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Child WIth Small Telescope meme.

Child With Small Telescope

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Updated Sep 09, 2024 at 11:56AM EDT by Zach.

Added Sep 09, 2024 at 07:08AM EDT by Mateus.

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About

Child With Small Telescope refers to a viral image of a fake sign or poster stapled to a telephone pole warning people of a "child with a small telescope" who keeps staring at people's apartments. The picture went viral on Reddit in March 2021, sparking jokes and theories regarding the kid's motivation to spy on the neighbor's windows. Some of the phrases used in the sign also inspired memes online, like "What Has He Seen." The image spread online during the 2020s, with it also becoming an exploitable meme format with people editing parts of the original poster.

Origin

On March 30th, 2021, the Instagram[1] page @truewagner, run by comedian Alan Wagner, uploaded a satirical warning sign attached to a wooden pole with the caption, "A local child has an issue," showing images of a child with a small telescope that keeps "coming by and staring up into our apartment." The sign is also accompanied by a 3D rendering version of the child generated by AI (seen below).

The image was reposted on the same day by Redditor[2] JohnMcHarrstarr, which amassed more than 112,000 upvotes and 1,700 comments in three years.


CHILD WITH SMALL TELESCOPE Child with small telescope keeps coming by and staring up into our apartment I have a wife and 2 kids up here. We don't need this kind of thing. ENHANCED IMAGE: By the time I run down there he is gone What has he seen A.I. Generated Image If this is child, your GET CONTROL OF IT Posted in r/funny by u/JohnMcHarrstarr & reddit @TRUEWAGNER

Spread

The Child With Small Telescope meme remained a prevalent viral image on Reddit over the years, inspiring parodies and other memes using the poster. For instance, on April 6th, 2021, Redditor[3] Jojo_tank0 posted a meme using the viral image (seen below), amassing more than 8,400 upvotes and 60 comments in roughly three years.


CHILD WITH SMALL TELESCOPE Child with small telescope keeps coming by and staring up into our apartment What has he seen I have a wife and 2 kids up here. We don't need this kind of thing. By the time I run down ENHANCED IMAGE: there he is gone If this is your child, AI. Generated Image GET CONTROL OF IT My goals are beyond your understanding. made with mematic

On June 17th, 2023, X[4] / Twitter user @marciwelford posted the same warning sign image glued in a different pole (seen below), amassing more than 18,000 likes and 1,600 reposts in a year.


Marci @marciwelford. Follow dc is so special What has he seen 12:27 PM Jun 17, 2023 By the time I run down there he is gone PE Child with small telescope keeps coming by and staring up into our apartment I have a wife and 2 kids up here. We don't need this kind of thing. ENHANCED IMAGE: If this is your child, Computer Generated image GET CONTROL OF IT X

Various Examples


GET CONTROL OF IT CHILD WITH SMALL TELESCOPE Mom: Why don't you go play with the neighbor's kid ? The neighbor's kid: Child with small telescope keeps coming by and staring up into our apartment I have a wife and 2 kids up here. We don't need this kind of thing. ENHANCED IMAGE: By the time I run down there he is gone What has he seen A.I. Generated Image If this is your child, made with mematic CHILD WITH SMALL TELESCOPE Child with small telescope keeps coming by and staring up into our apartment I have a wife and 2 kids up here. We don't need this kind of thing. By the time I run down there he is gone ENHANCED IMAGE: What has he seen If this is your child, drawn image GET CONTROL OF IT Big Guy WITH SMALL TELESCOPE By the time I run down there he is gone big guy with small telescope keeps coming by and staring up into our apartment I have a wife and 2 kids up here. We don't need this kind of thing. ENHANCED IMAGE: What has he seen Al. Generated Image If this is your Big guy GET CONTROL OF IT @TRUEWAGNER CHILD WITH SMALL TELESCOPE Child with small telescope keeps coming by and staring up into our apartment I have a wife and 2 kids up here. We don't need this kind of thing. By the time I run down there he is gone ENHANCED IMAGE: Whit has he soon If this is your child, GET CONTROL OF IT @TRUEWAGNER

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External References

[1] Instagram – truewagner

[2] Reddit – JohnMcHarrstarr

[3] Reddit – Jojo_tank0

[4] X – marciwelford

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