“When I was older, I used to love playing around with time machines”

“When I was older, I used to love playing around with time machines” is a time travel joke that went viral on August 26, 2010. The joke was posted on Twitter this day by sickipediabot (among others), and the joke probably originated on the Sickipedia website.
   
     
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@HeresTommy
when i was older, i used to love playing around with time machines
4:40 AM · Aug 26, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
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Johnny Rickard III
@JohnnyRickard
when I was older, I used to love playing around with time machines. #bloodyhilariousjoke.
5:06 AM · Aug 26, 2010·Twitter for iPhone
     
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Adam Unwin
@AdamUnwin
When I was older I used to love playing with time machines
5:47 AM · Aug 26, 2010·Twitter for iPhone
   
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sickipediabot
@sickipediabot
When I was older, I used to love playing around with time machines.
5:23 PM · Aug 26, 2010·sickipediabot
 
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Seb Kirby
@Seb_Kirby
Gary Delaney: When I was older, I used to love playing around with time machines.
1:10 AM · Oct 1, 2015·Hootsuite

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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
When I was older, I used to love playing around with time machines.
8:47 AM · Nov 27, 2015·Twitter Web Client
 
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/VERBERD July 18, 2020
When I was older, I used to love playing around with time machines.