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EVERY SINGLE TIME: I Didn't Miss A Call

This is a relatable meme that uses the popular deadpan close-up reaction image of Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale from *American Psycho*). The meme makes a pun on the common phrase 'miss a call': normally, 'missing a call' means you failed to notice the phone ringing and couldn't answer, but this joke confesses that the poster intentionally watched the phone ring the entire time and chose not to answer the call. The character's neutral serious expression adds to the dry humor of this relatable confession about avoiding unwanted phone calls.
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NO PHONE, I DID NOT "MISS A CALL"... I WATCHED IT RING THE WHOLE TIME

Overview

This is a relatable meme that uses the popular deadpan close-up reaction image of Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale from American Psycho). The meme makes a pun on the common phrase 'miss a call': normally, 'missing a call' means you failed to notice the phone ringing and couldn't answer, but this joke confesses that the poster intentionally watched the phone ring the entire time and chose not to answer the call. The character's neutral serious expression adds to the dry humor of this relatable confession about avoiding unwanted phone calls.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit as noted in the provided source metadata, with the original posted title 'EVERY SINGLE TIME'. It uses the well-known Patrick Bateman reaction template taken from the 2000 film American Psycho, a common template used for deadpan confessions of awkward or unpopular truths. It is a widely shared relatable meme about modern phone avoidance anxiety.

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