Hmm Today I Will

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Various Examples

Various Examples (Post-2018)

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