Smockin

Smockin

Part of a series on The Mask. [View Related Entries]

Updated Jul 22, 2019 at 12:39PM EDT by Don.

Added Jun 22, 2016 at 05:07PM EDT by Don.

PROTIP: Press 'i' to view the image gallery, 'v' to view the video gallery, or 'r' to view a random entry.

About

"Smockin" is an intentional misspelling of the catchphrase "smoking" uttered by the protagonist in the 1994 comedy film The Mask, which is often associated with a photograph of Jim Carrey's costumed stunt double from the film.

Origin

On January 14th, 2015, Redditor Join_You_In_The_Sun submitted a photograph of The Mask co-stars Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz posed next to their two stunt doubles to /r/Moviesinthemaking[8] (shown below).[8] In the comments section, Redditor notfromhere23 remarked that Carrey's stunt double resembles the Feels Guy.



Spread

On February 13th, 2015, Redditor mark2d resubmitted the photograph to /r/movies,[7] where it garnered upwards of 3,000 votes (94% upvoted) and 370 comments prior to being archived. On April 9th, the @Realmaskparody parody Twitter account was launched, written from the perspective of The Mask stunt double.


TWEETS FOLLOWING FOLLOWERS LIKES 41 65 Follovw Who to follow - Refresh- View all SiaSees@SiaStP Follow Tweets Tweets & replies Media the mask (parody) @Realmaskparody SMOCKIN!!!! the only mask parody on twitter. only parody of mask 1 not son of mask or animated mask. the mask (parody) @Realmaskparody 24 Apr 2015 t310 ·7 Drin·@ Medrinakamaar Follow 9 stanley ipkiss face the mask (parody)@Realmaskparody 23 Apr 2015 SsssmockinllI Joined April 2015 Find friends Tweet to the mask (parody) 13 1 Trends change the mask (parody)@Realmaskparody 22 Apr 2015 I am not the real mask #NoBillNoBreak @Zer0 are Tweeting about this Knicks 320K Tweets Photos and videos @joyengel and 5 more SOMEBODY ST the mask (parody) @Realmaskparody 21 Apr 2015 SMMMMMOCKINIII! Rose 591K Tweets #GCl eadersSummit

On April 18th, the account tweeted the word "Smockin!"[4] According to an article by Complex,[5] the term "smockin" was subsequently popularized by Twitter user @trillballins in reference to the stunt double. On August 12th, Twitter user @MikeAkaleroy[2] posted a photograph of The Mask stunt double photoshopped on to Mt. Rushmore along with Guy Fieri, Crying Michael Jordan and the Tom Brady courtroom sketch (shown below, left). That tweet was subsequently deleted. On August 13th, the Twitter feed for the morning talk show Good Morning America retweeted the image, speculating that it may be the "most popular meme" (shown below, right).[1]


Mike @mikeakaleroy I love what they've done to Mt. Rushmore, fam. Absolutely breathtaking 3:21 PM 12 Aug 2015 84 ★ 129 GM A Good Morning America -Follow @GMA Most popular meme may be Mount Rushmore with Brady sketch, MJ, Guy Fieri and the mask (?): abcn.ws/1MkQMXZ Mike I love what they ve done to Mt. Rushmore, fam. Absolutely breathtaking. 321 PM-12 Aug 2015 RETWEETS LIKES 7:21 AM-13 Aug 2015 127 172

On November 19th, Twitter user @ChrisVannini[9] tweeted a photograph of a Michigan State Spartans football fan holding a sign featuring The Mask stunt double (shown below).



On June 21st, 2016, the Good Morning America Twitter account posted a tweet about #CryingLeBron, which referred to The Mask stunt double photo as "#smockin / the mask" and the Kermit the Frog tea-sipping image with the hashtag "#tealizard" (shown below, left)


GMA Good Morning America @GMA Does #CryingLeBron join other meme greats like #tealizard, #CryingJordan and #smockin/ the mask? Tweet us! RETWEETS LIKES 7:52 AM-21 Jun 2016

Trump's "Smocking" Tweet

On December 10th, 2018, Donald Trump misspelled "smoking" as "smocking" twice in one tweet while complaining about the ongoing Russiagate investigation.


Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump "Democrats can't find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey's testimony. No Smocking Gun...No Collusion."@FoxNews That's because there was NO COLLUSION. So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution,..

The typos led to jokes revolving around "Smockin." Actor Zach Braff insisted that the multiple misspellings proved that Trump could not spell "smoking" (shown below, left). Others joked about how the word "smocking" literally means a type of fabric decoration. User @Apple_Chinbolt tweeted about how the "smocking gun" could be a home goods product (shown below, right). "Smocking" was trending on Twitter that day, and jokes were covered by Daily Dot.[10]


Zach Braff @zachbraff He can't spell smoking. Not a typo, he did it twice. He can't spell smoking #SmockingGun 9:54 AM-10 Dec 2018 Apple Chinbolt @Apple_Chinbolt Follow New #SmockingGun from the Martha Stewart Collection at Hobby Lobby Katherine O'Donnell The Smocking Gun. @kathy_odonnell Tweet Donald J. Trump Democrats can't find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey's testimony. No Smocking Gun... No Collusion." @FoxNews That's because there was NO COLLUSION So now the Dems go to a simple

Search Interest

External References

Recent Videos

There are no videos currently available.

Recent Images 17 total


Top Comments


+ Add a Comment

Comments (55)


Display Comments

Add a Comment


'lo! You must login or signup first!