{"id":21697,"date":"2019-11-27T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifteen-staging.fifteen.dev\/blog\/funniest-picks-gonna-tell-my-kids-this-was\/"},"modified":"2019-11-27T14:29:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T14:29:00","slug":"funniest-picks-gonna-tell-my-kids-this-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fifteendesign.co.uk\/blog\/funniest-picks-gonna-tell-my-kids-this-was\/","title":{"rendered":"Funniest picks: Gonna tell my kids this was\u2026 \ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In recent weeks, a trend has blown up on social media &#8211; Twitter in particular &#8211; and it is called \u201cgonna tell my kids memes\u201d.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trend essentially plays on the same concept as \u201cwrong answers only\u201d where people post an image with a caption stating \u201cgonna tell my kids this was *insert person\u2019s name*\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So in order to save you from having to search all over for the highlights, we\u2019ve decided to find them for you.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First off we have: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I\u2019m gonna tell my kids this is Danny DeVito (featuring baby Yoda)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Baby Yoda very recently went viral after appearing on the Mandalorian TV series and carries a resemblance to the 4 ft 10 in Hollywood actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m gonna tell my kids this is Danny DeVito <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FglUvA5f8z\">pic.twitter.com\/FglUvA5f8z<\/a><\/p>&mdash; pat tobin (@tastefactory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tastefactory\/status\/1196831658068054016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up we have:<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I\u2019m gonna tell my kids this was Steve Jobs <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This meme features Young Thug in his studio, striking a Job\u2019s-esque pose with similar glasses on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i\u2019m gonna tell my kids this was Steve Jobs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O5sM1i2eMR\">pic.twitter.com\/O5sM1i2eMR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ellie sunakawa (@elliesunakawa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elliesunakawa\/status\/1196627936864096256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So let\u2019s crank it up a bit: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I\u2019m gonna tell my kids this was Christopher Columbus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s be honest, everyone loves Step Brothers, featuring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, who are responsible for the song featured in the clip below &#8211; <em>Boats and Hoes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that title is what makes this caption as hood as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/WanderlustJMayo\/status\/1197288956125208576?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I\u2019m gonna tell my kids this was Prince Harry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prince Harry is know for being a man of the people, with more appeal among the general public than many of the other royals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s been captured getting jiggy a few times so this tweet works perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m also gonna tell my kids this was Prince Harry <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gzYWr4npX9\">pic.twitter.com\/gzYWr4npX9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; OFFICIALGRACIE (@OfficialGracie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialGracie\/status\/1196943013387345922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gonna tell my kids this was Sean Paul<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A few years ago this video of a guy doing a great impression of Sean Paul went viral, mainly due to the great use of his belly&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gonna tell my kids this was Sean Paul&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ADoZTcdWV\">pic.twitter.com\/2ADoZTcdWV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; LADbible (@ladbible) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ladbible\/status\/1197506102784667648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gonna tell my kids this was Kim Kardashian<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Then we have a more advanced category that features people who you quite frankly wouldn\u2019t believe is the real person, in many cases due to surgery&#8230;enter plastic surgery queen Kim Kardashian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/natethegreat118\/status\/1196912411250438145?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I\u2019m gonna tell my kids this was Lionel Messi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies have also caught onto the trend. And the Official Fantasy Premier League account played a blinder by featuring this year\u2019s gem in fantasy football, John Lundstram, who was unknown to many until he started scoring big in FF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m gonna tell my kids this was Lionel Messi<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FPL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FPL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SHUMUN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SHUMUN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EmJj1wCskj\">pic.twitter.com\/EmJj1wCskj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialFPL\/status\/1198647467639758848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Go<\/strong>nna tell my grandkids this was Kid Rock<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Then we have the best of the lot. Out of context, this might not make any sense so in order to get you up to speed: A while back a photo of Kid Rock circulated with the caption \u201cWhy does Kid Rock look like Dr Phil dresses as Kid Rock\u201d &#8211; and the post raised a damn good point as you can see below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/zdTMywgk6-WeBg1FPIjBGI246XeG8gr3uZIhiJAMYYd1S7i6_5pz2l_on-DwoRQQ5RioeQN97XcdG6-nFSR5HN7MgyDR5QPkyVoqKVWOfij8oBgClKtzyoIds1sdU98m-w\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The real Chris Rock (who looks like Dr Phil)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Phil fund our about the viral post and decided that he would dress up as Kid Rock, and ended up looking pretty much exactly the same as him!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And voila we have the winning \u2018Gonna tell my kids\u2019 tweet from Dr Phil himself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/DrPhil\/status\/1198310446232555520?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In recent weeks, a trend has blown up on social media &#8211; Twitter in particular &#8211; and it is called \u201cgonna tell my kids memes\u201d. 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