“If you’ve gained weight and nobody wants to mention it, you are the elephant in the room”

The saying “the elephant in the room” is a metaphor for a big issue that people ignore (often on purpose). A joke on the saying was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on July 13, 2019:
 
“If you’ve gained weight and nobody wants to mention it, you are the elephant in the room.”
 
   
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/apinatafullofbagels July 13, 2019
If you’ve gained weight and nobody wants to mention it, you are the elephant in the room
 
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RandomFun!
@RandomFun_
If you’ve gained weight and nobody wants to mention it, you are the elephant in the room
3:46 PM - 13 Jul 2019
   
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Jesse Hickman
@DocAwesome_PhD
If you’ve gained weight and nobody wants to mention it, you are the elephant in the room
5:01 PM - 13 Jul 2019
   
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@memezebra
If you’ve gained weight and nobody wants to mention it, you are the elephant in the room via /r/Showerthoughts
9:16 PM - 13 Jul 2019