Parents often tell their children that they can become anyone they want to be. This is not meant to be taken literally. “As a young child my mum told me I could be anybody I wanted to be. Turns out the police call it identity theft” is a jocular saying that was posted on Twitter on August 9, 2010.
   
The joke has been printed on several images.
     
 
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DontHasselTheHough‏
@G_mon
As a young child my mum told me I could be anybody I wanted to be. Turns out the police call it identity theft.
9:06 PM - 9 Aug 2010
 
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@shan_daar
As a young child, my mum told me I could be anybody I wanted to be. Turns out the police call it identity theft.
10:55 PM - 9 Aug 2010
   
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funny humour‏
@funnyhumour
As a young child my mum told me I could be anybody I wanted to be.
Turns out the police call it identity theft.
11:14 AM - 10 Aug 2010
 
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FunnyOneLiners‏
@Funnyoneliners
As a young child, my mum told me I could be anybody I wanted to be…
Turns out the police call that identity theft.
RT @funnyhumour
1:09 PM - 12 Aug 2010
 
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Chris A. Browning‏
@BlueLineTSCM
As a young child, my mom told me I could be anybody I wanted to be… Turns out this is called identity theft.
4:40 PM - 15 Aug 2010
   
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Holly Jolly Shania • 128 ☃️‏
@VivaLaShaay
When I was little my mom said I could be anybody I wanted to be. Apparently to the cops, this is called identity theft.
12:46 PM - 17 Oct 2010
 
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J.B‏
@JulianxB17
As a little kid my mom told me I could be anyone I wanted to be. Apparently to the police this is called “Identity Theft”
8:31 PM - 22 May 2012
     
Funny Status
As a kid, my parents told me I could be anyone I wanted…
November 6, 2014 Silly Status Updates
As a kid, my parents told me I could be anyone I wanted to be. Turns out, this is called “Identity Theft”.
 
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Something Like Kites‏
@SmthnglikeKites
As a kid, my parents told me I could be anyone I wanted to be. Turns out, this is called “Identity Theft”. - Karl Drake
12:09 PM - 7 Nov 2014
 
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Manstagram ♻️‏
@Manstagram_
As a kid, my parents told me I could be anyone I wanted to be. Turns out, this is called “Identity Theft”.
5:50 PM - 17 May 2016
 
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Something Like Kites‏
@SmthnglikeKites
As a kid, my parents told me I could be anyone I wanted to be. Turns out, this is called “Identity Theft
3:03 AM - 14 Nov 2017
 
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Shit Jokes‏
@ShitJokes
As a child, my mum told me I could be anyone I wanted to be.
Turns out, this is called “Identity Theft.”
12:22 PM - 7 Dec 2017