If you're a parent, chances are you're well acquainted with Elf on the Shelf. For the uninitiated, the mischievous elf game is a fun way for kids to countdown to Christmas, as the toy mysteriously finds itself in a new position each morning after getting up to no good the night before - much to the delight of little ones.
As Elf on the Shelf frenzy takes hold each year, with parents desperately scrambling for new creative ways to place the toy, a popular meme was born on social media. Companies like Greggs write 'You've heard of Elf on the Shelf. Now get ready for...' and then include a funny rhyming quip. One post could be a picture of Drake, sat on a steak bake, for example.
But people were left utterly baffled after The Royal Mint hopped on the bandwagon... as nobody can figure out what it's supposed to mean.
The tweet said: "You've heard of elf on the shelf. Now get ready for..." and the picture showed the new legal tender which features King Charles III on a coin.
People were desperately trying to figure out what the rhyme was, but nobody can reach a sensible conclusion - with some posting inappropriate responses.
The tweet was so baffling, that HM Treasury responded with a meme, showing that they were confused and trying to work it out desperately - but couldn't.
Someone suggested: "Last king on a shiny thing?"
Another person tweeted: "Unelected head of state, On coinage that is out of date."
"Ruler on Moolah?", one Twitter user joked.
"Swag in the bag?", someone else added.
After many suggestions, all of which were wrong, one frustrated person said: "This is actually really annoying me. What's it meant to be?!"
Well, the real answer is a lot more disappointing than you may expect - it's actually a sovereign on a sovereign, which understandably fell a little flat with social media users.
"Whoever came up with this was really not even bovverin' on a sovereign", a twitter user quipped.
Later, The Royal Mint tweeted a poll asking whether people wanted more rhymes, writing: "Well, that escalated... It's not an easy word to rhyme! Shall we do another?"
Currently, 68.3 percent of people have selected 'please no' rather than 'more!'
Did you realise what the real answer was? Let us know in the comments.
