The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused panic buying, and many supermarket shelves were empty. A pickup line joke was posted on Twitter by Poeticgirl86 on March 19, 2020:
         
”#SocialDistancingPickUpLines Without you my life is as empty as the supermarket shelf.”
 
“Without you my life is as empty as a supermarket shelf”—“a’ instead of “the”—was posted on Twitter by Jenny on March 26, 2020.
 
               
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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Poeticgirl86
@poeticgirl86
#SocialDistancingPickUpLines
Without you my life is as empty as the supermarket shelf.
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4:34 PM · Mar 19, 2020·Twitter for Android
     
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Ana Falcon
@Its_AnaFalcon
Without you my life is as empty as the supermarket shelf.
#SocialDistancingPickUpLines
6:05 PM · Mar 19, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Puth Puppy
@PuthPuppy
#CoronavirusPickUpLines
You can’t spell “virus” without U and I
You can’t spell “quarantine” without U, R, A, Q, T
You smell so good, is that Purell?
Do you need toilet paper? Because I can be your Prince Charmin
Without you, my life is as empty as the supermarket shelf
12:46 AM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
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Poeticgirl86
@poeticgirl86
#SocialDistancingPickUpLines
Without you my life is as empty as the supermarket shelf. 😂
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Doc
@DocAtCDI
Since all the public libraries are closed can I check you out instead?
Baby do you need toilet paper?  I can be your prince Charmin
Without you my life is as empty as the supermarket
hey babe, can I ship you a drink?
1:56 PM · Mar 26, 2020·Twitter Web App
     
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Jenny
@JCEdmund
Baby you need toilet paper? Because I can be your Prince Charmin.
I saw you from across the bar. Stay there.
Without you my life is as empty as a supermarket shelf.
You can’t spell quarantine without “U R A Q T”.
9:14 PM · Mar 26, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/geminirich March 27, 2020
COVID-19 Pick-Up Lines
If COVID-19 doesn’t take you out… Can I?
Is that hand sanitizer in your pocket or are you just happy to be within 6 feet of me?
Since all the public libraries are closed, I’m checking you out instead.
You can’t spell virus without U and I.
Baby, do you need toilet paper because I’m your Prince Charmin.
I saw you from across the bar. Stay there.
Without you my life is empty as a supermarket shelf.
Hey Babe! Can I ship you a drink?
You can’t spell quarantine without “U-R-A-Q-T”