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Hmm Today I Will

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About

Hmm Today I Will, also known as Today I Will Listen to Some X and Clueless, is a series of four-pane comics centered around a stick-figure character who reacts in a certain way after listening to a song by band (X). Yet another spin-off of the Rageguy comics, this series illustrates a wide range of audience receptions (depending on each illustrator's music preferences), as well as humorous observations on various subcultures and dress codes commonly associated with certain bands and genres. In 2018 the format gained popularity in ironic memes on Instagram and /r/okbuddyretard subreddit.

Origin

One of the earliest "Hmmm Today I Will" image threads was posted via 4chan's /mu/ board (music) in early February 2010 (NSFW) and similar image threads continued to surface on 4chan and related forums throughout the summer.


File :1265738935986.jpg-(107 KB, 665x598, mb.jpg) O Anonymous 02/09/10(Tue)13:08 No.7466645 Let's make comics to show how we really feel about a band or an artist! >> □ Anonymous 02/09/10(Tue)13:12 No.7466676 7466645 has never really listened to Merzbow >> Another Name 02/09/10(Tue) 13:13 No.7466679 is he violently masturbating?

Spread

While Google search reveals a number of blog posts and bookmarks carrying images of "Today I Will Listen to X", most instances are believed to have originated from 4chan's /mu/ board.

Ironic Use

Starting July 2017, readapted "Today I Will" format started seeing use in ironic memes. On July 25th, 2017, Tumblr[1] user decaymart posted a four-panel edit of the comic by an unknown author in which the protagonist "launched his infant son into orbit". The post gained over 42,900 likes and reblogs in 18 months.


hmm today i will launch my infant son into orbit I found this deep in some search results and I am losing it hmm today i will launch my infant son into orbit

On August 12th, 2017, Redditor[2] jackscapee posted a bone-hurting version of the meme to /r/bonehurtingjuice subreddit (shown below, left). The post gained 160 upvotes in 18 months. On November 12, 2017, Redditor[3] GingerMonkeys posted another version of the meme, originally posted on 4chan, to /r/ComedyCemetery subreddit (shown below, right). The post received over 400 upvotes in 15 months.


hmm today . will not launch my infant son into orbit hmm today I will ham lol hamm ham good ham ifunny.Co

On August 26th, 2018, popular Instagram account salad.snake[4] reposted the "I Will Launch My Infant Son" instance of the meme. The post gained over 17,000 likes in six months. In the following months, the user reposted multiple memes utilizing the format (examples shown below). Additionally, variations of the meme appeared in /r/okbuddyretard[5] subreddit.


IG: @salad.snake l'm Retard Lol clueless I don't have a clue where I left my headphones youtube to mp3 ヲ
hmm today i will Crush my infant son with a rock 1】 hmm, today I w be a background character in an episode of seinfeld TOM'S RESTAURANT RESTAU

On November 2, 2018, /r/hmmtodayiwill[6] subreddit was launched. As of February 15th, 2019, the community had over 13,500 subscribers.

Various Examples

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Various Examples (Post-2018)


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MuttonDew
MuttonDew

Some of the "new ironic ones" were actually from /mu/ in 2012. The "ham good" one, for instance. My favorite of those was the "FUCKING JPEG COMPRESSION ARTIFACTS EVERYWHERE FUCK" one.

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