Edit #265,601 - Hide The Pain Harold

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h2. About
 
 
<b>Hide The Pain Harold</b>, also simply referred to as <b>"Harold"</b> or Maurice(https://www.facebook.com/mauriceandmavis/info)  is the nickname given to a senior stock photography model whose facial expression appears to indicate suppressed pain and/or discomfort.
 
<b>Hide The Pain Harold</b>, also simply referred to as <b>"Harold"</b> or <b>"Maurice"</b> is the nickname given to a senior stock photography model whose facial expression appears to indicate suppressed pain and/or discomfort.
 
 
h2. Origin
 
 
The earliest known archived thread, where Harold first got attention, can be found on Facepunch, dating back to 2011. On September 13th, Facepunch forum user Greenen72, posted stock photos with the old man[1], originally from the site DreamsTime due to pictures having the site's watermark on them.
 
 
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h2. Spread
 
 
On October 23rd, 2011, a Facebook page for Hide the Pain Harold[3] was created. On May 5th, 2014, Harold's stock photos inspired a "lengthy tribute thread": on 4chan's /b/[7], crafting a fictional story about an unhappy old man working as a stock photography model. Then on September 7th, Imgur user someshitbag compiled notable quotes from the 4chan thread into a gallery post titled "Hide-the-pain-harold,"[8] which garnered more than 880,000 views in just over three weeks. On September 10th, a Youtuber ChinnyxD uploaded the story, narrated through text-to-speech. 
 
 
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<br>On October 31st, 2013, a subreddit community for stock images, including Harold, /r/youdontsurf[6], was created. On sites like MemeCenter[5], stock photos featuring Harold have been edited to image macros, mostly used for sex or similar kinds of jokes.
 
 
h2. Notable Examples
 
 
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h2. External References
 
 
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fn1. Facepunch - "original post":http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1124864
 
 
fn2. Imgur - "Hide-the-pain-Harold":http://imgur.com/gallery/KjtbV
 
 
fn3. Facebook - "Hide the Pain Harold":https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hide-the-Pain-Harold/259512860761226?sk=timeline
 
 
fn4. Reddit - "Anon tells the story of Hide-the-Pain-Harold":http://www.reddit.com/r/4chan/comments/24ww6n/anon_tells_the_story_of_hidethepainharold/
 
 
fn5. MemeCenter - "Hide the pain Harold search results":http://www.memecenter.com/search?query=hide+the+pain+harold
 
 
fn6. Reddit - "/r/youdontsurf":http://www.reddit.com/r/youdontsurf
 
 
fn7. Reddit - "Anon tells the story of Hide-the-Pain-Harold":http://www.reddit.com/r/4chan/comments/24ww6n/anon_tells_the_story_of_hidethepainharold/
 
 
fn8. Reddit - "Hide the Pain Harold":http://imgur.com/gallery/KjtbV
 
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