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Turns Out They Invented That 'How You Think You Look Vs. How You Really Look' Meme Back in 1921
Category: Technology
Duration: 00:02:43
Publish Date: 2018-04-17 16:30:25
Description: Comedy is hard, and the past was no better. Just look at, say, what 19th-century jerks considered acceptable territory for an April Fools’ Day prank. Yet some jokes are timeless. Take, for example, this relatable juxtaposition of the dapper self-image of a cartoon man alongside his actual appearance under “flashlight”—a joke that still lands today, give or take a centuries’ worth of developments in fashion and camera technology.
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