Facepalm

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2009-07-27T17:11:58Z

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'> <head> <meta content='text/html; utf-8' http-equiv='Content-Type' /> <meta name='keywords' content='gesture, catch-phrase, image macro' /> <title>Facepalm | Know Your Meme</title> <link href='http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/stylesheets/mobile.css?1264901130' media='only screen and (max-device-width: 480px)' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /> <script src="http://cdn2.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn3.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery-ui.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jrails.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery.timeago.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn1.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/application.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> </head> <body id='mobile'> <div id='container'> <div class='c' id='content'> <div class='block c' id='entry_titlebar'> <div class='left'> <div class='c' id='entry_photo'><img alt="" class="thumbnail left" src="http://cdn1.knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/554/thumb/facepalm.jpg?1248715065" title="Facepalm" /></div> <dl id='entry_details'> <dt>Status</dt> <dd>Confirmed</dd> <dt>Origin</dt> <dd><em>Unknown</em></dd> <dt>Year</dt> <dd><em>Unknown</em></dd> </dl> </div> <div class='right'> <h1>Facepalm</h1> <p class='desc'> The act of placing one’s face in one’s hands, or “facepalming” is a gesture of nonverbal-communication common among many cultures. The action conveys a message of dismay and is often a reaction toward someone’s momentary lapse of logic, judgement, or memory. This reaction may be directed toward another person or be self-deprecating. One of the most popular facepalm images around is one of Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek the Next Generation, clutching his face in disbelief. Notable YTMND’s include Epic Picard Facepalm Maneuvers Facepalm with Price is Right Loser Sound Google Insights shows a continued growth trend stemming from about 2005, with no signs of slowing. “Facepalm” has yet to peak, so there’s really no telling just how wide-spread this meme will become. The earliest known appearance of the term “facepalm” on urbandictionary.com appeared on February 10th, 2004 Similar to headdesk Today I locked my keys in my car. Again.…</p> </div> </div> <div class='c' id='entry_content'> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qzjbV-yTomY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qzjbV-yTomY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <div class="block"><h1>About</h1> <p>The act of placing one’s face in one’s hands, or “facepalming” is a gesture of nonverbal-communication common among many cultures. The action conveys a message of dismay and is often a reaction toward someone’s momentary lapse of logic, judgement, or memory. This reaction may be directed toward another person or be self-deprecating.</p> <p><a href=http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/554/original/facepalm.jpg?1248715065>One of the most popular facepalm images around</a> is one of <a href=http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jean-luc-picard>Captain Jean-Luc Picard</a> from <i>Star Trek the Next Generation</i>, clutching his face in disbelief.</p> <p>Notable YTMND’s include</p> <ul> <li><a href=http://palmface.ytmnd.com/>Epic Picard Facepalm Maneuvers</a></li> <li><a href=http://facepalm.ytmnd.com/>Facepalm with Price is Right Loser Sound</a></li> </ul> <h1>Google Insights</h1> <p class="ta_c">Chart unavailable on iPhone.</p><p><a href=http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=facepalm%2C&cmpt=q>Google Insights</a> shows a continued growth trend stemming from about 2005, with no signs of slowing. “Facepalm” has yet to peak, so there’s really no telling just how wide-spread this meme will become.</p> <h1>Tracing the Origin</h1> <p>The earliest known appearance of the term “facepalm” on urbandictionary.com appeared on February 10th, 2004</p> <blockquote> <p>Similar to <strong>headdesk</strong><br /> Today I locked my keys in my car. Again. <strong>facepalm</strong><br /> get this def on a mug Mug<br /> by Moondog Feb 10, 2004</p> </blockquote> <p>Facepalm first appeared in <a href=http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=facepalm&oldid=579350>Wiktionary.com</a> in 2005.</p> </div><div class="block"><h1>More resources</h1> <ul> <li><a href=http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/facepalm>Facepalm on Wiktionary</a></li> <li><a href=http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=facepalm>Facepalm on Urban Dictionary</a></li> <li><a href=http://www.facepalm.org/>Facepalm.org</a> (Created October 2007)</li> <li><a href=http://www.facepalm.com/>Facepalm.com</a> (Created May 2007)</li> </ul></div> </div> <div class='block' id='entry_footer'> <h1>More Info</h1> <div class='c'> <a class='btn left' href='KYM://entry/photos' id='entry_photos'> View Meme Images <br /> <span># Total images</span> </a> <a class='btn right' href='KYM://entry/share' id='entry_share'> Share <br /> <span>Tell a friend!</span> </a> </div> <p> Author <span>aaa</span> </p> <p>Updated xxxx</p> </div> <div class='block c' id='entry_nav'> <a class='btn left' href='KYM://entry/prev' id='entry_nav_prev'>Prev Meme</a> <a class='btn right' href='KYM://entry/next' id='entry_nav_next'>Next Meme</a> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

Facepalm <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qzjbV-yTomY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qzjbV-yTomY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <h2>About</h2> <p>The act of placing one’s face in one’s hands, or “facepalming” is a gesture of nonverbal-communication common among many cultures. The action conveys a message of dismay and is often a reaction toward someone’s momentary lapse of logic, judgement, or memory. This reaction may be directed toward another person or be self-deprecating.</p> <p><a href=http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/554/original/facepalm.jpg?1248715065>One of the most popular facepalm images around</a> is one of <a href=http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jean-luc-picard>Captain Jean-Luc Picard</a> from <i>Star Trek the Next Generation</i>, clutching his face in disbelief.</p> <p>Notable YTMND’s include</p> <ul> <li><a href=http://palmface.ytmnd.com/>Epic Picard Facepalm Maneuvers</a></li> <li><a href=http://facepalm.ytmnd.com/>Facepalm with Price is Right Loser Sound</a></li> </ul> <h2>Google Insights</h2> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fig%2Fmodules%2Fgoogle_insightsforsearch_interestovertime_searchterms.xml&up__property=empty&up__search_terms=facepalm%7C&up__location=empty&up__category=0&up__time_range=empty&up__compare_to_category=false&synd=ig&w=600&h=350&lang=en-US&title=Google+Insights+for+Search&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js"></script><p><a href=http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=facepalm%2C&cmpt=q>Google Insights</a> shows a continued growth trend stemming from about 2005, with no signs of slowing. “Facepalm” has yet to peak, so there’s really no telling just how wide-spread this meme will become.</p> <h2>Tracing the Origin</h2> <p>The earliest known appearance of the term “facepalm” on urbandictionary.com appeared on February 10th, 2004</p> <blockquote> <p>Similar to <strong>headdesk</strong><br /> Today I locked my keys in my car. Again. <strong>facepalm</strong><br /> get this def on a mug Mug<br /> by Moondog Feb 10, 2004</p> </blockquote> <p>Facepalm first appeared in <a href=http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=facepalm&oldid=579350>Wiktionary.com</a> in 2005.</p> <h2>More resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href=http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/facepalm>Facepalm on Wiktionary</a></li> <li><a href=http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=facepalm>Facepalm on Urban Dictionary</a></li> <li><a href=http://www.facepalm.org/>Facepalm.org</a> (Created October 2007)</li> <li><a href=http://www.facepalm.com/>Facepalm.com</a> (Created May 2007)</li> </ul>

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