The ‘Man Looking At Other Woman’ Meme Is Hoping You Aren’t Checking Out Other Memes Today

Stock photos are often fodder for memes and running jokes, whether they’re being used as visual shorthand to try to explain hacking to old people watching cheesy local news stories or they’re being repurposed with emails from aspiring porn stars. And now, the expository picture above has lent itself to a meme.

The picture first appeared on Shutterstock before it was used in a joke on Instagram:

The meme didn’t really pick up until this month, after this tweet made the rounds:

https://twitter.com/n1m161/status/898833577126789120

This tweet was later reposted without credit by another account and received over 50,000 retweets. From there, the meme started showing up throughout social media:

https://twitter.com/hugvvarts/status/900471623915978752

https://twitter.com/bromanconsul/status/901165086173126656

https://twitter.com/Hungryghoast/status/902123601419231232

https://twitter.com/iiotenki/status/900256567857004544

https://twitter.com/AliceAvizandum/status/899419860005945344

Sometimes people referenced other memes:

And sometimes two people had the same thought:

https://twitter.com/haarleyquin/status/899935787227262976

And sometimes things got a little too real:

https://twitter.com/adamjk/status/901219690801909760

(Hat tip to Dorkly, Reddit, and Know Your Meme)

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