Facepalm

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facepalm#Facepalm http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Facepalm http://macrochan.org/search.php?tags=Facepalm

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2009-07-27T17:11:58Z

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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>

2009-11-20T04:27:38Z

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