Hide the Pain Harold

Examples

András Arató smiling as Hide the Pain Harold. Caption: Favourite podcaster talks about a topic I know well / I’ve been listening to an idiot

Favourite podcaster talks about a topic I know well — I’ve been listening to an idiot

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Favourite podcaster talks about a topic I know well / I’ve been listening to an idiot

Depicted stock-photo model: András Arató

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András Arató smiling as Hide the Pain Harold. Caption: I did some financial planning and it looks like I can retire at 97 and live comfortably for eleven minutes

I did some financial planning and it looks like I can retire at 97 and live comfortably for eleven minutes

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I did some financial planning and it looks like I can retire at 97 and live comfortably for eleven minutes

Depicted stock-photo model: András Arató

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András Arató smiling as Hide the Pain Harold. Caption: She said “You look great for a man of 55” / I’m 39

She said “You look great for a man of 55” — I’m 39

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She said “You look great for a man of 55” / I’m 39

Depicted stock-photo model: András Arató

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András Arató smiling as Hide the Pain Harold. Caption: Nice! It’s Wednesday / Only 35 more years of work

Nice! It’s Wednesday — Only 35 more years of work

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Nice! It’s Wednesday / Only 35 more years of work

Depicted stock-photo model: András Arató

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Two-panel Harold laptop reaction caption.

Jessica Tarlov on The Five

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OH LOOK, JESSICA TARLOV IS ON “THE FIVE” TODAY.

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Close-up of Harold’s strained smile.

Waiter enjoy your meal

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The waiter’s face after you replied "you too" to them saying "enjoy your meal"

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Harold on the telephone below an IRS conversation joke.

IRS guess how much

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IRS: hey, time to do taxes! guess how much you owe. Me: i don’t wanna guess, can’t you just tell me straight? IRS: ... *awkward silence*... Me: hello? IRS: i think its a number... between one and jail Me:

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Close-up of Harold smiling through a conversation.

Dangs yups wows

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When you’re 10 dangs, 20 yups, 6 wows, and 8 man that’s crazy’s, and they still won’t stop talking

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Two-panel Harold laptop reaction.

Realize you’re old

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YOU SEE THAT OLD MEMES ARE BACK / AND REALIZE THAT YOU’RE OLD NOW

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Two-panel Harold laptop reaction.

Back next week

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SEES CLASSIC MEMES ARE BACK / IT’S JUST A PHASE AND THEY’LL BE GONE AGAIN NEXT WEEK

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About & sources

András Arató's stock-photo smile is read as a cheerful surface barely concealing discomfort.

Date

Know Your Meme traces documented stock-photo discussion to Facepunch in September 2011. A May 2014 4chan tribute and September 2014 Imgur compilation support this exhibit's spread year; they do not establish the original photo shoot date.

History

The meme's emotional interpretation is a captioning convention, not evidence of the model's actual feelings. The 2014 circulation milestone sits within a longer history of stock images being given fictional personalities.

Know Your Meme — Hide the Pain Harold
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