"I scream. You scream. The police come. It's…

“I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream” is a popular chant. “I scream. You scream. The police come. It’s awkward” is a jocular variation that has been printed on many images

“I scream. You scream. The police come. It’s awkward” was posted on Twitter by JoLynn Caldwell on September 1, 2010. The saying probably originated on an image.

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JoLynn Caldwell
@JoLynnCaldwell
“I scream. You scream. The police come. It’s awkward.”
8:34 PM · Sep 1, 2010·Twitter Web Client

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Allison Richardson
@bisous_darling
Photo: I scream. You scream. The police come. It’s awkward. http://tumblr.com/x2xi15xpr
1:49 AM · Sep 9, 2010·Tumblr

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Johnny Button
@thejohnnybutton
I scream. You scream. The police come. It’s awkward.
1:15 AM · Dec 30, 2010·Snaptu

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Abby Lane
@abbysec
I scream. You scream. The Police come. It’s awkward.
10:36 PM · Jul 28, 2011·erased_49624

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notcat🤍
@catrific
I scream, you scream. The police come, it’s awkward.
5:45 PM · Oct 19, 2014·Twitter Web Client

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Dante Rosso
@dante_rosso
I scream, you scream, the police come, it’s awkward
5:40 PM · Oct 21, 2014·Twitter Web Client

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‎Alex Colley‎ to Wallingford Sign
March 31, 2016 · Seattle, WA ·
“I scream, you scream, the police come, it’s awkward.” Really? Given the fact that a UW student was just murdered by her partner in our neighborhood, and he was caught when neighbors called the police about the screams they overheard, I’d say the current sign is in extreme distaste. Take it down immediately.

Google Books
Uncle John’s Old Faithful 30th Anniversary Bathroom Reader
By Bathroom Readers’ Institute
San Diego, CA; Portable Press
2017
Pg. ?:
“I scream. You scream. The police come. It’s awkward.” —on an ice cream carton

Facebook
Moodies Ice Cream
May 5, 2019 ·
I Scream, You Scream, The Police come… It’s Awkward!!
Steve Blunt - thankfully No one was arrested.

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ndu mbonane 🇿🇦
@ndu_mbonane
I scream.
You scream.
The police come.
It’s awkward.
6:52 AM · Oct 16, 2019·Twitter for Android

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Scott Stratten
@unmarketing
Replying to @dsgraphics and @mkobach
@shattomilk brilliant ice cream ad “I scream, you scream, the police come, it’s awkward”
11:20 AM · Jan 20, 2020·Twitter for iPhone