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What Does 'Thanks, I Stole Them From the President' Mean?

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The standardized nonsensical reply to "I like your shoelaces," completing the Tumblr-born secret handshake exchange that let strangers confirm they belonged to the same online community.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""I like your shoelaces." "Thanks, I stole them from the president." Instant recognition."

LORE & ORIGIN

Established alongside "I Like Your Shoelaces" as its fixed counterpart response in the original 2012 Tumblr post, the deliberately absurd answer became just as essential to the exchange as the opening line itself.

FIRST SEEN
2012
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Blogosphere Canon)
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
Related To:I Like Your Shoelaces
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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

中文 zh-CN谢谢我是从总统那儿偷来的 →日本語 ja-JPありがとう大統領から盗んだんだ →한국어 ko-KR고마워 대통령한테서 훔친 거야 →Español es-ESthanks, i stole them from the president →Português pt-BRthanks, i stole them from the president →Français fr-FRthanks, i stole them from the president →
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