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Pink Shirt Guy
About
Pink Shirt Guy is the nickname given to a man wearing a pink polo shirt and khaki shorts as seen in a photograph of what appears to be a bio-hazardous quarantine site. Since entering online circulation through various discussion forums and message boards, the image has remained an enduring mystery due to its inexplicable nature.
Origin
According to Facebook user Will Welling, the original photograph was taken during an investigation of hazardous waste disposal in Dutchess county, New York, and the man in the photograph was a property owner at a location they were inspecting (shown below).
![Will Welling Facebook post Will Welling Engineer Geologist at New York State Department of Environmental Conservation I led the sampling trip which produced this photograph in 1990. I'm the guy on the left. We were investigating a potential hazardous waste disposal area in Dutchess county, NY. Because little was known, and we could encounter metal plating wastes, we were in "level-B" respiratory protection with little exposed skin. The "pink guy" was the property owner. He knew what was in his septic tank, we did not. Someone in the office scanned the snapshot, used it in a presentation and the image took on a life of its own](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/382/774/94c.jpg)
The image is said to have entered online circulation through various forum discussions in the mid-2000s, with its earliest known appearance in a post on the Esportbike Forums on October 17th, 2003.[13] The photograph drew much curiosity from the viewers due to his casual attire and nonchalant body language in contrast to four other individuals that are fully dressed in HAZMAT suits and oxygen tanks.
![tumblr_lis9soltIr1qzaxefo1_500.jpg original image of man wearing pink shirt standing next to a crew in full hazmat suits](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/109/428/tumblr_lis9soltIr1qzaxefo1_500.jpg?1318992465)
Spread
On November 28th, 2006, the photo was submitted to the Democratic Underground Forums.[3]
The image began to gain notoriety in 2007 after a single serving site featuring the photograph was launched at PinkShirtGuy.com[4] on April 12th, 2007. According to the site domain's registrar history, it was registered by Canadian online marketing firm CarsonBiz Web Services. Months later on September 9th, YTMND user partypenguin uploaded a GIF slideshow[12] of the Pink Shirt Guy photoshopped into various photographs.
![d6e.gif GIF slideshow of variouls photoshops placing the pink shirt guy into different scenes you wouldn't expect to find him in](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/354/659/d6e.gif)
Later that same month on September 23rd, a single topic blog dedicated to curating pictures of Pink Shirt Guy cutout placed in real life settings was launched at HidePinkShirtGuy.com.[1] On October 5th, a link to the website was submitted to Digg.[11] A few days later on October 10th, an Urban Dictionary[5] definition of "Pink Shirt Guy" was submitted, although it provides little information about its history.
![n516388634_116664_8008.jpg Pink shirt guy photoshopped and printed on toilet paper](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/064/529/n516388634_116664_8008.jpg)
![n505723469_114628_8742.jpg bunch of other pink shirt people photoshopped into the hazmat picture](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/064/526/n505723469_114628_8742.jpg)
![n666633564_256358_2127.jpg Pink Shirt guy photoshopped onto wall of remembrance among the names, as if he is staring at the wall](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/064/534/n666633564_256358_2127.jpg)
Template
![95a.jpg JPG template of the Pink Shirt Guy](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/354/665/95a.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] HidePinkShirtGuy β Hide Pink Shirt Guy
[2] Who.is Domain β HidePinkShirtGuy Domain Information
[3] Democratic Underground β Don't be like one of my customers. Put your Christmas lights up right
[4] PinkShirtGuy β Pink Shirt Guy
[5] Urban Dictionary β Pink shirt guy
[6] Uncyclopedia β UnPoetia / Ode to Pink Shirt Guy
[7] Russell Heimlich β Hide the Pink Shirt Guy
[8] Bodybuilding Forum β Pink Shirt Guy
[9] Digital Point Forum β Funny interactive website: Hide Pink Shirt Guy mentioned on Techcrunch and Spiegel.de
[10] FAILBlog β Safety FAIL
[11] Digg β Hide Pink Shirt Guy -- Really.. hide him somewhere and take a picture of it
[12] YTMND β Pink Shirt Guy About Town
[13] EsportBike β OSHA Safety winners
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