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About
“Say That To My Face Not Online” is an expression used to call someone out to engage in person, outside of the Internet. It is often associated with Internet Tough Guys.
Origin
The phrase is thought to have surfaced somewhere in 2008 as an image macro, featuring Zach Roloff[1] from Little People, Big World with a caption “Say that to my face fucker not online and see what happens” below. The earliest archived use of the image can be dated back to a thread on 4chan’s /a/ board on June 27th, 2008[2].
Spread
The original image macro had also appeared on sites like BodyBuilding.com[3], GrassCity.com[4], and IGN[5]. On January 27rd, 2013, a YouTube user Caska4 uploaded a video[6] of Zyzz saying “Say it to my face fucker and not online and see what happens”. As of April 2014, the video had gotten over 10,000 views and 53 thumbs up.
Over the last few years, Several other image macros featuring the phrase were created on sites like MemeGenerator and QuickMeme.
Notable Examples
External References
[1]TVRage – Zach Roloff
[2]Foolz – Thread on /a/
[3]BodyBuilding.com – Say that to my face…
[4]GrassCity.com – Say that to my face…
[6]YouTube – Zyzz – Say it to my face fucker and not online!