cancelled for the rest of the day pic.twitter.com/uaKJJ0dGfJ
— hello rockstar (@hello__rockstar) August 28, 2018
If you spent much time on Twitter over the holiday weekend, I’m sorry. But if you weren’t laid up with a twisted ankle like this writer, you may have missed out on a funny running joke making the rounds. People were photoshopping fake google results for the “real name” or “full name” of various celebrities, resulting in jokes like, “Cardi B‘s full name is Cardigan Backyardigan.”
This weekend wasn’t the first time jokes like this were made. Take these older tweets, for example:
Fetty Wap's full name is Fettuccine Washington Post
— #1 samir (@samir) October 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/colettelverity/status/1034570090371526656
But photoshopping fake google results is a more recent spin on the meme. As you can probably guess by now, people were joking primarily about the names of rappers, but some folks on Twitter occasionally revealed the original full names of non-rap musicians and actors as well. They shared Liam Neeson’s full name, for example:
A fav 🤣 pic.twitter.com/PpKvqU0xvK
— galina (@gkhnvch) September 2, 2018
And T Pain:
https://twitter.com/panconpenga/status/1035258970741587968
Post Malone:
Stoney's full name really hittin home for a lot of us😂 pic.twitter.com/O1sOPiLzCI
— ℜ͓ィ̽c͠н (@Too_Asian9) September 1, 2018
DJ Khaled:
— styrmir stórkjálki (@pabbifraendi) September 1, 2018
Ludacris:
Y’all pic.twitter.com/XV0OUcRyeH
— galina (@gkhnvch) August 30, 2018
The Weeknd:
— Dwayne The Brock Johnson (@vertex_04) September 1, 2018
T.I.:
— 𝑔𝒶𝒷𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓁 (@rockywelll) September 1, 2018
Bow Wow:
https://twitter.com/dreamyonce3478/status/1034901019220758540
Snoop Dogg:
https://twitter.com/YovaniMunoz6/status/1035220534601150464
Machine Gun Kelly:
https://twitter.com/_kianablack/status/1034953365858512897
Trippie Redd:
https://twitter.com/SJPLDN/status/1035434548904030209
Lil Pump:
https://twitter.com/savannahj0nes_/status/1035375688671420416
Lil Uzi Vert:
This one tho😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/VvB3rmt90Q
— C_OF_VICES🕉️ (@_9Cristoforo_) August 29, 2018
Mac Miller:
https://twitter.com/savannahj0nes_/status/1035375785274617856
Quavo:
— Faku (@SpearChucker___) August 31, 2018
The Rock:
— Maybe: baby 💋 (@flakita408) August 30, 2018
Jay Z:
https://twitter.com/MichaelRewel/status/1035328103994798080
Method Man:
— Bobby Mozafari (@KeepingIt140) August 31, 2018
Nas:
— 𝕝𝕖 𝕜𝕖𝕟𝕫 ✨ (@Kenziestav) August 31, 2018
P Diddy:
— Ellen Bruce (@ellen_bruce) August 31, 2018
50 Cent:
https://twitter.com/DoubleMyDolans/status/1035934732297662465
J. Cole:
https://twitter.com/lilycatherineee/status/1035903136781803520
Frank Ocean:
— Din D︎jarel (@jdalvi_) August 30, 2018
Ice Cube
i'm losing my FUCKING mind pic.twitter.com/3QEKh8DcwI
— rohan (@ridersovrohan) August 29, 2018
Ice-T:
https://twitter.com/Cxrlittx/status/1035556852766044165
And this joke brought together the meme and Twitter’s obsession with “Despacito”.
The “full name” meme has peaked here. pic.twitter.com/RJNIKPTUtv
— offleatherwings (@OffLeatherWings) August 30, 2018
Some of the names which were previously believed to be complicated enough as it is turned out to be even more tongue twisting:
Y’all, his full name… pic.twitter.com/JnBRIejGOE
— Dante (@rowrtay) September 4, 2018
And one guy — unlike all the others — elongated his name for clarity instead of shortening it:
— Brandon Roxas (@Brohasu) September 3, 2018