“When I get younger i’m going to be a Time Traveller 😊” was posted on Twitter by Tony547uk (and others) on October 13, 2011. Authorship of the joke is uncertain.
“When I get older, I’m going to be a…” is the usual saying, said by a young person. The addition of “time traveller” flips this into a joke.
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Tony547uk
@tony547uk
When I get younger i’m going to be a Time Traveller 😊
6:39 PM · Oct 13, 2011·Twitter for iPhone
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Tony547uk
@tony547uk
When I get younger i’m going to be a Time Traveller:);)
6:43 PM · Oct 13, 2011·Twitter for iPhone
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Jam
@homemadejam
When I get younger, I’m going to be a Time Traveller.
7:19 PM · Oct 13, 2011·Twitter Web Client
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saket
@iam_saket
When I get younger I’m going to be a Time Traveller.
11:05 PM · Oct 13, 2011·Twitter Web Client
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Marilin
@BirdOfFlower
RT @aThumper: RT @funnyhumour When I get younger I’m going to be a Time Traveller
2:07 PM · Jul 10, 2012·erased1341238
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JS Rowan
@JupiterFleet
@char_is_apt @GingerGander “When I get younger, I’m going to be a time traveller.” Good one!
11:20 AM · Dec 16, 2013·Twitter Web Client
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PlayVolt
@PlayVoltYt
When I get younger I’m going to be a Time Traveller
3:04 AM · Apr 28, 2016·GrabInbox
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PlayVolt
@PlayVoltYt
When I get younger I’m going to be a Time Traveller
8:00 AM · Nov 7, 2016·GrabInbox
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Crow
@CrowSaorAlba1
When I get younger I’m going to be a Time Traveler
10:45 AM · Oct 14, 2017·Twitter Web Client
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Red Wish (Ahmer) 👓 🇵🇰
@RedWishDotCom
When I get younger, I’m going to be a time traveller.
10:49 AM · Oct 17, 2018·Twitter for Android
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Dennis Staples
@gosporttomarlow
When I get younger I’m going to be a time traveller.
5:36 AM · May 7, 2020·Twitter Web App
Twitter
Crow
@CrowSaorAlba1
When I get younger I’m going to be a Time Traveller.
#thursdayvibes
1:34 AM · Oct 14, 2021·Twitter for Android
Sickipedia
madtim
October 14, 2022 -Jokes With No Home-Random-View Post
When I get younger, I’m going to be a Time Traveller.
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
When I get younger, I’m going to be a Time Traveller.
7:26 PM · Oct 14, 2022·Twitter Web App
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