Pretending you didn't hear someone to get extra processing time meme
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When I clearly heard the other person but I say "Huh?" to buy 2 seconds of processing time.
Overview
This is a single-panel relatable meme using a film still of actress Anne Hathaway playing the character Mia Thermopolis from The Princess Diaries 2. A digital loading/buffering spinner icon is edited onto her forehead, and she looks off to the side with a dazed, processing expression and slightly parted lips. White overlaid text on the image reads: 'When I clearly heard the other person but I say "Huh?" to buy 2 seconds of processing time.' The meme jokes about the extremely common relatable habit of pretending you did not hear someone even when you caught what they said, to give yourself extra time to process the information and formulate a response.
Origin notes
Per the provided additional context, this meme was first shared on Reddit as an original user-submitted meme, with the original post title 'Let me clear the previous queue in my head...'. It is an edited work that repurposes an existing still from the 2004 film The Princess Diaries 2, adding a loading spinner graphic and relatable text overlay to create a shareable humorous reaction meme.