“My parents told me I could be anyone I wanted to be. Turns out, this is called ‘Identity Theft’”

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