Ladies and gentlemen, pimps and players, allow me to introduce you to the Cry Face.
Cry Face is a little thing a friend of mine invented accidentally back in high school when she was so cold that she actually felt like crying. Until my sophomore year in college, the Cry Face lay dormant, waiting to be released to the world. For no reason in particular, one night my friend Katie challenged me to get everyone I met that night to do the Cry Face. When we realized a) how ridiculous all people look while doing a Cry Face and b) how willing even strangers are to make this strange face and then be photographed, we knew this thing had potential. For the next few years, it was my personal mission to get as many people as I could to do Cry Face.
Boys wearing oxfords love Cry Face:
Asians love Cry Face:
The Crnkovich family (at their annual reunion) loves Cry Face:
Huge groups of people visiting Italian tourist destinations love Cry Face:
And you know what? I think even God loves the Cry Face (yes, that is the Vatican. I swear my dad is a good enough Catholic that he’s still protected from eternal damnation):
Okay, I think you get the idea. But don’t think there won’t be more where that came from. There are dozens of other photos waiting to be shared with the world.
When Cry Face first started getting big (and strangers began emailing me photos of their friends doing Cry Face), I started to think, hey, I could make a book of Cry Faces! It’s the kind of book that would be sold at Urban Outfitters, that customers would read and enjoy while waiting in line, but would never actually shell out the $14.95 to bring it home to put on their coffee tables. Thanks to Al Gore’s invention of the Internet, it is much easier to share Cry Face with the masses. My long-term goal? That you, you eventual millions of readers, will share your Cry Faces with Kathleen and me through this blog. Send us your best photos of you, your friends, your favorite celebrity, or your co-worker’s great-grandmother rocking the Cry Face. Extra points always go to large groups or those doing Cry Face in an inappropriate place (see Vatican, above). I swear, this thing’s going to change the world.
[Posted by Mallory]
21 Comments
June 19, 2008 at 3:09 pm
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June 25, 2008 at 4:42 pm
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July 2, 2008 at 6:45 pm
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July 30, 2008 at 11:15 pm
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August 14, 2008 at 2:25 pm
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August 20, 2008 at 6:45 pm
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August 27, 2008 at 9:35 pm
[...] grad student at a new college, I’m feeling a little nostalgic. So I’ll dedicate this Hump Day Cry Face to one of my old roommates, who is a phenomenal Cry Facers and loves polar bears, ABC Family, [...]
September 11, 2008 at 2:15 am
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September 17, 2008 at 1:16 pm
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October 9, 2008 at 2:53 am
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October 15, 2008 at 1:33 pm
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October 15, 2008 at 3:27 pm
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October 30, 2008 at 4:00 am
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November 6, 2008 at 4:58 pm
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November 13, 2008 at 7:16 pm
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January 8, 2009 at 2:39 am
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August 12, 2009 at 11:29 pm
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August 19, 2009 at 3:53 pm
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