The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic closed many gyms. However, many gym members never regularly went to the gym, anyway.
 
“87% of gym members don’t even know their gym is closed” was posted on Twitter by “Welcome to the pleasure dome” on April 3, 2020. The percentage (87%) has varied in other versions of the joke.
 
 
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
     
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Welcome to the pleasure dome
@SarahSurgey1
87% of gym members don’t even know their gym is closed
10:57 AM · Apr 3, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
     
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sub-tott-ics
@trapqueentott
Covid-19 fact:
89% of gym members dont even know their gym is closed
8:51 AM · Apr 4, 2020 from North Carolina, USA·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Mike T is
@thelakechilling
90% of gym members don’t even know that their gym is closed.
10:11 AM · Apr 4, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Jeff Farley
@TradeInTheZone
77% of gym members don’t even know their gym is closed
4:12 PM · Apr 4, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Gavin Shoebridge
@KiwiEV
I’d wager that 80% of gym members have no idea their gym is closed.
9:09 AM · Apr 5, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
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Jaspreet Bindra, Tech Whispering from Home
@j_bindra
87% of gym members don’t even know their gym is closed
(Borrowed from Upen Rai on FB)
11:10 PM · Apr 10, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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Aishath Liush
@LiuuAishath
87% of gym members don’t even know their gym is closed
2:05 AM · Apr 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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For the love of beer
@HereWeGoBeer
87% of gym members don’t even know their gym is closed.
But, 100% of bar patrons know their favorite bar is closed.
8:02 PM · Apr 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone