ManningFace
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ManningFace refers to a photograph of National Football League quarterback Peyton Manning wearing a black hood while kneeling on a football field, which is often linked in comment threads on Reddit as a bait-and-switch joke similar to the practice of rickrolling.
Origin
On January 10th, 2013, Manning was photographed wearing a hood while warming up during football practice for the Denver Broncos in Englewood, Colorado (shown below).[1] Two days later, Redditor FusRoDah7 submitted the picture to the /r/nfl[3] subreddit, where it gathered upwards of 1,600 votes (91% upvoted) and 200 comments prior to being archived. In the comments, many Redditors mocked the size of Manning's forehead in the photo.
Spread
On February 4th, 2014, Redditor throwawayx505 submitted a post asking "What's up with this picture of Peyton Manning?" to /r/OutOfTheLoop,[5] to which Redditor livefreeordont replied with a link to the original /r/nfl thread. On September 4th, Redditor TobyTarazan asked about the origin of the photo on /r/OutOfTheLoop,[7] to which Redditor Kijafa described it as a "bait and switch gag." The photo was subsequently added as "Manningface" on the /r/OutOfTheLoop Wiki.[8] On November 2nd, a Redditor linked to the hooded photograph in a bait-and-switch post on the /r/nfl[4] subreddit. On October 28th, 2015, Redditor Meistarr submitted a post titled "What is it about the skimask picture?" to /r/OutOfTheLoop, where Redditor kevler9oh replied that the picture circulated on /r/nfl due to "the sheer size of Manning's forehead."[2] On November 30th, a close-up version of the photo was uploaded to Imgur,[9] where it gained over 5.8 million views over the next 14 months.
On September 10th, 2016, several Redditors posted the photograph in the comments section of post about Manning on /r/funny.[6] On December 20th, 2016, Redditors CountAardvark submitted a post to /r/MemeEconomy[10] speculating that bait-and-switch memes like Manningface go through regular cycles of popularity.
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External References
[1] TimesUnion – Two icons share respect goals
[2] Reddit – What is it about the skimask picture?
[3] Reddit – Peyton practicing today
[4] Reddit – Peytons reaction to the loss tonight
[5] Reddit – Whats up with this picture of Peyton Manning
[6] Reddit – Peyton Manning licks the wrong finger
[7] Reddit – Where is this from?
[8] Reddit – OutOfTheLoop Wiki
[9] Imgur – Peyton Manning
[10] Reddit – Suprise gotcha memes have the strongest long term viability
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