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offline EpicMegatrax from Greatest Hits on 2019-08-15 01:22 [#02583550]
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LAZY_TITLE

i was introduced to the universal S in elementary school in,
like, 1994. the guy who i would vaguely credit as being the
meme epicentre always drew it was "SMILE." years later, i
found out about leary's "SMI^2LE" thing, smile, but with i
squared for intelligence increase or something. i thought,
"oh, wonder if that's where that came from."

the viral nature of it is actually more interesting to me
than its origin -- or, could even be the origin. it's easy
to draw a lot of things that look like it. the modern style,
it's very satisfying when you're in fifth grade or whatever.
perhaps multiple people "invented" it independently, simply
because it was a natural evolution of neurology and
language.


 

offline belb from mmmmmmhhhhzzzz!!! on 2019-08-15 09:10 [#02583554]
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that was some interesting shit... i think it was around the
same time as you when i first learned how to draw it so i'll
have been about 7 or 8. had no idea it was so, uh,
universal. it was from a sometime football-playing buddy and
classmate called kyle and i think i remember him saying his
brother was the one to show him. define memetic spreading.
it was a minor badge of cool knowing how to draw it, so
quickly spread to pencilcases, bags, folders etc. very
satisfying symbol


 

offline mermaidman on 2019-08-15 10:01 [#02583555]
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it’s like drawing a cat from a 6. or was it a 2


 

offline belb from mmmmmmhhhhzzzz!!! on 2019-08-15 10:28 [#02583556]
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*definite not define

mermo - yeah the cat thing rings a bell, also a smiling
doggie


 

offline Indeksical from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2019-08-15 10:41 [#02583558]
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Nude lady that you could change in to a dog when the teacher
came. Good times!

Crazy how far back the history of the S goes though, I
wonder if kids still do it now


 

offline EpicMegatrax from Greatest Hits on 2019-08-17 01:38 [#02583626]
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i don't know that one
got a link?


 

offline Indeksical from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2019-08-17 22:27 [#02583659]
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Unfortunately my Google search of "headless nude woman
turned in to a dog" turned up some macabre stuff so I'll
draw it for you when I get a chance.


 

offline Hyperflake from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2019-08-19 00:15 [#02583687]
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cheers intresting vid


 

offline Indeksical from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2019-08-19 11:31 [#02583698]
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Here u go

LAZY_TITLE


 

offline EpicMegatrax from Greatest Hits on 2019-08-20 05:59 [#02583740]
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it's still a nude woman... just with more hair, amputated
hand stumps, and a floppy labia


 


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