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image from the Bluelans Men Neckline Beard Goatee Shaving Template Ruler DIY Trimming Shaping Guide Tool

Getting Ready To Shave Goatee

Updated Jan 29, 2025 at 11:05PM EST by LiterallyAustin.

Added Feb 12, 2021 at 04:27PM EST by Matt.

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About

Getting Ready to Shave Goatee is an image macro series featuring an image of a man shaving his goatee while using a plastic template. Online, people use the image to describe a specific type of man that they believe to be overly masculine and unfashionable, targeting communities in which the goatee facial hairstyle is popular.

Origin

The man shaving image comes from promotional material for "Bluelans Men Neckline Beard Goatee Shaving Template Ruler DIY Trimming Shaping Guide Tool" (shown below).[1]



On August 27th, 2020, Facebook [2] user MontanaMemes posted the earliest known usage of the image. They captioned the photo, "Guys in Great Falls getting ready for date night." The post received more than 125 reactions in less than one year (shown below).


REVOGOE Guys in Great Falls getting ready for date night


Spread

The meme did spread in a significant way until the following year. On January 1st, 2021, Twitter [3] user @PeterHamby tweeted the image with the caption, "Ohio State and Clemson fans getting ready for the big game." The tweet received more than 50,000 likes and 4,000 retweets in less than two months (shown below, left).

Toward the end of the month, on January 28th, Twitter[4] user @thisdiegolopez tweeted the image with the caption, "Getting ready to defend the importance of capitalism online." The post received more than 127,000 likes and 14,000 retweets in less than one month (shown below, center).

The meme continued to spread on Twitter over the next few weeks. On February 8th, Twitter[5] user @bones_yyy shared the image, with the caption, "Getting ready to tweet 'I don't know who this @phoebe_bridgers lady is'." The post received more than 24,000 likes and 1,100 retweets in less than two weeks (shown below, right).


Peter Hamby @PeterHamby Ohio State and Clemson fans getting ready for the big game 9:01 AM · Jan 1, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone Diego Lopez @thisdiegolopez Getting ready to defend the importance of capitalism online 4:35 PM • Jan 28, 2021 • Twitter for iPhone Pendeja Gorda Vive @bones_yyy ... Getting ready to tweet "I don't know who this @phoebe_bridgers lady is". 8:16 AM · Feb 8, 2021 · Twitter for Android

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Getting ready to defend the importance of Death online Metal evoGas ANTIFA PRETENDING TO BE A PROUD BOY imgflip.com SNL: S18E11: Harvey Keitel/Madonna @ty_landis Me getting ready to coach the Browns while Stefanski is on the mend 8:56 AM · Jan 5, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone
Kiko @Kikopher95 Country Boys getting ready to defend Morgan Wallen REVOGOE R 9:10 PM · Feb 4, 2021 · Twitter for Android Matthew Dunleavy @MatthwDunleavy When you've got to quickly get ready for an announcement announcing that an announcement is coming that will announce what will happen next with schools without announcing said announcement about incoming announcement to teachers, parents, or schools. #onted #onpoli REVOGOE 10:27 AM · Feb 8, 2021 · Twitter for Android Men getting ready to start a resonance cascade like (i.redd.it) submitted 4 days ago by ZUBODII 5 comments share save hide give award report crosspost RevoGoER


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