10000 Likes And Ill Do Whatever The First Comment Says

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Also known as: 10K Likes Meme

10000 Likes and I'll Do Whatever the First Comment Says is a 2017 photoshopped-Facebook meme satirizing social-media engagement-bait, where users pledge to follow the first comment before conveniently posting their own.

"10,000 Likes and I'll Do Whatever the First Comment Says" is a photoshopped meme format from September 2017 that parodies the social media habit of making conditional promises in exchange for likes. The format features fake Facebook posts from public figures or fictional characters who pledge to follow the first comment's instructions, then conveniently write their own comment with something they clearly already wanted to do. It blew up on Reddit's r/dankmemes over the course of a single day, turning into a rapid-fire joke machine for political humor and historical satire.

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Overview

The meme uses a simple two-part structure: a fake Facebook post where someone writes "10,000 likes and I'll do whatever the first comment says," paired with a first comment (from the same person) stating something outrageous, incriminating, or on-the-nose for that character. The joke works because the poster is both the one making the promise and the one issuing the dare, removing any actual risk or spontaneity. It's a meta-commentary on like-baiting wrapped in political or historical satire, with the humor coming from how perfectly the "dare" matches the person's real-world reputation1.

The format dropped on September 4, 2017, when Reddit user CautionVeryDank uploaded an image to r/dankmemes2. The post was a fake Facebook screenshot parodying the r/madlads subreddit style, showing a generic user who promises to do whatever the first comment says if the post hits 10,000 likes, then leaves their own comment as the supposed "dare." It picked up over 750 points on the subreddit2.

The concept itself wasn't new. Interactive dare-style games had been part of internet culture since the early 2000s, starting with 4chan's GET system, moving through Facebook's viral "one million likes please" trend, and into Reddit's me_irl community with its Bamboozle games in the early 2010s2. A well-known precursor hit mainstream attention in April 2017, when American Twitter user Carter Wilkerson negotiated with a fast food chain: if his tweet got 18 million retweets, he'd eat free for a year. The tweet went viral but never hit that target1.

Origin & Background

Platform
Reddit (r/dankmemes)
Key People
CautionVeryDank, LongBoyeBaguette
Date
2017

The format dropped on September 4, 2017, when Reddit user CautionVeryDank uploaded an image to r/dankmemes. The post was a fake Facebook screenshot parodying the r/madlads subreddit style, showing a generic user who promises to do whatever the first comment says if the post hits 10,000 likes, then leaves their own comment as the supposed "dare." It picked up over 750 points on the subreddit.

The concept itself wasn't new. Interactive dare-style games had been part of internet culture since the early 2000s, starting with 4chan's GET system, moving through Facebook's viral "one million likes please" trend, and into Reddit's me_irl community with its Bamboozle games in the early 2010s. A well-known precursor hit mainstream attention in April 2017, when American Twitter user Carter Wilkerson negotiated with a fast food chain: if his tweet got 18 million retweets, he'd eat free for a year. The tweet went viral but never hit that target.

How It Spread

The meme's breakout moment came almost immediately after the original. Reddit user LongBoyeBaguette posted a version featuring former President George W. Bush, where Bush's "first comment" read "Invade Iraq". That post became the format's biggest hit, racking up over 33,000 points on r/dankmemes.

Within 24 hours of the first post, dozens of variations flooded the subreddit. A Donald Trump version gained over 10,000 points. A Hurricane Harvey edit picked up more than 1,000 points, turning a then-current natural disaster into the format's punchline. The meme also spawned versions featuring Vladimir Lenin and various abstract or fictional characters, each "daring" themselves to do something they were already famous for.

As of the morning of September 5th, 2017, the meme had not spread far beyond r/dankmemes. It burned hot and fast within that community, following the subreddit's typical pattern of intense format adoption followed by quick exhaustion.

How to Use This Meme

The format is straightforward:

1

Pick a public figure, historical character, or fictional entity known for one specific thing

2

Create a fake Facebook post from that character saying "10,000 likes and I'll do whatever the first comment says"

3

Add a fake first comment, also from that character, describing the exact thing they're famous (or infamous) for

4

The humor comes from the gap between the apparent randomness of a "dare" and the total predictability of the outcome

Cultural Impact

The meme was a pointed satire of like-baiting culture on Facebook and Twitter, where users made increasingly absurd conditional promises to farm engagement. By removing the other party entirely (the poster IS the first commenter), the format exposed the performative nature of these stunts.

The Russian meme encyclopedia Memepedia documented the format as part of a broader trend of social media conditional challenges, noting that sometimes users would set impossibly high targets as a way to signal they didn't actually want to do the thing, or conversely, set a goal of one like and immediately like their own post.

Fun Facts

The original CautionVeryDank post was a parody of r/madlads, making it a meme about a subreddit about people doing mildly rebellious things.

The entire meme lifecycle, from creation to peak to saturation, played out in roughly 48 hours on a single subreddit.

The format's roots trace back to 4chan's GET system from the early 2000s, one of the oldest interactive number-game traditions on the internet.

Carter Wilkerson's 2017 tweet asking for 18 million retweets for free food was one of the real-world like-baiting stunts that set the stage for this parody format.

Derivatives & Variations

George W. Bush "Invade Iraq" version:

The most popular single instance of the format, posted by LongBoyeBaguette, with 33,000+ points on r/dankmemes[2].

Donald Trump version:

Featured a joke referencing Trump and his daughter Ivanka, gaining over 10,000 points[2].

Hurricane Harvey version:

Applied the format to the 2017 hurricane, treating the natural disaster as a character making a "dare" to itself[2].

Vladimir Lenin version:

Extended the format to historical figures, with Lenin "daring" himself to carry out revolution[1].

Frequently Asked Questions

10000 Likes And Ill Do Whatever The First Comment Says

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Also known as: 10K Likes Meme

10000 Likes and I'll Do Whatever the First Comment Says is a 2017 photoshopped-Facebook meme satirizing social-media engagement-bait, where users pledge to follow the first comment before conveniently posting their own.

"10,000 Likes and I'll Do Whatever the First Comment Says" is a photoshopped meme format from September 2017 that parodies the social media habit of making conditional promises in exchange for likes. The format features fake Facebook posts from public figures or fictional characters who pledge to follow the first comment's instructions, then conveniently write their own comment with something they clearly already wanted to do. It blew up on Reddit's r/dankmemes over the course of a single day, turning into a rapid-fire joke machine for political humor and historical satire.

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Overview

The meme uses a simple two-part structure: a fake Facebook post where someone writes "10,000 likes and I'll do whatever the first comment says," paired with a first comment (from the same person) stating something outrageous, incriminating, or on-the-nose for that character. The joke works because the poster is both the one making the promise and the one issuing the dare, removing any actual risk or spontaneity. It's a meta-commentary on like-baiting wrapped in political or historical satire, with the humor coming from how perfectly the "dare" matches the person's real-world reputation.

The format dropped on September 4, 2017, when Reddit user CautionVeryDank uploaded an image to r/dankmemes. The post was a fake Facebook screenshot parodying the r/madlads subreddit style, showing a generic user who promises to do whatever the first comment says if the post hits 10,000 likes, then leaves their own comment as the supposed "dare." It picked up over 750 points on the subreddit.

The concept itself wasn't new. Interactive dare-style games had been part of internet culture since the early 2000s, starting with 4chan's GET system, moving through Facebook's viral "one million likes please" trend, and into Reddit's me_irl community with its Bamboozle games in the early 2010s. A well-known precursor hit mainstream attention in April 2017, when American Twitter user Carter Wilkerson negotiated with a fast food chain: if his tweet got 18 million retweets, he'd eat free for a year. The tweet went viral but never hit that target.

Origin & Background

Platform
Reddit (r/dankmemes)
Key People
CautionVeryDank, LongBoyeBaguette
Date
2017

The format dropped on September 4, 2017, when Reddit user CautionVeryDank uploaded an image to r/dankmemes. The post was a fake Facebook screenshot parodying the r/madlads subreddit style, showing a generic user who promises to do whatever the first comment says if the post hits 10,000 likes, then leaves their own comment as the supposed "dare." It picked up over 750 points on the subreddit.

The concept itself wasn't new. Interactive dare-style games had been part of internet culture since the early 2000s, starting with 4chan's GET system, moving through Facebook's viral "one million likes please" trend, and into Reddit's me_irl community with its Bamboozle games in the early 2010s. A well-known precursor hit mainstream attention in April 2017, when American Twitter user Carter Wilkerson negotiated with a fast food chain: if his tweet got 18 million retweets, he'd eat free for a year. The tweet went viral but never hit that target.

How It Spread

The meme's breakout moment came almost immediately after the original. Reddit user LongBoyeBaguette posted a version featuring former President George W. Bush, where Bush's "first comment" read "Invade Iraq". That post became the format's biggest hit, racking up over 33,000 points on r/dankmemes.

Within 24 hours of the first post, dozens of variations flooded the subreddit. A Donald Trump version gained over 10,000 points. A Hurricane Harvey edit picked up more than 1,000 points, turning a then-current natural disaster into the format's punchline. The meme also spawned versions featuring Vladimir Lenin and various abstract or fictional characters, each "daring" themselves to do something they were already famous for.

As of the morning of September 5th, 2017, the meme had not spread far beyond r/dankmemes. It burned hot and fast within that community, following the subreddit's typical pattern of intense format adoption followed by quick exhaustion.

How to Use This Meme

The format is straightforward:

1

Pick a public figure, historical character, or fictional entity known for one specific thing

2

Create a fake Facebook post from that character saying "10,000 likes and I'll do whatever the first comment says"

3

Add a fake first comment, also from that character, describing the exact thing they're famous (or infamous) for

4

The humor comes from the gap between the apparent randomness of a "dare" and the total predictability of the outcome

Cultural Impact

The meme was a pointed satire of like-baiting culture on Facebook and Twitter, where users made increasingly absurd conditional promises to farm engagement. By removing the other party entirely (the poster IS the first commenter), the format exposed the performative nature of these stunts.

The Russian meme encyclopedia Memepedia documented the format as part of a broader trend of social media conditional challenges, noting that sometimes users would set impossibly high targets as a way to signal they didn't actually want to do the thing, or conversely, set a goal of one like and immediately like their own post.

Fun Facts

The original CautionVeryDank post was a parody of r/madlads, making it a meme about a subreddit about people doing mildly rebellious things.

The entire meme lifecycle, from creation to peak to saturation, played out in roughly 48 hours on a single subreddit.

The format's roots trace back to 4chan's GET system from the early 2000s, one of the oldest interactive number-game traditions on the internet.

Carter Wilkerson's 2017 tweet asking for 18 million retweets for free food was one of the real-world like-baiting stunts that set the stage for this parody format.

Derivatives & Variations

George W. Bush "Invade Iraq" version:

The most popular single instance of the format, posted by LongBoyeBaguette, with 33,000+ points on r/dankmemes[2].

Donald Trump version:

Featured a joke referencing Trump and his daughter Ivanka, gaining over 10,000 points[2].

Hurricane Harvey version:

Applied the format to the 2017 hurricane, treating the natural disaster as a character making a "dare" to itself[2].

Vladimir Lenin version:

Extended the format to historical figures, with Lenin "daring" himself to carry out revolution[1].

Frequently Asked Questions