Dubs Guy Check Em

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Dubs Guy Check Em is a 4chan reaction image of Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, posted with the caption 'check em' when a user hopes their comment ends in matching double-digit post numbers. The image became a fixture of 4chan's 'GET' culture in the early 2010s and jumped into fan-made YouTube edits soon after.

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Overview

Dubs Guy Check Em is a 4chan reaction image using a still of Christian Bale playing Patrick Bateman in the 2000 black comedy American Psycho1. Posters attach the image, usually captioned 'check em,' to a comment they hope will land on a post ID ending in repeating double digits, a lucky post format 4chan calls 'dubs' or a form of 'GET'3.

The scene comes from an early tense moment in the film2. Bateman's calm, unbroken stare fits the beat of waiting to see whether a post ID hits doubles, trips (three matching digits), or the much rarer quads and beyond, which is why the image stuck around 4chan's /b/ and /pol/ boards instead of aging out.

How It Spread

The image jumped from 4chan into fan-made video edits in early 2011. On January 9th, YouTube user SuperCunt5000 posted 'Dubs: The Motion Picture,' an American Psycho re-cut where businessmen compare their doubles posts printed on business cards. Two days later, officialunofficial uploaded 'Check out these doubles,' which used a rotated version of the Bale still3.

On September 11th, 2012, Youtube Archive uploaded 'Dubs the Video Game,' turning Bateman's scene into pixelated 8-bit footage set to a chiptune cover of Huey Lewis and the News' 'Hip to be Square,' the exact 1986 track Bateman rants about in the film2.

By March 10th, 2014, awareness of the meme had leaked far outside 4chan. Redditor chaos_lord_307 submitted a post to r/OutOfTheLoop titled 'Why is 4chan obsessed with Christian Bale?,' with top responses pointing directly to his role as Dubs Guy on the imageboard4.

How to Use This Meme

To use Dubs Guy Check Em, drop the Bateman still into a 4chan reply and add the phrase 'check em,' telling other posters to look at the post ID at the top of your comment. It works best when the number lands on matching double digits, with more clout for trips (444), quads (5555), and any longer repeat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Dubs Guy Check Em

2010reaction imageclassic

Dubs Guy Check Em is a 4chan reaction image of Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, posted with the caption 'check em' when a user hopes their comment ends in matching double-digit post numbers. The image became a fixture of 4chan's 'GET' culture in the early 2010s and jumped into fan-made YouTube edits soon after.

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Overview

Dubs Guy Check Em is a 4chan reaction image using a still of Christian Bale playing Patrick Bateman in the 2000 black comedy American Psycho1. Posters attach the image, usually captioned 'check em,' to a comment they hope will land on a post ID ending in repeating double digits, a lucky post format 4chan calls 'dubs' or a form of 'GET'3.

The scene comes from an early tense moment in the film2. Bateman's calm, unbroken stare fits the beat of waiting to see whether a post ID hits doubles, trips (three matching digits), or the much rarer quads and beyond, which is why the image stuck around 4chan's /b/ and /pol/ boards instead of aging out.

How It Spread

The image jumped from 4chan into fan-made video edits in early 2011. On January 9th, YouTube user SuperCunt5000 posted 'Dubs: The Motion Picture,' an American Psycho re-cut where businessmen compare their doubles posts printed on business cards. Two days later, officialunofficial uploaded 'Check out these doubles,' which used a rotated version of the Bale still3.

On September 11th, 2012, Youtube Archive uploaded 'Dubs the Video Game,' turning Bateman's scene into pixelated 8-bit footage set to a chiptune cover of Huey Lewis and the News' 'Hip to be Square,' the exact 1986 track Bateman rants about in the film2.

By March 10th, 2014, awareness of the meme had leaked far outside 4chan. Redditor chaos_lord_307 submitted a post to r/OutOfTheLoop titled 'Why is 4chan obsessed with Christian Bale?,' with top responses pointing directly to his role as Dubs Guy on the imageboard4.

How to Use This Meme

To use Dubs Guy Check Em, drop the Bateman still into a 4chan reply and add the phrase 'check em,' telling other posters to look at the post ID at the top of your comment. It works best when the number lands on matching double digits, with more clout for trips (444), quads (5555), and any longer repeat.

Frequently Asked Questions