This Looks Shopped

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Paint Shop Pro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

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2009-10-19T19:38:03Z

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photoshop, image macro, catchphrase, disbelief, fake, hoax, forums, metaeducation, somethingawful, fark, 4chan

<!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='photoshop, image macro, catchphrase, disbelief, fake, hoax, forums, metaeducation, somethingawful, fark, 4chan' /> <title>This Looks Shopped | 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://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/1125/thumb/thislooksshoppd.jpg?1257365667" title="This Looks Shopped" /></div> <dl id='entry_details'> <dt>Status</dt> <dd>Confirmed, Researching</dd> <dt>Origin</dt> <dd>Paint Shop Pro</dd> <dt>Year</dt> <dd>1999</dd> </dl> </div> <div class='right'> <h1>This Looks Shopped</h1> <p class='desc'> This Looks Shopped is an image macro meme that consists of a picture that looks obviously photoshopped and a caption that reads: “THIS LOOKS SHOPPED / I CAN TELL FROM SOME OF THE PIXELS AND FROM SEEING QUITE A FEW SHOPS IN MY TIME.” An interesting mix of both subtle & obvious shoops, variants of “This Looks Shopped” image macros have been regularly posted on 4chan and other internet humor forums like FARK and Something Awful. While the precise origin of such captioned images remains unclear (and the search is ongoing), the earliest reference made to “This Looks Shopped” can be found in an article posted and cached in 2003 at Metaeducation.com. As it became more and more popular, a graphic designer from New England founded a single topic blog called Thislooksshopped.com. Another rumor is that the meme started back in 1999, back when Paint Shop was the big image editor. Saying “shopped” meant that it was in Paint Shop Pro from Corel.…</p> </div> </div> <div class='c' id='entry_content'> <div class="block"><h1>About</h1> <p><strong>This Looks Shopped</strong> is an image macro meme that consists of a picture that looks obviously photoshopped and a caption that reads: <blockquote>“<span class="caps">THIS</span> <span class="caps">LOOKS</span> <span class="caps">SHOPPED</span> / I <span class="caps">CAN</span> <span class="caps">TELL</span> <span class="caps">FROM</span> <span class="caps">SOME</span> OF <span class="caps">THE</span> <span class="caps">PIXELS</span> <span class="caps">AND</span> <span class="caps">FROM</span> <span class="caps">SEEING</span> <span class="caps">QUITE</span> A <span class="caps">FEW</span> <span class="caps">SHOPS</span> IN MY <span class="caps">TIME</span>.”</blockquote></p> <div align="center"><img src="http://knowyourmeme.com/i/24183/original/500pxShopped.jpg" alt="" /></div><p><br></p> <p>An interesting mix of both subtle & obvious shoops, variants of “This Looks Shopped” image macros have been regularly posted on 4chan and other internet humor forums like <a href="http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=1423724&hl=Charlotte-Churchs-topless-pics-stolen-The-Sun-is-there-but-with-no-pic-goodness"><span class="caps">FARK</span></a> and Something Awful.</p> <h1>Origins</h1> <p>While the precise origin of such captioned images remains unclear (and the <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/1-general/topics/14-origin-of-this-looks-shopped">search is ongoing</a>), the earliest reference made to “This Looks Shopped” can be found in an article posted and cached in 2003 at <a href="http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:5IjJAdzEeNkJ:metaeducation.com/%22thislooks+shopped%22&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us">Metaeducation.com</a>. As it became more and more popular, a graphic designer from New England founded a single topic blog called <a href="http://www.Thislooksshopped.com">Thislooksshopped.com</a>.</p> <p>Another rumor is that the meme started back in 1999, back when Paint Shop was the big image editor. Saying “shopped” meant that it was in Paint Shop Pro from Corel. (Credit to RonUMSC for this information)</p> <h1>Google Trends Chart <br /> <p class="ta_c">Chart unavailable on iPhone.</p></h1> </div><div class="block"><h1>Usage in Comment Threads</h1> <p>Since becoming a staple of internet memes, “This Looks Shopped” has been also used as a popular catchphrase under comment threads, typically in response to an image post that looks obviously manipulated. 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This Looks Shopped <h2>About</h2> <p><strong>This Looks Shopped</strong> is an image macro meme that consists of a picture that looks obviously photoshopped and a caption that reads: <blockquote>“<span class="caps">THIS</span> <span class="caps">LOOKS</span> <span class="caps">SHOPPED</span> / I <span class="caps">CAN</span> <span class="caps">TELL</span> <span class="caps">FROM</span> <span class="caps">SOME</span> OF <span class="caps">THE</span> <span class="caps">PIXELS</span> <span class="caps">AND</span> <span class="caps">FROM</span> <span class="caps">SEEING</span> <span class="caps">QUITE</span> A <span class="caps">FEW</span> <span class="caps">SHOPS</span> IN MY <span class="caps">TIME</span>.”</blockquote></p> <div align="center"><img src="http://knowyourmeme.com/i/24183/original/500pxShopped.jpg" alt="" /></div><p><br></p> <p>An interesting mix of both subtle & obvious shoops, variants of “This Looks Shopped” image macros have been regularly posted on 4chan and other internet humor forums like <a href="http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=1423724&hl=Charlotte-Churchs-topless-pics-stolen-The-Sun-is-there-but-with-no-pic-goodness"><span class="caps">FARK</span></a> and Something Awful.</p> <h2>Origins</h2> <p>While the precise origin of such captioned images remains unclear (and the <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/1-general/topics/14-origin-of-this-looks-shopped">search is ongoing</a>), the earliest reference made to “This Looks Shopped” can be found in an article posted and cached in 2003 at <a href="http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:5IjJAdzEeNkJ:metaeducation.com/%22thislooks+shopped%22&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us">Metaeducation.com</a>. As it became more and more popular, a graphic designer from New England founded a single topic blog called <a href="http://www.Thislooksshopped.com">Thislooksshopped.com</a>.</p> <p>Another rumor is that the meme started back in 1999, back when Paint Shop was the big image editor. Saying “shopped” meant that it was in Paint Shop Pro from Corel. (Credit to RonUMSC for this information)</p> <h2>Google Trends Chart <br /> <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=this+looks+shopped&up__location=empty&up__category=0&up__time_range=empty&up__compare_to_category=false&synd=ig&w=350&h=300&lang=en-US&title=Google+Insights+for+Search&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js"></script></h2> <h2>Usage in Comment Threads</h2> <p>Since becoming a staple of internet memes, “This Looks Shopped” has been also used as a popular catchphrase under comment threads, typically in response to an image post that looks obviously manipulated. Though to a lesser extent, the phrase is sometimes abused for trolling purposes.</p>

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