— randall (@_randaII) 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:
— #1 samir (@samir) October 2, 2015
Offset’s full name is Office Settings
— Colette (@colettelverity) August 28, 2018
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:
— galina (@gkhnvch) September 2, 2018
And T Pain:
— *。★・*゚。tsubaki-san・。☆∴。* (@panconpenga) August 30, 2018
Post Malone:
— ℜ͓ィ̽c͠н (@Too_Asian9) September 1, 2018
DJ Khaled:
— melur gibbönd (@pabbifraendi) September 1, 2018
Ludacris:
— galina (@gkhnvch) August 30, 2018
The Weeknd:
— (@mikeyromo4) September 1, 2018
T.I.:
— Gabriel (@Gxbrielbruno) September 1, 2018
Bow Wow:
— DreamYoncé (@dreamyonce3478) August 29, 2018
Snoop Dogg:
— Yovani (@YovaniMunoz6) August 30, 2018
Machine Gun Kelly:
— michiko malandro (@_kianablack) August 29, 2018
Trippie Redd:
— SJP (@SJPLDN) August 31, 2018
Lil Pump:
— sav (@savannahj0nes_) August 31, 2018
Lil Uzi Vert:
— Christophorous® ️ (@ChrisOnTheRooff) August 29, 2018
Mac Miller:
— sav (@savannahj0nes_) August 31, 2018
Quavo:
— CheeseyChris (@CheeseyChris) August 31, 2018
The Rock:
— PRINCE$$ (@flakita408) August 30, 2018
Jay Z:
— Michael Rewel ⚡ (@MichaelRewel) August 31, 2018
Method Man:
— Bobby Mozafari (@KeepingIt140) August 31, 2018
Nas:
— McKenzie Stavinoha✨ (@Kenziestav) August 31, 2018
P Diddy:
— Ellen Bruce (@ellen_bruce) August 31, 2018
50 Cent:
— TaurusMarie♉️ (@DoubleMyDolans) September 1, 2018
J. Cole:
— LILY (@lilycatherineee) September 1, 2018
Frank Ocean:
— Jarel Alviar (@jdalvi_) August 30, 2018
Ice Cube
— (@RidersOvRohan) August 29, 2018
Ice-T:
— Carlitta Howie (@Cxrlittx) August 31, 2018
And this joke brought together the meme and Twitter’s obsession with “Despacito”.
— chris (@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:
— 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