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large adult sons
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What does large adult sons mean?
Large adult sons is a meme about fictional grown men who cause trouble for their father but are still beloved by him. The phrase has been applied to real people, especially in politics and sports.
Where does large adult sons come from?
According to The听New Yorker, in 2012, Twitter user @MuscularSon began posting bizarre but funny posts as a fictional father dealing with the wacky high jinks of his “enormous nerd sons.” (@MuscularSon’s account has since been deleted.)
The premise of a small father getting tormented by his overgrown, trouble-making, fumbling man-children proved to be a viral combo.听The meme was quickly spread by other Twitter accounts specializing in off-kilter,听absurdist comedy.
please pray for my sons Thursten and Gorse who have just glued themselves to a curtain,
— wint (@dril)
In 2015, after percolating across social media platforms, these humorous references to giant sons led to the official meme wording: “large adult sons.”
Shortly thereafter, politician Mike Huckabee announced he was running for president. Twitter user @JuliusIrvington took the opportunity to post an old Huckabee family photo, mocking his sons as large adult sons.
my favorite thing in the world is that Mike Huckabee literally has large adult sons
— Bill Cosplay (@JuliusIrvington)
As some people online felt Huckabee’s sons were the perfect, real-life embodiment of the fictional online joke, the photo helped establish large adults sons as a viral internet meme.
Me and my large adult sons are
— Buy Out Boy T.B.G. (@ThatBoysGood)
Although Huckabee didn’t win his bid for president in 2016, another man with two听notorious听sons did: Donald Trump, father of Eric and Donald Jr. His victory only managed to strengthen the meme.
I'm all for feminism and inclusive naming but if Trump hands his business over to his kids they should rename it Large Adult Sons Inc.
— Erin big subpoenas Ryan (@morninggloria)
Examples of large adult sons
Who uses large adult sons?
All these听large adults sons听continue to cause made-up trouble in absurdist jokes online, especially on Twitter.
my large adult sons have locked me out of the housse and are going through their gifts without me. i am calling the police thisnhas gone too far
— the 鈥渂ro my instant pot is so cash鈥� guy (@callmeshitto)
Large adults sons has also become an affectionate phrase in the sports community for duos of bigger, beloved players.
Exhausted single parent feeds their two large adult sons :
— Mike Pfeil (@mikeFAIL)
Large adult sons Tommy Hunter and Rhys Hoskins
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ)
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