HA! HA!

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HA! HA! is an Internet phenomenon[1] based on a vintage advertisement for Forbes' Insoluble Dry Plates (a brand of photographic plate)[2][3] dating from the late 19th century, featuring what appears to be a laughing Quaker, with a customized subtitle in place of the advertisement's original wording.

The image received attention on Fark during the weekend of July 15 - July 17, 2005, when a site administrator posted a link that encouraged members to post HA! HA! guy images in its discussion thread[4] The thread made a repeat appearance on July 17th 2006 with new and old HAHA! Photoshops.[5]

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ Grampy's Cliche City (lists Ha Ha Guy)
  2. ^ Images and Enterprise: Technology and the American Photographic Industry, 1839-1925 (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology) (Paperback)
  3. ^ Vintage dry plate ad thread
  4. ^ Fark Ha Ha Guy Thread
  5. ^ Recent Fark Ha Ha Guy Thread

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