I Was Only Pretending To Be Retarded

I Was Only Pretending To Be Retarded

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I Was Only Pretending To Be Retarded is a phrase used to show that a person was intentionally being inflammatory in order to troll someone. However, it is often mocked as a false defense after a person is criticized for their opinion. It is also used in greentext to call out retreating trolling techniques.

Origin

The origin of the phrase may be attributed to the comic (picture below), originally posted somewhere in 2009, where a stick figure is acting like a "retard" in front of two others. One of them calls out the retard, but then he reveals that he was "only pretending." The earliest archived example of the comic can be traced back to November 29th, 2009, on 4chan's /a/ (Anime and Manga) board[1].


HEY GUYSLOOK HOW RETARDEDIAM HUR HURRRRRRRR f--- offretard JOKES ON THEMIWAS ONLY PRETENDING
Stick Figure #1: HEY GUYS LOOK HOW RETARDED I AM HUR DURRRRRRRR
Stick Figure #2: fuck off retard
Stick Figure #1: JOKES ON THEM I WAS ONLY PRETENDING

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On 4chan, the phrase is most often used in greentext to make fun of people who use trolling as an excuse to back down from their opinion,[5] or call out opinions that could be identified as obvious troll bait[6].


sounds Google iqdb SauceNAO 1394729694411.png, 1 MB, 1280x720 Anonymous Wed Apr 16 2014 03:32:03 No.31500365 Report Quoted By: >31500405 >31500454 Oh MAN. This thread's made my night. Thanks for all the laughs, friends. Though, ultimately, you should all just kill yourselves. Most of you get worked up way too easy, and the few that have discussed actual science without resorting to "Hey, guys, look at my link, g-guys?" are spending their time arguing on an imageboard over something they'll likely forget tomorrow(Unless they're the ultimate f-----, the fabled creature who keeps a log of their every buttbattle) and probably don't actually do anything with their knowledge, or, if they have time to argue about genders on the internet, aren't good at it. Good night, amigos, may you continue eternally amuse me Report Anonymous Wed Apr 16 2014 03:33:42 No.31500405 Quoted By: >>31500545 >>31500365 I enjoy fighting about stupid s--- on the internet. Also, assuming you were the guy proposing everyone go kill themselves was only pretending to be retarded all though in this case it was fairly obvious Anonymous Wed Apr 16 2014 03:35:44 No.31500454 Report >>31500365 >I'm smarter than everyone >l was only pretending to be retarded Yeah f--- off, retard


Over the years, the original comic had been posted on sites like Reddit[2], Epicmafia[3], and 888chan[4]. It also spawned several parodies (pictured below), featuring characters from franchises like Metal Gear and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, or being adapted with other memes like Bayeux Tapestry Parodies (examples shown below).


Guys look how possessed ty Liquid Iam! BrotherrTIrrrrrr F--- off Liquid JOKES ON THEMIWAS ONLY PRETENDING HEY GUYS LOOK HOW DEFEATED I AM OHH NO00000000 f--- offretard JOJOKES ON THEMIMAS ONLY PRETENDING ES BEbOID! AM ONE OF SIMPLE MIND SILENGE TbySELF FOO1 AND LEAVE TbIS PLACE IT WAS MERELY AN ACT

Several derivative images had also been made, which do not fully follow the original comic's format, but still convey its message.

Various Examples

DURR I'M RETARDED LOOK AT HOW RETARDEDIAM! The f---? F--- off, retard. AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA A ソー..'.MA AHAHAHA AHAHAHAHAHA 0232 HA AHAHAHANAWAS ONLY HA HAHAKAHAIAHAN YES! EPIC TROLL! PRETENDING PUCK WALT A SECOND AS TROUING DEA HURR ES ON THEM ㈨ERE THE HEST HURR DURR F--- WETBACKS AND RAGHEADS #BUILDTHEWALL F--- off, you racist prick THIS IS WHY TRUMP WON Hurr Durrr retard!! Nextyou'll say, "I was only pretending to be retarded." YOUR NEXT LINE WILL BE "I WAS ONLY PRETENDING TO BE RETARDED" I WAS ONLY PRETENDING TO BE RETARDED!

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