# Read This in My Voice Read This in My Voice is a 4chan image macro format in which a picture of a well-known character carries the caption 'READ THIS IN MY VOICE,' prompting viewers to mentally hear the text spoken in that character's distinctive voice. The format first surfaced in a May 2009 4chan thread started by site founder moot, and it grew into a recurring imageboard bit through the end of that year. ## Origin The earliest documented Read This in My Voice image was posted to 4chan on May 29, 2009, in thread #138566834 started by site founder moot [2]. The picture featured Boxy Brown, the cardboard-box imaginary friend character voiced by Dave Willis on Aqua Teen Hunger Force [1]. moot posted the thread; the underlying character art belongs to the show's creators, so the meme's first uploader is documented but the original captioner is not separately identified [2]. - **Platform:** 4chan - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2009 ## Overview Read This in My Voice, sometimes posted as 'You Are Reading This in My Voice,' is a captioned character portrait that plays a mental trick on whoever sees it [2]. The image pairs an iconic character with a line of text asking the viewer to read it in that character's voice, and readers familiar with the source almost always hear the caption spoken in the right cadence without meaning to [2]. The joke sits at the intersection of image macros and inner speech. Subjects tend to be characters or celebrities with unmistakable vocal signatures, like the Aqua Teen Hunger Force cast [1], so the reader's memory does most of the work. Longer captions amplify the effect because the mental voice sticks around for several sentences [2]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Read This in My Voice? It's a 4chan image macro that shows a recognizable character with a caption telling you to read the words in that character's voice, which most viewers do involuntarily [2]. ### Where did Read This in My Voice come from? The earliest documented example was a 4chan thread started by moot on May 29, 2009 featuring Boxy Brown from Aqua Teen Hunger Force [2]. ### What does Read This in My Voice mean? It's a prompt that leans on your memory of a character's voice, so a still image ends up 'talking' in your head with their tone and cadence [2]. ### How do you use Read This in My Voice? Users typically pair a portrait of a character with a strong vocal signature, like an Aqua Teen Hunger Force cast member, with a caption reading 'READ THIS IN MY VOICE' or a longer bit of text meant to be heard in that voice [1][2]. ### Is Read This in My Voice still popular? The format is a classic 4chan-era joke that peaked in 2009 and early 2010, when it also showed up on Tumblr, Steam Forums, Ebaum's World, and SodaHead [2]. ## References 1. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force]() 2. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/read-this-in-my-voice]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/read-this-in-my-voice Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library