Smash Face On Keyboard, Post Results is a 4chan forum game from early 2009 in which posters literally slam their heads onto their keyboards and reply with the resulting gibberish. The dumb, low-effort premise jumped from 4chan to hundreds of gaming and hobby forums, becoming one of the defining chain-thread games of the late-2000s message board era.
Origin
The game surfaced on 4chan in early 2009 as an anonymous chain thread, with no confirmed original poster tied to the format[2]. It was written up outside the site by May 17, 2009, when the blog Give Up, Internet ran a post calling the 4chan thread "the single most important site you will ever visit," one of the earliest external documents of the game spreading beyond its home board[1].
- Platform: 4chan
- Creator: Unknown
- Date: 2009
Overview
Smash Face On Keyboard, Post Results is a participatory thread game with a single rule in the title: bash your face against the keys and reply with whatever nonsense string comes out[1]. Each reply is a fresh strike, so threads fill up with long lines of garbled letters like "asdjkfhaskdjfhasdf," plus occasional lucky hits that produce real words for other posters to laugh at[2]. The appeal is the spontaneous, throwaway quality of the output and the low barrier to joining in.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Smash Face On Keyboard, Post Results?
It is a forum game in which posters hit their heads against the keyboard and paste the resulting random string as a reply in a chain thread[2].
Where did Smash Face On Keyboard, Post Results come from?
It started as a 4chan thread in early 2009 and got its first big outside write-up on the blog Give Up, Internet in May 2009[1].
What does Smash Face On Keyboard, Post Results mean?
The title is a literal instruction, and the joke is the low-effort, unpredictable gibberish each poster produces when they follow it[1].
How do you use Smash Face On Keyboard, Post Results?
Join a running thread, physically press your face onto the keys, and post the exact random string that lands in the reply box[2].
Is Smash Face On Keyboard, Post Results still popular?
It peaked as a gaming-forum staple in 2009 and 2010 and is now treated as a classic message-board chain game rather than an active trend[2].
