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They Still Do Not Realize...
About
"They Still Do Not Realize" (also known by its snowclone "Day X") is an image macro series in which a person, animal or inanimate object is portrayed as an undercover agent unsuccessfully attempting to blend in with a different group. The images are typically accompanied by a caption written in the style of a spy mission log, based on the snowclone template “Day (X): They still don’t know I’m a (Y).”
Origin
On May 29th, 2012, Redditor FTWindsor submitted an image macro featuring several World War II-era German soldiers accompanied by a man in a bear suit and the caption “Day 45: I have earned the Germans’ trust / They still do not realize I am bear” (shown below).[1] Within the next eight months, the post received upwards of 13,300 up votes and 240 comments.
![Germans DAY 45:I HAVE EARNED THE GERMANS TRUST THEY STILL DO NOT REALIZE AM BEAF](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/503/555/251.jpg)
Precursor
Prior to the use of the "Day X" caption, other image macros using similar base images were created. On November 22nd, 2008, an image macro featuring a fox surrounded by several hunting dogs was submitted to the website I Can Has Cheezburger?[7], featuring the caption "They suspect / Nothing!" (shown below, left). The You Came to the Wrong Neighborhood image macro series has comparable base images as well, featuring a homogeneous group of people or animals staring at the viewer in an intimidating manner (shown below, right). The earliest known example was submitted to FunnyJunk on June 11th, 2009.
![They suspect nothing They SUS Nothing!](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Dogs YOU CAMETO THEWRONG NEIGHBORHOOD M-----------](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/387/286/1b4.jpg)
Spread
On September 3rd, 2012, Redditor 15calderm posted an image macro of an Old English Sheepdog surrounded by sheep with the caption “Day 33 / they still suspect nothing” (shown below, left) to the /r/funny subreddit.[4] In the following five months, the post garnered more than 14,000 up votes and 110 comments. On November 27th, 9gag[6] user peterwee submitted a photo of a box of cookies next to several containers of Pringles potato chips (shown below, right), which gained over 19,000 up votes and 5,000 Facebook shares within three months.
![17b.jpg DAY 33 THEY STILL SUSPECT NOTHING](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/503/585/17b.jpg)
![I am biscuits 1.4 DAY 46 BBQ les ing THEYSTILLDO NOTIKNOWTHAT NEW AM BISCUITS £1.24](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/503/557/cd5.jpg)
On January 31st, 2013, the Internet humor blog Smosh[2] highlighted a compilation of notable image macros from the series. On February 6th, Redditor seearc1 submitted a post titled "Day 201, they suspect nothing" to the /r/pics[3] subreddit, featuring a photograph of a package of Coca-Cola bottles with one Pepsi bottle (shown below). Within the next 15 days, the post accumulated upwards of 4,300 up votes and 60 comments.
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Notable Examples
![Lion Itma lion Tolkitten](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/503/575/8b5.jpg)
![Potato DAY 42: THE HUMANS STILL THINKIM A BAKED POTATO](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/503/567/f85.jpg)
![I have gains the alpacas’ trust DAY 46: I HAVE GAINED THE ALPACAS TRUST THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW IAM A SHEEP](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/503/558/c44.png)
![I have gains the alpacas’ trust DAY 46: I HAVE GAINED THE ALPACAS TRUST THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW IAM A SHEEP](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/503/558/c44.png)
![d01.jpg DAY13 THEY STILL DON'T SUSPECT IMA MINIVAN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/503/568/d01.jpg)
![Poor DAY 26 THE RICH KIDS STILL DO NOT REALIZE I AM POOR](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/503/571/78e.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Reddit – Day 45. They still do not realise
[2] Smosh – Best of the Day X, and Y Suspects Nothing Meme
[3] Reddit – Day 201 they suspect nothing
[4] Reddit – They Still Suspect Nothing
[5] Reddit – Day 3 they suspect nothing
[6] 9gag – Day 46 They still do not know that I am biscuits
[7] Cheezburger – They Suspect Nothing
Top Comments
Andrestor
Feb 23, 2013 at 11:24PM EST
Randomerst
Feb 22, 2013 at 10:05PM EST