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September 1, 2006 6:36 AM   Subscribe

Jowling is when you shake your head from side to side as quickly as possible while a picture is being taken. It has been around for awhile (previously kind of), but we squares are just now finding out about it, and it is cool.
posted by ND¢ (36 comments total)
 
I first saw this as Flapface and in this Flickr discussion you can see an original "flapfacer" asking what all this jowling stuff is about.
posted by vacapinta at 6:43 AM on September 1, 2006


That's it. Everybody off my damn lawn.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 6:47 AM on September 1, 2006


'Round these parts, we call it 'Shakeface Photography.'
posted by NationalKato at 6:58 AM on September 1, 2006


*falls in love with internet again for the first time*
posted by mediareport at 7:08 AM on September 1, 2006


Photographer Axl Jansen is encorporating this effect into cover photography for a new series of Bpitch Control record label. So far, there have been two entries in the Boogy Bytes series, with mixes by Kiki and Sascha Funke. Both the mixes are outstanding, by the way...
posted by almostcool at 7:15 AM on September 1, 2006


what happens if you shoot while panning the camera in the opposite direction?
posted by matteo at 7:19 AM on September 1, 2006


Please tell me there's no such thing as jowling porn. Please tell me there's no such thing as jowling porn. Please tell me there's no such thing as jowling porn...
posted by Cyrano at 7:20 AM on September 1, 2006


I apologize in advance, but someone had to do it.


posted by HuronBob at 7:24 AM on September 1, 2006


Joe Lieberman could level a whole city.
posted by futility closet at 7:28 AM on September 1, 2006


Hi my name is Lloyder and I'm a Jowler
posted by lloyder at 7:30 AM on September 1, 2006


Where distortion is cause for celebration.

Sounds like something out of the Bush Administration playbook.
posted by leftcoastbob at 7:34 AM on September 1, 2006


kinda reminds me of gurning.
posted by owhydididoit at 7:42 AM on September 1, 2006


I hear teenagers use this as a ritualistic way to initiate orgies.
posted by boo_radley at 7:51 AM on September 1, 2006


These kids do that too much, they're gonna wake up one morning and find their faces stuck that way, jes you wait.
posted by CynicalKnight at 7:56 AM on September 1, 2006 [1 favorite]


Cyrano,

Do you want to be told that there's no jowling porn, or do you want the truth?
posted by jimmythefish at 7:58 AM on September 1, 2006


The invisible man punched all those poor people in the face!
posted by sonofsamiam at 8:05 AM on September 1, 2006


Head-Turning Photo Fun
posted by savagecorp at 8:11 AM on September 1, 2006


That's a lot funnier then it ought to be.
posted by delmoi at 8:35 AM on September 1, 2006


The dog jowler looks like he's having a stroke.
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 8:41 AM on September 1, 2006


Please tell me there's no such thing as jowling porn.

It's not porn, man, it's art.
posted by three blind mice at 8:48 AM on September 1, 2006


what's with all the sinister ads at the bottom of the page?
posted by owhydididoit at 8:55 AM on September 1, 2006


Hey kids! For a more permanent effect, warm up your dolls and try it. Watch out for fragments of molten plastic!
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 9:20 AM on September 1, 2006


sonofsamiam , I thought the exact same thing.
The internet should get busy with photoshop and have these people be getting punched out by someone interesting.
posted by quin at 9:28 AM on September 1, 2006


These are just outtakes from Rubber Johnny auditions, right?
posted by cenoxo at 10:11 AM on September 1, 2006


Actually, Lieberman + McCain would be one hell of a jowlable lineup. I'd vote for that.
posted by diastematic at 10:30 AM on September 1, 2006


I look like that naturally. And I have a Nixon hairline too!
posted by davy at 10:40 AM on September 1, 2006


Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
posted by ND¢ at 10:47 AM on September 1, 2006


Huh. I know this guy on the main page. Small intarweb.
posted by kryptondog at 11:55 AM on September 1, 2006


This is indecent.
posted by Smedleyman at 11:59 AM on September 1, 2006


Obviously the world is in deep shit if this is what our future world leaders are doing for entertainment. Think about it.
posted by WaterSprite at 12:04 PM on September 1, 2006


Do you want to be told that there's no jowling porn, or do you want the truth?

Lie to me. Please.
posted by Cyrano at 12:16 PM on September 1, 2006


I Cant stop laughing at this.
posted by MotorNeuron at 12:54 PM on September 1, 2006


Just be thankful boweling hasn't caught on. Yet.
posted by gigawhat? at 1:10 PM on September 1, 2006



posted by armage at 2:58 PM on September 1, 2006


Anybody else see the page of top jowlers and instantly think of Francis Bacon?
posted by soyjoy at 10:47 PM on September 1, 2006


This is what MeFi is all about. Or, at least this is what MeFi should be all about.
posted by tcobretti at 12:19 AM on September 2, 2006


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