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Me and My Friends Would've Killed X with Hammers I Can Tell You that Much meme example and original tweet about ET.

Me and My Friends Would've Killed X with Hammers

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About

Me and My Friends Would've Killed X with Hammers is a phrasal template that originated from a viral tweet by Twitter user @HelloCullen in 2021 that read, "me and my friends would've killed E.T. with hammers I can tell you that much." The phrase went on to become an ironic phrasal template meme in which "E.T." is replaced by a victim of one's choosing.

Origin

On January 1st, 2021, Twitter[1] user @HelloCullen posted a tweet that read, "me and my friends would've killed E.T. with hammers I can tell you that much." The tweet gathered at least 57,000 likes[2] before it was deleted (shown below).


cullen "swamp trash" crawford @HelloCullen me and my friends would've killed E.T. with hammers i can tell you that much 5:19 PM 01 Jan 21 - Twitter for Android 5,696 Retweets 352 Quote Tweets 57.9K Likes

Spread

On September 2nd, 2021, Twitter[3] user @lawyerman_ktk posted a version of the tweet in reference to the Bollywood film Koi Mil Gaya, which also features an alien befriending young children. The post gathered over 200 likes in two years (seen below, left). On January 2nd, 2022, Twitter[4] user @MIMI_ZIMA posted a tweet that read, "Me and my friends would have killed the chipmunks with hammers I can tell you that much," gathering over 26,000 likes in a year (seen below, right).


Lawyerman™ @lawyerman_ktk ... mad respect for hrithik roshan because me and my friends would have killed Jadoo with hammers I can tell you that much 1:37 PM. Sep 2, 2021 19 Retweets 2 Quotes 219 Likes MIMI ZIMA @MIMI_ZIMA Me and my friends would have killed the chipmunks with hammers I can tell you that much t.co/q0qBcDHtqt nokia @metrorazor i think about this scene very often like how bored u gotta be to have a dance battle with chipmunks 1:21 PM-2 Jan 2022 9:48 PM Jan 2, 2022 Follow 2,133 Retweets 94 Quotes 26.4K Likes 526 Bookmarks

On November 13th, 2022, Twitter[5] user @NotABigJerk posted a tweet that read, "me and my american friends would have killed the little chef with hammers I can tell you that much," gathering over 1,000 likes (seen below).


On November 30th, 2022, Twitter[6] user @plainwhiteclaw posted a tweet that read, "me and my friends would’ve killed Young Sheldon with hammers I can tell you that much," gathering over 500 likes in eight months. The tweet received a response from Iain Armitage, the lead actor that plays Young Sheldon (seen below).


(Anna)Belle du Jour @plainwhi.... 18h me and my friends would've killed Young Sheldon with hammers I can tell you that much 3 22 4 2 lain Armitage @lainLoveThea... 4h Wow 274 87 22 lain Armitage @lainLoveTheatre Replying to @plainwhiteclaw (Anna)Belle du Jour @plainwhit.... 4h oh god young sheldon i sincerely apologize king 1 86 44 11:53 12/1/22 Twitter for iPhone ılı ılı

LeBron Pointing / Kill This Guy With Hammers

LeBron Pointing refers to a viral clip from a 2021 NBA game during which LeBron James pointed out two courtside fans to a referee and demanded them to be escorted out. In 2023, the clip gained popularity as a part of a viral Kill This Guy With Hammers GIF caption, which inspired memes and and edits.


yeah kill this guy with hammers... right here... 2:29 24 TISSOT pop TAKERS 6 SAKARY 11

Various Examples


alison @alisoooon me and my friends would've killed the hugh grant oompa loompa with hammers i can tell you that much 4 Discussing Film @DiscussingFilm . Jul 11 First look at Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa in 'WONKA. People EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS 9:13 AM Jul 11, 2023 · 111.7K Views 186 Retweets 2 Quotes 1,663 Likes 14 Bookmarks : soul nate @MNateShyamalan me and my friends would've killed this thing with hammers, i can tell you that much 1:20 AM • Feb 22, 2023 · 175.3K Views : 206 Retweets 9 Quotes 5,922 Likes 43 Bookmarks yasmin @ycsm1n me and my friends would've killed sebastian with hammers i can tell you that much 4 DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm . Mar 12 First look at Sebastian in #TheLittle Mermaid 9:07 PM Mar 12, 2023 · 1.6M Views • : 2,778 Retweets 67 Quotes 46.7K Likes 264 Bookmarks irie @hellyshiv me and my friends would have killed greg hirsch with hammers i can tell you that much - Ebba! - Ebba! 4:50 PM . May 8, 2023 · 349.9K Views 450 Retweets NU GREG: It's not the attitude of the employee that we want at our company. 109 Quotes 7,301 Likes 159 Bookmarks Zack Budryk @BudrykZack Can you imagine a banger tweet with over 1,000 characters? Can't be done. There is no long-form "was the grink there" or "me and my friends would have killed ET with hammers" 1:17 PM Dec 11, 2022 . 2,900 Retweets 121 Quotes 32.9K Likes 315 Bookmarks grace @amandayoungdyke the roy siblings would've killed E.T. with hammers 1:51 PM . Nov 12, 2022 207 Retweets 7 Quotes 2,163 Likes

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External References

[1] Internet Archive – Twitter

[2] Reddit – /r/BrandNewSentence

[3] Twitter – lawyerman_ktk

[4] Twitter – MIMI_ZIMA

[5]  Twitter – NotABigJerk

[6] Twitter – plainwhiteclaw

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