**Mark A. Rayner** @markarayner@mas.to · Feb 11, 2024

**Mark A. Rayner** @markarayner@mas.to · Feb 11, 2024

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner@mas.to

Feb 11, 2024

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner@mas.to

“All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again.”
–Number Six

#meme #memes #distractedboyfriend #humor #humour #charliechaplin #battlestarGalactica

black and white image of charlie chaplin looking back at another woman while his wife looks at him angrily. The other woman is labelled: the same memes but from 1918. Chaplin is labelled: "me". And the wife is labelled: "Memes from 2018"

**Peter Drake HAS MOVED** @peterdrake@qoto.org · 2024-02-11T18:14:20Z

Peter Drake HAS MOVED @peterdrake@qoto.org

@markarayner This appears to be mostly legit!

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/distracted-boyfriend-meme-come-real-movie/

Did the 'Distracted Boyfriend' Meme Come From a 1920's Silent Film?

Saying that Charlie Chaplin invented the "distracted boyfriend" meme is a bit of a stretch, but an early version of the viral image can be spotted in the 1922 short film "Pay Day."

www.snopes.com

February 11, 2024 at 6:14 PM · · · ·

**Weasel** @weaselx86@mastodon.social · Feb 11, 2024

**Weasel** @weaselx86@mastodon.social · Feb 11, 2024

Feb 11, 2024

Weasel @weaselx86@mastodon.social

@lauren
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/distracted-boyfriend-meme-come-real-movie/

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