You Expect Me to Believe This Shit?
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You Expect Me to Believe This Shit? (exact phrasing varies) refers to a catchphrase and series of memes in which users question technological processes powering various devices. Spawned by a 4chan post in which a user questioned the science behind microwaving, the meme format saw continuous presence on the imageboard in 2021 and 2022.
Origin
On March 9th, 2021, an anonymous 4chan[1] user made a post on the /b/ thread of the imageboard in which they humorously questioned the technology behind microwaving, summarizing, "just imagine believing in microwave" (shown below).
>no fire
>spinning plate (???)
>hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
>beep beep beep beep
>food is hot
just imagine believing in microwave
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On March 11th, 2021, Redditor statusremoved posted a screenshot of the post to the /r/greentext subreddit,[2] with the post gaining over 630 upvotes in one year.
On March 11th, a similar post was made on the /r9k/ board,[3] with a user questioning the science behind televisions (shown below, left). In the same thread, a user made a post[4] in which they questioned the process of toasting (shown below, right).
On March 13th, 2021, an unknown Redditor posted a screenshot of the first post to /r/greentext,[5] where it received over 9,200 upvotes in one year.
Throughout 2021, more similar threads were created on 4chan, primarily on its /b/ and /r9k/ boards. For example, on April 17th, a 4chan[6] user made a post about lawnmowers (shown below, left). On July 20th, 2021, a user made a post about elevators in /r9k/[7] (shown below, right), with two users replying with similarly-structured posts about planes and cars.
Many "you expect me to believe this shit" posts received viral spread outside of 4chan through reposts.
Various Examples
![Anonymous Sun 23 Jan [15 / 6/ 14] 2022 10:27:42 No.17320291 Ô View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>17320327 >>17320365 >>17320558 >>17320578 >>17320654 >>17320664 >>17321374 >>17321393 >mix flour salt and yeast >put in oven >bread comes out do you really expect me to believe this s--- 6KİB, 225x225, pepe-suprised.png View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/361/389/59b.jpg ">mix flour salt and yeast >put in oven >bread comes out")
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External References
[1] Wakarimasen – /b/ Thread #849177823
[2] Reddit – Anon is woke
[3] Wakarimasen – /r9k/ Thread #62697561
[4] Wakarimasen – /r9k/ Post #62697607
[5] Reddit – Just trust me bro
[6] Wakarimasen – /b/ Thread #876461202
[7] 4chan – /r9k/ Thread #64643822
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