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I've Never Met This Man In My Life refers to a memorable quote uttered by the character Loki in the 2017 Marvel superhero film Thor: Ragnarok. A screenshot of Loki saying the line has since been used online as a reaction image macro to express willful ignorance.

Origin

On October 21st, 2017, YouTube channel First Trailer uploaded an "extended clip" of the then-upcoming Marvel superhero film Thor: Ragnarok. In the clip, Loki's brother Thor (portrayed by Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth, respectively) is being tortured. When the torturer asks Loki if he knows Thor, Loki lies and says, "I've never met this man in my life" (clip below).

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On November 2nd, 2017, Tumblr ^[1] user maryxglz posted a GIF of the moment. The post received more than 300 notes in less than two years (shown below).

On November 3rd, 2017, the Marvel superhero film Thor: Ragnarok was released in theaters in the United States.^[2]

On February 18th, 2019, Redditor ^[3] ElasticPhone posted the image with a caption that mocks fingerprint sensors on smartphones. The post received more than 85,000 points (92% upvoted) and 450 comments in two days (shown below, left).

Over the next 24 hours, more Redditors on /r/dankmemes, /r/historymemes and more used the format as a joke about obvious lies (examples below, center and right).

Various Examples

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