“My girlfriend asked why I carry a gun around the house? I told her it was the Decepticons…”

A joke about surveillance was posted on Twitter by Joe Mama on April 23, 2014, and has been printed on many images:
     
“My girlfriend asked me last night why I carry my gun around the house, what am I afraid of? I looked her straight in the eye and said, ‘The motherfucking Decepticons.’ She laughed, I laughed, the toaster laughed, I shot the toaster, it was a good time.”
     
“My wife asked why I carry a gun around the house. I told her: fear of CIA. She laughed, I laughed, the Amazon Echo laughed. I shot the Echo” and “My wife asked why I spoke so softly in the house. I said I was afraid Mark Zuckerberg was listening! She laughed. I laughed. Alexa laughed. Siri laughed” are similar jokes.
         
 
Wikipedia: Decepticon
The Decepticons are the main antagonists in the fictional continuities of the Transformers multimedia franchise. They are depicted as a faction of sentient robotic lifeforms led by Megatron, identified by a purple face-like insignia. Capable of transforming into alternate forms, these are often high tech or powerful vehicles; including aircraft, military vehicles, heavy equipment, ground combat vehicles, expensive luxury cars, sports cars and even smaller-than-human-sized objects
         
Twitter   
Brogan.
@TheLogann
He laughed, I laughed, the toaster laughed, I shot the toaster, it was a good time.
4:39 PM · Apr 23, 2014
 
Twitter
Joe Mama (Not Parody)
@OH_ITS_A_JOE
HAHAHAHAHA
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
My girlfriend asked me last
night why I carry my gun around
the house, what am I afraid of?
I looked her straight in the eye
and said, “The motherfucking
Decepticons.” She laughed, I
laughed, the toaster laughed, I
shot the toaster, it was a good
time.
11:50 PM · Apr 23, 2014
   
Twitter
Danny Westside
@quesos
... he laughed, I laughed, the toaster laughed, I shot the toaster. It was a good time
1:05 AM · Apr 24, 2014
 
Twitter
Lawjawab
@Mrlawyerr
I got shotgun d other day n my dad asked the reason
Me- “the Decepticons”
I laughed, my dad laughed, the toaster laughed
I shot the toaster.
5:25 AM · Apr 24, 2014
     
Twitter 
Scott Hix
@WhoDatGinger
The motherfucking Decepticons.
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
My girlfriend asked me last
night why I carry my gun around
the house, what am I afraid of?
I looked her straight in the eye
and said, “The motherfucking
Decepticons.” She laughed, I
laughed, the toaster laughed, I
shot the toaster, it was a good
time.
6:28 PM · Apr 26, 2014
 
Facebook
Rick Waters
April 29, 2014 at 12:11 PM ·
“My girlfriend asked me last night why I carry my gun around the house, what am I afraid of? I looked her straight in the eye and said “The motherfucking Decepticons.” She laughed, I laughed, the toaster laughed, I shot the toaster, it was a good time.”
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/[deleted] September 2, 2014
My friend asked me why I carry my gun inside my house
I told him ‘Decepticons.’ He laughed, I laughed, the toaster laughed. So I shot the toaster. It was a good day.
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/mackstarmagic November 12, 2014
My girlfriend asked why I carry a gun around the house?
I looked her dead in the eye and said, “the motherfucking decepticons”. She laughed, I laughed, the toaster laughed, I shot the toaster, it was a good time.
             
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/TheMuffinWizard December 17, 2014
My girlfriend asked me why i carry a gun around the house.
My girlfriend asked me last night why I carry a gun around the house, what am I afraid of? I looked her straight in the eye and said, “The motherfucking Decepticons.” She laughed, I laughed, the toaster laughed, I shot the toaster, it was a good time.
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/[deleted] June 2, 2015
My wife asked my why i carry a gun in the house.
I looked at her and said “Decepticons”. She laughed, i laughed, the toaster laughed, i shot the toaster. It was a good time.
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/mgoyoda September 12, 2015
My wife asked me why I carry a gun around the house.
“To fight the Decepticons,” I said.
She laughed. I laughed.
The toaster laughed.
I shot the toaster.
     
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/EdKenway4 February 4, 2016
My wife asked me why I always carry a gun with me around the house.
I told her that it was because of those damn Decepticons. She laughed. I laughed. The toaster laughed. I shot the toaster. It was a good time.
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/wackoclown December 30, 2016
My wife found me in the kitchen naked holding a gun
“What the hell are you doing?” she screamed, shocked at my appearance.
“Quiet woman! I’m hunting decepticons!” I whispered back harshly.
She put her hands on her hips. “You’ve been sleep walking again! There are no such thing as decepticons!”
I blinked, realizing how stupid I looked.
“I guess you’re right! Man I must look like and idiot!” I said.
She laughed.
I laughed.
The toaster laughed.
I shot the toaster.
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/illusivewayside November 27, 2020
My girlfriend asked why I carry a gun around the house?
I looked her dead in the eye and said, ‟the motherfucking decepticons”.She laguhed, I laughed, the toaster laughed, I shot the toaster, it was a good time.
 
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My girlfriend asked me last night why I carry my gun around the house, what am I afraid of? I looked her straight in the eye and said, “The motherfucking Decepticons.” She laughed, I laughed, the toaster laughed, I shot the toaster, it was a good time.