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I guess most of you know of this photo taken in 1940, now dubbed the time traveling hipster, but is it a meme?

Does it have derivatives?

Well, sort of… but it was done by KYM users.

Needs more evidence of popularity.

Could be considered a fad though on KYM.

Lol. Win.

photoshop

No, it's actually genuine!

"Does it have derivatives" only tells you a feature of the meme but isn't the deciding factor of a meme.

"Does it have multiple instances" is a better question. And yes, there are LOTS of identical instances of the image that people shared on lots of different websites.

Here are a few:

http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/archives/2010/05/timetraveling_h.html
http://www.fredflare.com//blog/?p=5650
http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=191175
http://veryserious.org/2010/04/19/time-traveling-hipster

but there are lots more

Wait, so it IS legit?!

Could I do an article on it though?

Oh well, I just did.

My mistake, often I look at that issue, but I am now the one doing it.