The two (or sometimes three) kids in a trenchcoat meme has been around for a while. It’s been in countless cartoons and comic strips, and every now and again, it’s gloriously spotted in the wild.
Twitter user @Roysenotes recently shared some pictures of what is either a very tall adult with a small face, or one kid on another’s shoulders.
my sister saw two unaccompanied little children in a trench coat giggling amongst themselves yesterday and i am absolutely howling pic.twitter.com/Q3emyEDxgN
— royse (@Roysenotes) April 15, 2019
Seeing the meme in real life delighted people on Twitter, many of whom chose to play along with the gag.
https://twitter.com/Kainin/status/1118129247334346753
https://twitter.com/FernandaWinck/status/1117951857077444608
https://twitter.com/raouf777/status/1117977305903538177
https://twitter.com/angry_bucket/status/1117985774027153410
Doing business transactions
— Vitrin (@RayinAynira) April 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/jam_404/status/1118124984591949824
Several people also dropped in their favorite version of the trope. This included multiple references to Vincent Adultman, a character(s?) from BoJack Horseman who briefly dated Princess Caroline.
— Zack (@AdmrlZackbar) April 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/gentle_trash/status/1117994479930228736
https://twitter.com/wadeHmatthews/status/1118016147507437570
Seriously? No one here to comment with this one? pic.twitter.com/B35FdWuFqA
— Matthieu M. (@slurpeemachine) April 16, 2019
— Lydia Petze (@lydia_petze) April 16, 2019
Did they try to get a loan? pic.twitter.com/P9Z7dxC6WW
— Vee (@concernedvee) April 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/heroesofcrash/status/1117971234317316098
https://twitter.com/TheDavidSiegel/status/1118134264829227008
This isn’t the only real-life version of the kids in a trenchcoat meme to make a splash online. Last year, a couple of kids tried pulling the trick to get into the PG-13 rated film Black Panther.
https://twitter.com/stevelikescups/status/964622725833670656
Apparently, they were trying to capitalize on the theaters two-for-one special and get a third friend in for free. Unfortunately, the guy working the ticket booth was not buying it.
https://twitter.com/stevelikescups/status/964908923923804162
In fact, this trick has probably worked zero times in history, but if you’re a couple of kids and you really wanna see some R-rated movie, by all means, give it a shot. Who knows, you just might be the first to pull it off.
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