Hi My Name Is Jason Remembering Peoples Names

2020Exploitable webcomic / image macrosemi-active

Also known as: Remembering People's Names · Brain Prioritizing Memories

Hi! My Name Is Jason" is a 2020 four-panel webcomic exploitable by The Jenkins where introductions are forgotten due to niche obsessions hijacking the listener—spawning countless fandom humor variations.

"Hi! My Name Is Jason," also called "Remembering People's Names," is an exploitable webcomic format created by The Jenkins in May 20201. The four-panel comic shows a man introducing himself as Jason to another man whose brain immediately prioritizes a useless memory over remembering Jason's name. The format took off as users swapped in their own niche obsessions, turning the relatable experience of forgetting names into a canvas for fandom and hobby-specific humor2.

TL;DR

"Hi! My Name Is Jason," also called "Remembering People's Names," is an exploitable webcomic format created by The Jenkins in May 2020.

Overview

The comic is a simple four-panel strip. In the first panel, a cheerful man says "Hi! My name is Jason." The second panel shows the other man thinking, as his brain struggles to recall the name. The third panel reveals his brain is occupied by a completely trivial memory, in the original version the exact order of a deck of cards from 2012. The fourth panel shows the man blanking on Jason's name entirely2.

The joke is universal: your brain hoards pointless information while failing at basic social tasks like remembering someone's name. What made the format blow up is how easily that third panel can be swapped for any niche knowledge, from asbestos removal facts to *The Office* trivia to the entire Star Wars prequel timeline2.

On May 6th, 2020, webcomic artist The Jenkins published "Remembering People's Names" across three platforms: his WordPress blog, Instagram, and Reddit's r/comics1. The comic picked up over 1,300 likes on Instagram and around 400 upvotes on Reddit within two years2.

The very same day, a Redditor posted the first known edit to r/AsbestosRemovalMemes, replacing the useless memory with asbestos knowledge. That post pulled in over 2,900 upvotes2. Two days later, on May 8th, someone uploaded a blank template to r/MemeTemplatesOfficial, making it easy for anyone to create their own version2.

Origin & Background

Platform
WordPress / Instagram / Reddit (original comic), Reddit (first meme edit)
Creator
The Jenkins
Date
2020
Year
2020

On May 6th, 2020, webcomic artist The Jenkins published "Remembering People's Names" across three platforms: his WordPress blog, Instagram, and Reddit's r/comics. The comic picked up over 1,300 likes on Instagram and around 400 upvotes on Reddit within two years.

The very same day, a Redditor posted the first known edit to r/AsbestosRemovalMemes, replacing the useless memory with asbestos knowledge. That post pulled in over 2,900 upvotes. Two days later, on May 8th, someone uploaded a blank template to r/MemeTemplatesOfficial, making it easy for anyone to create their own version.

How It Spread

The format spread quickly through Instagram during May 2020, mostly adopted by niche brand and hobby pages catering to specific fanbases. Ultimate frisbee page discmemes posted a version on May 12th, and Borderlands fan page civillands followed on May 14th.

The meme hit bigger numbers when it reached pop culture fandoms. On June 11th, 2020, Instagram page theofficealways posted an *Office*-themed version that pulled over 8,000 likes in two years. By October 8th, 2020, a Star Wars prequel version hit r/prequelmemes and earned over 1,400 upvotes.

A second wave of popularity came in late 2021. On September 29th, Instagram user some_memes_my_dude posted a cheese-themed version that racked up over 19,800 likes in about a year. A repost on October 15th did even better, crossing 30,000 likes. An anti-meme version, where the brain simply remembers Jason's name correctly, landed on r/memes on October 26th and earned over 10,000 upvotes.

How to Use This Meme

The format works with any niche interest or obsession. To make your own:

1

Start with the template (panels one, two, and four stay the same).

2

Replace the content in the third panel, the "brain memory" panel, with whatever obscure knowledge your audience would relate to. Common choices include fandom lore, game stats, song lyrics, or hyper-specific hobby facts.

3

The funnier the gap between "remembering someone's name" and "the useless thing your brain actually stored," the better the joke lands.

Fun Facts

The very first meme edit appeared the same day the original comic was published, giving the format almost zero lag time between creation and meme adoption.

A blank template was uploaded to r/MemeTemplatesOfficial just two days after the original comic dropped, suggesting the community immediately recognized its exploitable potential.

The original comic's "useless memory" was the exact order of a deck of cards from 2012, a detail specific enough to be funny on its own.

Derivatives & Variations

Anti-meme version:

A popular inversion where the brain simply remembers Jason's name, posted to r/memes in October 2021 with over 10,000 upvotes[2].

Brand/fandom adaptations:

Numerous Instagram pages created versions tailored to their communities, including ultimate frisbee, Borderlands, and *The Office* fan pages[2].

Frequently Asked Questions

Hi My Name Is Jason Remembering Peoples Names

2020Exploitable webcomic / image macrosemi-active

Also known as: Remembering People's Names · Brain Prioritizing Memories

Hi! My Name Is Jason" is a 2020 four-panel webcomic exploitable by The Jenkins where introductions are forgotten due to niche obsessions hijacking the listener—spawning countless fandom humor variations.

"Hi! My Name Is Jason," also called "Remembering People's Names," is an exploitable webcomic format created by The Jenkins in May 2020. The four-panel comic shows a man introducing himself as Jason to another man whose brain immediately prioritizes a useless memory over remembering Jason's name. The format took off as users swapped in their own niche obsessions, turning the relatable experience of forgetting names into a canvas for fandom and hobby-specific humor.

TL;DR

"Hi! My Name Is Jason," also called "Remembering People's Names," is an exploitable webcomic format created by The Jenkins in May 2020.

Overview

The comic is a simple four-panel strip. In the first panel, a cheerful man says "Hi! My name is Jason." The second panel shows the other man thinking, as his brain struggles to recall the name. The third panel reveals his brain is occupied by a completely trivial memory, in the original version the exact order of a deck of cards from 2012. The fourth panel shows the man blanking on Jason's name entirely.

The joke is universal: your brain hoards pointless information while failing at basic social tasks like remembering someone's name. What made the format blow up is how easily that third panel can be swapped for any niche knowledge, from asbestos removal facts to *The Office* trivia to the entire Star Wars prequel timeline.

On May 6th, 2020, webcomic artist The Jenkins published "Remembering People's Names" across three platforms: his WordPress blog, Instagram, and Reddit's r/comics. The comic picked up over 1,300 likes on Instagram and around 400 upvotes on Reddit within two years.

The very same day, a Redditor posted the first known edit to r/AsbestosRemovalMemes, replacing the useless memory with asbestos knowledge. That post pulled in over 2,900 upvotes. Two days later, on May 8th, someone uploaded a blank template to r/MemeTemplatesOfficial, making it easy for anyone to create their own version.

Origin & Background

Platform
WordPress / Instagram / Reddit (original comic), Reddit (first meme edit)
Creator
The Jenkins
Date
2020
Year
2020

On May 6th, 2020, webcomic artist The Jenkins published "Remembering People's Names" across three platforms: his WordPress blog, Instagram, and Reddit's r/comics. The comic picked up over 1,300 likes on Instagram and around 400 upvotes on Reddit within two years.

The very same day, a Redditor posted the first known edit to r/AsbestosRemovalMemes, replacing the useless memory with asbestos knowledge. That post pulled in over 2,900 upvotes. Two days later, on May 8th, someone uploaded a blank template to r/MemeTemplatesOfficial, making it easy for anyone to create their own version.

How It Spread

The format spread quickly through Instagram during May 2020, mostly adopted by niche brand and hobby pages catering to specific fanbases. Ultimate frisbee page discmemes posted a version on May 12th, and Borderlands fan page civillands followed on May 14th.

The meme hit bigger numbers when it reached pop culture fandoms. On June 11th, 2020, Instagram page theofficealways posted an *Office*-themed version that pulled over 8,000 likes in two years. By October 8th, 2020, a Star Wars prequel version hit r/prequelmemes and earned over 1,400 upvotes.

A second wave of popularity came in late 2021. On September 29th, Instagram user some_memes_my_dude posted a cheese-themed version that racked up over 19,800 likes in about a year. A repost on October 15th did even better, crossing 30,000 likes. An anti-meme version, where the brain simply remembers Jason's name correctly, landed on r/memes on October 26th and earned over 10,000 upvotes.

How to Use This Meme

The format works with any niche interest or obsession. To make your own:

1

Start with the template (panels one, two, and four stay the same).

2

Replace the content in the third panel, the "brain memory" panel, with whatever obscure knowledge your audience would relate to. Common choices include fandom lore, game stats, song lyrics, or hyper-specific hobby facts.

3

The funnier the gap between "remembering someone's name" and "the useless thing your brain actually stored," the better the joke lands.

Fun Facts

The very first meme edit appeared the same day the original comic was published, giving the format almost zero lag time between creation and meme adoption.

A blank template was uploaded to r/MemeTemplatesOfficial just two days after the original comic dropped, suggesting the community immediately recognized its exploitable potential.

The original comic's "useless memory" was the exact order of a deck of cards from 2012, a detail specific enough to be funny on its own.

Derivatives & Variations

Anti-meme version:

A popular inversion where the brain simply remembers Jason's name, posted to r/memes in October 2021 with over 10,000 upvotes[2].

Brand/fandom adaptations:

Numerous Instagram pages created versions tailored to their communities, including ultimate frisbee, Borderlands, and *The Office* fan pages[2].

Frequently Asked Questions