A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Perhaps something smells bad?

Maybe I’m just showing my age, not getting some fundamental part of youth culture, but can someone humor the old codger that writes this blog and please explain to me why half the people who send me photos are making some variation on this facial expression?

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Comments

336 responses to “Perhaps something smells bad?”

  1. Chrissie (Australia) Avatar
    Chrissie (Australia)

    It’s a terrible photo of her, and reminds me of one of my bitch ex girlfriends from high school. She held that face fairly regularly. If and when I submit photos of myself onto the web, I generally want them to be natural and thus nice looking (hah, yes, go me and my self confidence), and it’s nice when other people on here look natural, too, not some… mutated duck… thing.

    Unless it really IS cool, and I missed the memo. A lot of these comments are making me think that might be the case…

  2. Chrissie (Australia) Avatar
    Chrissie (Australia)

    It’s a terrible photo of her, and reminds me of one of my bitch ex girlfriends from high school. She held that face fairly regularly. If and when I submit photos of myself onto the web, I generally want them to be natural and thus nice looking (hah, yes, go me and my self confidence), and it’s nice when other people on here look natural, too, not some… mutated duck… thing.

    Unless it really IS cool, and I missed the memo. A lot of these comments are making me think that might be the case…

  3. bleedingdreams Avatar

    I don’t understand why everybody automatically hates her and makes fun of her style. OH MY GOD! She wanted to wear a bonnet, has a different hair cut, and SHE MADE A WEIRD FACE IN A PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!
    WE MUST KILL HER… and if that is to extreme, at least talk shit on her even though everyone on here is part of a “scene” themselves.

  4. bleedingdreams Avatar

    I don’t understand why everybody automatically hates her and makes fun of her style. OH MY GOD! She wanted to wear a bonnet, has a different hair cut, and SHE MADE A WEIRD FACE IN A PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!
    WE MUST KILL HER… and if that is to extreme, at least talk shit on her even though everyone on here is part of a “scene” themselves.

  5. bleedingdreams Avatar

    I don’t understand why everybody automatically hates her and makes fun of her style. OH MY GOD! She wanted to wear a bonnet, has a different hair cut, and SHE MADE A WEIRD FACE IN A PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!
    WE MUST KILL HER… and if that is to extreme, at least talk shit on her even though everyone on here is part of a “scene” themselves.

  6. bucket of bunnies Avatar
    bucket of bunnies

    bleedingdreams: this is neither here nor there, but I see you make silly faces too 😛

  7. bucket of bunnies Avatar
    bucket of bunnies

    bleedingdreams: this is neither here nor there, but I see you make silly faces too 😛

  8. bucket of bunnies Avatar
    bucket of bunnies

    bleedingdreams: this is neither here nor there, but I see you make silly faces too 😛

  9. christyn Avatar
    christyn

    Please, may I have another 80 comments ridiculing someone for how they choose to look? If we could follow it up witha post about someone losing their job at Walmart over an eyebrow piercing with another 80 odd comments about how unfair it is to be judged for how you look, that’d be especially rich.

  10. christyn Avatar
    christyn

    Please, may I have another 80 comments ridiculing someone for how they choose to look? If we could follow it up witha post about someone losing their job at Walmart over an eyebrow piercing with another 80 odd comments about how unfair it is to be judged for how you look, that’d be especially rich.

  11. christyn Avatar
    christyn

    Please, may I have another 80 comments ridiculing someone for how they choose to look? If we could follow it up witha post about someone losing their job at Walmart over an eyebrow piercing with another 80 odd comments about how unfair it is to be judged for how you look, that’d be especially rich.

  12. Shannon Avatar

    BTW, I was genuinely interested in the reason that people make this face so consistently, and I do appreciate the answers that actually address that.

  13. Shannon Avatar

    BTW, I was genuinely interested in the reason that people make this face so consistently, and I do appreciate the answers that actually address that.

  14. Shannon Avatar

    BTW, I was genuinely interested in the reason that people make this face so consistently, and I do appreciate the answers that actually address that.

  15. brave men run Avatar
    brave men run

    I’m so fucking sick of the word “scene.”

  16. brave men run Avatar
    brave men run

    I’m so fucking sick of the word “scene.”

  17. brave men run Avatar
    brave men run

    I’m so fucking sick of the word “scene.”

  18. CrabbyPatty Avatar
    CrabbyPatty

    FYI it’s a mobcap not a bonnet. I just wonder why people make this face and label it “Me being dorky” when we all know it’s really “Me being sceney”.

  19. CrabbyPatty Avatar
    CrabbyPatty

    FYI it’s a mobcap not a bonnet. I just wonder why people make this face and label it “Me being dorky” when we all know it’s really “Me being sceney”.

  20. CrabbyPatty Avatar
    CrabbyPatty

    FYI it’s a mobcap not a bonnet. I just wonder why people make this face and label it “Me being dorky” when we all know it’s really “Me being sceney”.

  21. WastedAngel Avatar
    WastedAngel

    LOL it’s nothing more than a Thizz face… the Thizzle dance got popular when I was a senior in HS 2 years back. It’s hip hop/ rap related LOL, NOT SCENE! ahh…to live in Cali.

  22. WastedAngel Avatar
    WastedAngel

    LOL it’s nothing more than a Thizz face… the Thizzle dance got popular when I was a senior in HS 2 years back. It’s hip hop/ rap related LOL, NOT SCENE! ahh…to live in Cali.

  23. WastedAngel Avatar
    WastedAngel

    LOL it’s nothing more than a Thizz face… the Thizzle dance got popular when I was a senior in HS 2 years back. It’s hip hop/ rap related LOL, NOT SCENE! ahh…to live in Cali.

  24. ImmureME Avatar

    I’m stickin to the scene theory. Every scene kid I know (many if not most of which have monroe piercings) has at least one of these pictures on their myspace.

  25. ImmureME Avatar

    I’m stickin to the scene theory. Every scene kid I know (many if not most of which have monroe piercings) has at least one of these pictures on their myspace.

  26. ImmureME Avatar

    I’m stickin to the scene theory. Every scene kid I know (many if not most of which have monroe piercings) has at least one of these pictures on their myspace.

  27. molex Avatar
    molex

    “KILL IT WITH FIRE”

    Seconded.

  28. molex Avatar
    molex

    “KILL IT WITH FIRE”

    Seconded.

  29. molex Avatar
    molex

    “KILL IT WITH FIRE”

    Seconded.

  30. Archetype Avatar

    “KILL IT WITH FIRE!”

    ‘Third’ed’

    What a tube.

  31. Archetype Avatar

    “KILL IT WITH FIRE!”

    ‘Third’ed’

    What a tube.

  32. Archetype Avatar

    “KILL IT WITH FIRE!”

    ‘Third’ed’

    What a tube.

  33. Tanya Avatar

    I love funny faces…they make me smile.

    I think the younger kids might be making a statement that they don’t necessarily need to be attractive and taking themselves seriously all the time?? Just a theory.

  34. Tanya Avatar

    I love funny faces…they make me smile.

    I think the younger kids might be making a statement that they don’t necessarily need to be attractive and taking themselves seriously all the time?? Just a theory.

  35. Tanya Avatar

    I love funny faces…they make me smile.

    I think the younger kids might be making a statement that they don’t necessarily need to be attractive and taking themselves seriously all the time?? Just a theory.

  36. Scrappies Avatar
    Scrappies

    Im not making an attack on that person or scene kids, i just personally think thats one the stupidest facial expressions that i see people use these days.

  37. Scrappies Avatar
    Scrappies

    Im not making an attack on that person or scene kids, i just personally think thats one the stupidest facial expressions that i see people use these days.

  38. Scrappies Avatar
    Scrappies

    Im not making an attack on that person or scene kids, i just personally think thats one the stupidest facial expressions that i see people use these days.

  39. kwaniesiam Avatar
    kwaniesiam

    Unless she’s in the medical industry, no one has worn mob caps since the 18th century. Still pretty dumb.

  40. kwaniesiam Avatar
    kwaniesiam

    Unless she’s in the medical industry, no one has worn mob caps since the 18th century. Still pretty dumb.

  41. kwaniesiam Avatar
    kwaniesiam

    Unless she’s in the medical industry, no one has worn mob caps since the 18th century. Still pretty dumb.

  42. J Avatar
    J

    My boyfriend makes that face in like every picture & I didn’t realize what an idiot he is until right now. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Shannon.

  43. J Avatar
    J

    My boyfriend makes that face in like every picture & I didn’t realize what an idiot he is until right now. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Shannon.

  44. J Avatar
    J

    My boyfriend makes that face in like every picture & I didn’t realize what an idiot he is until right now. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Shannon.

  45. J Avatar
    J

    My boyfriend makes that face in like every picture & I didn’t realize what an idiot he is until right now. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Shannon.

  46. J Avatar
    J

    My boyfriend makes that face in like every picture & I didn’t realize what an idiot he is until right now. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Shannon.

  47. J Avatar
    J

    My boyfriend makes that face in like every picture & I didn’t realize what an idiot he is until right now. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Shannon.

  48. kim Avatar
    kim

    hmm, let me see it’s a fat unnattractive scene kid trying to distract you with her ducklips,a story as old as myspace itself.

  49. kim Avatar
    kim

    hmm, let me see it’s a fat unnattractive scene kid trying to distract you with her ducklips,a story as old as myspace itself.

  50. kim Avatar
    kim

    hmm, let me see it’s a fat unnattractive scene kid trying to distract you with her ducklips,a story as old as myspace itself.

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