Charlie Chaplin Was The Actual Distracted Boyfriend Meme. Look, Look!
The internet has dug up the original source of the viral distracted boyfriend meme and its none other than Charlie Chaplin. The meme caught fire last year spawning thousands of variations But Charlie Chapler had his own version almost a century ago. It can be traced back to a 1922 silent film featuring Chaplin titled Pay Day
Even if you have lived under a rock all these years, there is no way you would not know who Charlie Chaplin is. But there's one thing you might not know.
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The Internet has dug up the original source of the viral 'distracted boyfriend' meme and it's none other than Charlie Chaplin.
The meme caught fire last year, spawning thousands of variations. But, Charlie Chaplin had his own version almost a century ago. It can be traced back to a 1922 silent film featuring Charlie Chaplin, titled Pay Day.
I'm very sorry for this, but... pic.twitter.com/iewtkmUmkG
¡ª Peter Goldberg (@peeto_g) 11 June 2018
Chaplin¡¯s character looks at a woman on the street, without knowing his wife is looking at him checking out this other woman. Film writer Peter Goldberg tweeted out an image from the Chaplin film over the weekend.
And as usual, Tweeple are already making new jokes about this new meme:
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¡ª Torville Redenbotter (@TravBot) 11 June 2018
¡ª Taffin (@i124nk8) 11 June 2018
¡ª Torville Redenbotter (@TravBot) 11 June 2018
¡ª Poorman's Pressbox (@Safeco330) 11 June 2018
Expect to have seen this picture (or some variant) everywhere by tomorrow.
¡ª Keith Lee (@associatesmind) 11 June 2018
Charlie Chaplin, OG meme creator. pic.twitter.com/ozPO7XI9VB
