“That awkward moment when you leave a store without buying anything…”

“That awkward moment when you leave a store without buying anything and all you can think is ‘act natural, you’re innocent’” is a saying that has been printed on many images
   
“That awkward moment when ur leaving a store without buying anything telling urself: act normal, u’re innocent !!” was posted on Twitter by Mustafa Adel on December 30, 2011. “That very awkward moment when you leave the store without buying anything and all you can think is act natural you’re innocent though” was posted on Twitter by TYLER on January 29, 2012. “The awkward moment when you leave the Store without buying anything and all you can think is, ‘act natural, you’re innocent’” was posted on Twitter by IG shoes.cash on February 4, 2012.
   
The saying probably originated from an image. 
   
   
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no one makes bacon by accident
@kraftykaela
I always feel awkward and suspicious looking when i leave a grocery store without buying anything because they didnt have what i was lo ...
5:16 PM · Jan 1, 2010·Twitter SMS
 
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Mustafa Adel
@MustafaAdelG
that awkward moment when ur leaving a store without buying anything telling urself: act normal, u’re innocent !!
6:48 PM · Dec 30, 2011·Twitter Web Client
         
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TYLER.
@MadeforTyler
That very awkward moment when you leave the store without buying anything and all you can think is act natural you’re innocent though .
11:09 AM · Jan 29, 2012·Plume for Android
 
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IG shoes.cash
@ssalooc
The awkward moment when you leave the Store without buying anything and all you can think is, ‘act natural, you’re innocent’.
9:28 PM · Feb 4, 2012·twicca
 
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NSC.
@stayThurl
that awkward moment when you leave the store without buying anything & all you can think is ” act natural , you’re innocent ” :D .
2:14 AM · Feb 5, 2012·Twitter for Android
     
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Manski
@ManskiMusic
That awkward moment when you leave the store without buying anything and all you can think is, ‘act natural, you’re innocent’.
10:37 AM · Feb 5, 2012·UberSocial for BlackBerry
 
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TYO
@tyorommy
RT @SoVeryAwkward: That awkward moment when you leave the store without buying anything and tell yourself, ‘Act natural, you’re innocent.’
2:56 PM · Apr 11, 2012·UberSocial for BlackBerry
 
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Scoe
@BlackNationCEO
That awkward moment when you leave a store without buying anything and all you can think is, act natural, you’re innocent. #BlackProblems
9:19 PM · May 25, 2012·Twitter Web Client
 
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shaq
@OneShaq
That awkward moment when your leaving the store without buying anything and your like “act normal, you’re innocent” lol
12:16 AM · Sep 19, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Will Ferrell
@Will___Ferrell
That awkward moment when you leave a store without buying anything and all you can think is “act natural, you’re innocent”.
8:14 AM · Dec 21, 2013·Twitter Web Client
 
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Ms Visual Korobela
@JustMeka_
That awkward moment when you leave a store without buying anything and all you can think is “act natural, you’re innocent”
8:05 AM · Aug 2, 2017·Twitter for Android
 
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Jason Hawes
@Jchawes
Such an awkward feeling when I leave a store without buying anything. The whole time I’m thinking, “Just Act Normal, Just Act Normal!”
10:30 PM · Nov 5, 2018·TweetCaster for iOS
 
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James
@CJBurberry
That awkward moment when you leave a store without buying anything and all you can think is “act natural, you’re innocent”.
12:46 PM · Jun 30, 2020·Twitter for iPhone