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Sometimes One Detail Makes All The Difference.

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 83 Comments › )
Filed under Art, History, Humor, Open thread at May 8th, 2011 - 11:00 pm


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That billboard was kinda cool on its own, but when some Russian wags added the missing detail it became very cool.  Then I wondered about the origin of the ubiquitous Trollface.

Trollface first appeared in 2008 on the website DeviantArt. Although the internet icon is sometimes called “coolface,” its creator, “Whynne” said:

“It’s trollface, not coolface. Eat a dick.”

And the late great Jim Varney (aka Ernest P. Worrell) shows how it’s done:

So now you know. Fun facts to know and tell, courtesy of The Blogmocracy via The Overnight Open Thread.