MatthewVanitas
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Some people may have seen this pic floating around and used in internet memes, and then jumping the gap to non-Internet media, including appearing on the Comedy Central program Tosh.0
I won't link the picture here for copyright reasons, and also because some people might prefer not to see it, but if you google-images "guy with guns" he's all over the first page of hits.
For those who haven't seen it, it's a rather plump, balding, hairy man in his skivvies sitting on a bed with a whole bunch of piece-of-junk guns like a TEC-22. This pic is widely used in internet running jokes, with captions like "Ladies, he's single!" or "EPIC FAIL", and shows up far, far outside the gun community.
Turns out the RG-10 .22 Short revolver in the picture is now up for auction, labeled "Micromancer's Rohm RG-10 - Own Internet History!" (click for link).
In his auction, he explains how his (in)famous picture, including this gun, has appeared: "on the Tosh.0 show on Comedy Central... failblog.com, ebaumsworld.com or collegehumor.com. ... Vice Magazine... a physical art display of internet culture in California... a pictoral feature in an October issue of Wired Magazine.. PlentyOfFish.com ... Cracked.com voted my picture Photo Of the Decade (2000-2010 I believe)." So apparently he's banking on internet celebrity to sell a pot-metal German pistol that's probably unsafe to fire and not worth $20 retail, oh, and you get an autographed copy of the famous picture to boot!
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry, and whether he's making fun of gunowners or just doesn't take himself too seriously. Also not sure if this is terrible trolling or just really savvy internet marketing; does he do actual celebrity stuff besides this, is he a "brand" now?
Just thought that since probably most people here under 40 have seen this pic, it's an interesting example of internet fame, popular perception of the gun culture, and how it spills over into the real world. Plus one really ugly guy, with guns.
I won't link the picture here for copyright reasons, and also because some people might prefer not to see it, but if you google-images "guy with guns" he's all over the first page of hits.
For those who haven't seen it, it's a rather plump, balding, hairy man in his skivvies sitting on a bed with a whole bunch of piece-of-junk guns like a TEC-22. This pic is widely used in internet running jokes, with captions like "Ladies, he's single!" or "EPIC FAIL", and shows up far, far outside the gun community.
Turns out the RG-10 .22 Short revolver in the picture is now up for auction, labeled "Micromancer's Rohm RG-10 - Own Internet History!" (click for link).
In his auction, he explains how his (in)famous picture, including this gun, has appeared: "on the Tosh.0 show on Comedy Central... failblog.com, ebaumsworld.com or collegehumor.com. ... Vice Magazine... a physical art display of internet culture in California... a pictoral feature in an October issue of Wired Magazine.. PlentyOfFish.com ... Cracked.com voted my picture Photo Of the Decade (2000-2010 I believe)." So apparently he's banking on internet celebrity to sell a pot-metal German pistol that's probably unsafe to fire and not worth $20 retail, oh, and you get an autographed copy of the famous picture to boot!
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry, and whether he's making fun of gunowners or just doesn't take himself too seriously. Also not sure if this is terrible trolling or just really savvy internet marketing; does he do actual celebrity stuff besides this, is he a "brand" now?
Just thought that since probably most people here under 40 have seen this pic, it's an interesting example of internet fame, popular perception of the gun culture, and how it spills over into the real world. Plus one really ugly guy, with guns.
