horsemaning

[Joel S. Berson]

Victor, either you're not pronouncing it right or they're not
spelling it right!  :-)

At 9/19/2011 06:30 PM, victor steinbok wrote:
>Horsemaning? I needed an explanation for this one--and even knowing what it
>is, I fail to see the connection. But that's just me.
>
>http://goo.gl/yoGYh
>
> > "Horsemaning" is an Internet meme that mimics a fake beheading in
> > photographs. The origins are believed to be in the 1920s when people would
> > imitate the Headless Horseman, a character from the "The Legend of Sleepy
> > Hallow."

Or were lousy photographers.

Joel

> > Urban legend has it that a 1920s photograph of two children horsemaning was
> > recently found at a garage sale and uploaded onto the Internet,
> thus kicking
> > off the resurgence of the fad. The trend has made its round on Facebook,
> > blogs and BuzzFeed. Even a couple of celebrities have taken the plunge.
>
>
>Sounds like horseshit, but CBS calls it "horsemaning".
>
>VS-)
>
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