“My credit card had suspicious activity—I bought a gym membership”

Some people never seem to join a gym, and there’s a joke about it. “I tried to join a gym. My credit card was declined because the cc company viewed this as ‘suspicious activity’. I know I’m lazy, but really?” was cited on Twitter on May 19, 2009. The following tweet by Miss Cook went viral on May 9, 2010:
   
“The bank called me because of suspicious activity on my debit card. I couldn’t believe I bought a gym membership either.”
 
   
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Lizzie K. Foley
‏@LizzieKFoley
I tried to join a gym. My credit card was declined because the cc company viewed this as “suspicious activity”. I know I’m lazy, but really?
6:33 PM - 19 May 2009
 
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Matt Gunn
‏@mattgunn
My bank interpreted my buying a gym membership yesterday as ‘suspicious activity’ and deactivated my card. They know me too well…
1:22 PM - 9 May 2010
 
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Miss_Cook
‏@Miss_Cook
The bank called me because of suspicious activity on my debit card. I couldn’t believe I bought a gym membership either.
4:13 PM - 9 May 2010
 
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FunnyOneLiners
‏@Funnyoneliners
The bank called me because of suspicious activity on my debit card. I couldn’t believe I bought a gym membership either.
RT @Miss_Cook
6:24 PM - 9 May 2010
 
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LaffGaff
‏@LaffGaff
My bank just called me because of suspicious activity on my card. They couldn’t believe I bought a gym membership. #funny #jokes
11:03 AM - 11 May 2015
 
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