Things With Faces

added Jun 06, 2009 at 06:04PM UTC

Background Information

Pareidolia (from the Greek words para- which means “with”, or “alongside” but in this context it means something is faulty or wrong and eidolon which means “image”. So basically “faulty image”.) is an illusion involving a vague or obscure stimulus being interpreted as clear and definite.

Example

Do you see Vladimir Lenin on this shower curtain?
If you do, it’s pareidolia.

Famous examples of pareidolia.

Just to name a few.

Internet Usage

On the internet the “Stuff With Faces on It” meme is when you find objects that…look like they have a face on ’em and show them off. Happy chair is perhaps the most well known, and there are thousands of emotives and narrative pictures all over 4Chan, Youtube, and the majority of community websites.

Usually this meme is used to comment on posts, e.g. “Angry BBQ is angry at OP”

This is the meta-meme of several variations such as the OM NOM NOM meme which involves drawing facial features on inanimate objects.

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    16 Comments

    norsehorse89
    Jun 06, 2009 at 07:38PM UTC , norsehorse89 wrote:

    There’s also facesinplaces.blogspot.com/.

    Captain Blubber
    Jun 06, 2009 at 09:59PM UTC , Captain Blubber wrote:

    An entry about pareidolia (seeing images, usually faces in objects)? I’ll have to see what the other guys think.

    Max Gladding
    Jun 06, 2009 at 10:06PM UTC , Max Gladding wrote:

    http://wtface.com
    It’s part of a network including shitbrix.com

    Chris Menning
    Jun 07, 2009 at 12:33AM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

    At first I was like, “I dunno about this…”

    Then I lol’d.

    Yeah, I’ve seen a ton of these kinds of image macros. It didn’t strike me as an interent meme since picking out faces is just a natural human response; but this is a solid meme with a ton of instances. Good thinking on this one.

    shteev
    Jun 08, 2009 at 06:18PM UTC , shteev wrote:

    Good one…

    I first came across this at www.idiottoys.com (now morphed into www.extralast.com), a ‘tech digest’ obsessed in equal parts with things with faces, batteries, and dodgy lifestyle photography.

    Dylan Hatch
    Jul 05, 2009 at 08:28PM UTC , Dylan Hatch wrote:

    Why is it deadpooled, then? If it’s a meme, then confirm it! :D

    Flash
    Jul 19, 2009 at 04:08AM UTC , Flash wrote:

    gah i hate seeing faces i see them everywhere! especily on boards and stuff its like i see a face and it creeps me out and then i look away and i see another face and im all AHHHHHHHHHH! in my head and then i close my eyes and im like phew and then i open them and im all AHHHHHHHH! again and then im all phew its ok (rince repeat)

    finalsora120
    Jul 22, 2009 at 10:38PM UTC , finalsora120 wrote:

    It kinda needs more pics

    mystic duck
    Jul 23, 2009 at 09:23AM UTC , mystic duck wrote:

    i used to search for faces on things as a young kid

    Jack Smack
    Aug 23, 2009 at 03:20PM UTC , Jack Smack wrote:

    Yeah, so did I.

    Spoonular Orwok
    Nov 14, 2009 at 12:35AM UTC , Spoonular Orwok wrote:

    lol i see faces everywhere o.o
    …scares me

    horsie890
    Nov 26, 2009 at 07:19PM UTC , horsie890 wrote:
    Mellow
    Jan 14, 2010 at 12:12AM UTC , Mellow wrote:

    lolanater
    Feb 01, 2010 at 04:38PM UTC , lolanater wrote:

    me like!!!!

    papayabadger
    Feb 09, 2010 at 04:25AM UTC , papayabadger wrote:

    here is an american express commercial

    JaredXIII
    Feb 19, 2010 at 02:58AM UTC , JaredXIII wrote:

    Methought that sink has real personality

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