my floor is disgusting but i can’t vacuum until i find my earring :s
8:48 PM · Apr 9, 2014
 
X/Twitter
Zena Davis
@ZenaDavis
I just dropped an earring on the floor.  I guess I can’t vacuum until I find it.
11:30 PM · Jun 5, 2015
 
X/Twitter
aub
@aublike
I can’t vacuum until I find the stud earring I dropped 😢
8:17 PM · Jul 18, 2020
 
X/Twitter
𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝘆𝗸𝗲
@im_all_id
I can’t vacuum I lost a puzzle piece 3 years ago
9:02 PM · Apr 15, 2021
 
Bluesky
andy vs.
‪@im-all-id.bsky.social‬
I can’t vacuum I lost a puzzle piece 3 years ago
January 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM