“Just read that burglars use Facebook to see when people aren’t home. So from now on, I’m at home. With a rifle. And a hungry crocodile”

Burglars can use social media to find if a family is not at home. The family might reveal on social media that they’re on vacation, for example. However, the house might have security systems to protect it. A joke has a person writing on social media about this, knowing that a potential burglar would read it.
 
“just read that burglars use Facebook to see when people aren’t home. So from now on, I’m at home. With a rifle. And a hungry crocodile” was posted on X/Twitter by Micah Traurig on April 18, 2010. “I just read that burglars use Facebook to find out when people aren’t home ... I’m glad i’m at home, with my pet grizzly bear two hungry alligators and a pack of wolves” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Memes and Jokes for Blind Folks · Jo Froggatt ·on April 15, 2021. “I just read that burglars use social media to find out when people aren’t home… I’m glad I’m at home, with my pet grizzly bear” was posted on Facebook by Oldtimers on November 18, 2025.
 
 
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twolf1—August 28, 2009
Burglars using Facebook, Twitter to find targets
 
X/Twitter
Micah Traurig
@MicahTraurig
just read that burglars use Facebook to see when people aren’t home. So from now on, I’m at home. With a rifle. And a hungry crocodile.
10:07 PM · Apr 18, 2010
 
Facebook
Brandon Simpson
April 25, 2010 at 12:18 PM ·
just read that burglars use Facebook to see when people aren’t home. So from now on, I’m at home. With a rifle. And a hungry crocodile.
   
X/Twitter
Jason Horn
@newjasonhorn
“Just read that burglars use Facebook to see when people aren’t home, so from now on, I’m at home….with a knife, and a hungry crocodile!!”
4:56 PM · May 11, 2010
 
Facebook
Phumie Desire Fanfan
February 8, 2021 at 11:58 PM ·
just recently read an article about burglars who use Facebook to see when people aren’t home. So from now on, I’m at home. With a rifle And a hungry crocodile
 
Facebook
Memes and Jokes for Blind Folks ·
Jo Froggatt ·
April 15, 2021 at 2:41 PM ·
Text reads: I just read that burglars use Facebook to find out when people aren’t home ...
I’m glad i’m at home, with my pet grizzly bear two hungry alligators and a pack of wolves.
 
X/Twitter
Marly
@smalltwngirl918
Just read that burglars use social media to see when people aren’t home. So from now on, I’m at home with a hungry crocodile 😳🐊
2:26 PM · Sep 8, 2022
 
X/Twitter
☘️𝕃𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕪 Ƒʉͫcͧкͭιͪηͣ 𝕄𝕔𝔾𝕖𝕖
@LuckyMcGee
I just read that burglars use social media to find out when you’re not home. 😱 I’m sure glad I’m at home, cleaning my guns, and counting my freedom seeds, with my pet grizzly bear, and a hungry pack of wolves, while my pet rattlesnakes wander around my yard lookin’ for mice. 😌
8:33 PM · Aug 29, 2023
 
X/Twitter
🎆🏴‍☠️🦝ᴛʀᴏʟʟ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴ ᴛʀɪꜱʜ ™🦝🎆
@Starlakitty
Commentary account
I just read that burglars use social media to find out when you’re not home. 😱 I’m sure glad I’m at home, cleaning my guns, counting my freedom seeds, in my princess mononoke shirt, ready to stack up with my birds.  https://x.com/just_sassy1/st/just_sassy1/status/1696882678216241168
11:00 AM · Aug 30, 2023
     
Facebook
Guns n’Bacon
October 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM ·
I just read that burglars use Facebook to find out when people aren’t home. I’m glad I’m at home with my pet grizzly bear, two hungry alligators, and a pack of wolves
   
Facebook
Little Church Mouse
August 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM ·
I just read that burglars use Facebook to find out when people are away from home…
I’m glad I’m at home, with my pet lion, two starving crocodiles, and a pack of wolves. 🦁🐊
Good luck, fellas. 😂
 
Facebook
Oldtimers
Poster based in Austria ·
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM ·
I just read that burglars use social media to find out when people aren’t home… I’m glad I’m at home, with my pet grizzly bear.
 
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
I just read that burglars use social media to find out when people aren’t home…
I’m glad I’m at home, with my hungry pet grizzly bear.
6:53 PM · Nov 19, 2025