# Muscle magazine facial expressions **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 23, 2018, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144 "2018-08-23T23:39:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/21 "2018-08-25T02:53:07Z")
FRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUIT!!! (That’s what he’s saying in my head) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/22 "2018-08-25T03:09:03Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > FRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUIT!!! > > (That’s what he’s saying in my head) Ha ha that’s pretty funny! ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/23 "2018-08-25T03:16:12Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Yes, yes I know. Aren’t you the guy who keeps getting getting your gym memberships revoked for obnoxious behavior? If you are referring to my issues in 2011, then yes, that’s me. A tad late and totally irrelevant but good memory nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/24 "2018-08-25T03:38:31Z")
It is pretty funny. I guess the aim is to exude masculinity. ---
**Author:** ![Heracles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heracles/32/487_2.png) [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/25 "2018-08-26T14:13:46Z")
You’re missing the audio. He’s just singing along to _Dancing Queen_. Backing vocals, probably. Hijack: Bodybuilding mags, to me, are just a stack of full-page supplement ads with a sprinkle of generic “how to train arms” articles featuring Phil Heath or a well-known amateur. But then, I’m not a bodybuilder. OP, is there any informative content in bodybuilding magazines from your point of view, in this day and age? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/26 "2018-08-26T16:35:14Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > FRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUIT!!! > > (That’s what he’s saying in my head) I was kind of hearing a “Oh YEAH!” Kool-Aid Man thing. A dainty squirt of Mio and busting through a wall are pretty much equivalent effort if you’re manly enough! ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/27 "2018-08-26T16:40:27Z")
> [@Heracles](#): > > You’re missing the audio. He’s just singing along to _Dancing Queen_. Backing vocals, probably. > Hijack: Bodybuilding mags, to me, are just a stack of full-page supplement ads with a sprinkle of generic “how to train arms” articles featuring Phil Heath or a well-known amateur. But then, I’m not a bodybuilder. OP, is there any informative content in bodybuilding magazines from your point of view, in this day and age? Yes, actually but you need to know where to look to sort thru all the crap. IMO, Muscular Development (the magazine) has the most up to date medical and scientific information available in any of the mags. There are actual MDs and PHDs who are part of the writing team that contribute regularly in the form of columns and articles. But other than that, I pretty much agree with your opinion of the niche publications. They are just trying to appeal to the most eager yet uninformed consumer out there to sell them a dream. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/28 "2018-08-27T01:31:20Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Well sure but context is everything here. Have you seen a more ridiculous look in the context of doing something as non-exercise related as squeezing a bottle of Mio into a glass of water?.. You’ve never seen over-the-top facial expressions in advertising other than body building? What planet [are](https://99designs.com/postcard-flyer-design/contests/multiple-winners-available-erectile-dysfunction-clinic-needs-ads-725950) [you](https://local.sandiegouniontribune.com/places/view/66978/artemis.html) [on](https://www.retrofair.co.uk/55-gibbssryell-fplf.html)? mmm ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/29 "2018-08-27T01:53:04Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > You’ve never seen over-the-top facial expressions in advertising other than body building? > > What planet [are](https://99designs.com/postcard-flyer-design/contests/multiple-winners-available-erectile-dysfunction-clinic-needs-ads-725950) [you](https://local.sandiegouniontribune.com/places/view/66978/artemis.html) [on](https://www.retrofair.co.uk/55-gibbssryell-fplf.html)? > mmm I think the OP’s example is much funnier than those. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/30 "2018-08-27T04:53:52Z")
> [@wonky](#): > > I think the OP’s example is much funnier than those. Maybe but he didn’t claim it was the funniest. He said it “takes the ?wtf cake.” “What in the ever-loving fuck is this guy screaming about?!” I think MMM had it right. There are many ”What in the ever-loving fuck” expressions in all types of advertising. Look, the OP’s example is mildly funny, I think he just oversold it. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/31 "2018-08-27T09:35:58Z")
> [@wonky](#): > > I think the OP’s example is much funnier than those. So do I. But it wasn’t a funniest face competition. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/32 "2018-08-27T10:33:51Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Maybe but he didn’t claim it was the funniest. He said it “takes the ?wtf cake.” > “What in the ever-loving fuck is this guy screaming about?!” > > I think MMM had it right. There are many ”What in the ever-loving fuck” expressions in all types of advertising. Look, the OP’s example is mildly funny, I think he just oversold it. I think in MMM’s ads the facial expression makes sense in context (yay we can have SEX!), the OP’s ad is in a different league all together. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/33 "2018-08-27T13:30:18Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Maybe but he didn’t claim it was the funniest. He said it “takes the ?wtf cake.” > “What in the ever-loving fuck is this guy screaming about?!” > > I think MMM had it right. There are many ”What in the ever-loving fuck” expressions in all types of advertising. Look, the OP’s example is mildly funny, I think he just oversold it. I think the OP’s example is hilarious and at a level of WTFness that far surpasses the other examples given, which are at least showing expressions that would logically be related to the events shown. For me, the “overselling” is from Mio-Squirting-Dude. “Hiyaaaaaah!” ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/34 "2018-08-27T14:23:44Z")
> [@wonky](#): > > I think the OP’s example is hilarious and at a level of WTFness that far surpasses the other examples given, which are at least showing expressions that would logically be related to the events shown. For me, the “overselling” is from Mio-Squirting-Dude. “Hiyaaaaaah!” Yeah, it’s a total non-sequitor facial expression, looks like one he might make if he was squirting Tabasco on his cock or something. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/35 "2018-08-27T14:27:02Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Yeah, it’s a total non-sequitor facial expression, looks like one he might make if he was squirting Tabasco on his cock or something. Okay, now THIS is what I’m going to be picturing! ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/36 "2018-08-27T19:58:59Z")
It looks like a bad photoshop to me. It’s like somebody took a random head, tilted it too far to the right, and put it on a different body. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/37 "2018-08-27T22:01:25Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > It looks like a bad photoshop to me. It’s like somebody took a random head, tilted it too far to the right, and put it on a different body. Yeah. And then stuck a random name and profession next to it all. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/38 "2018-08-27T22:02:49Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Yeah, it’s a total non-sequitor facial expression, looks like one he might make if he was squirting Tabasco on his cock or something. Ha! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/39 "2018-08-27T22:04:36Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > You’ve never seen over-the-top facial expressions in advertising other than body building? > > What planet [are](https://99designs.com/postcard-flyer-design/contests/multiple-winners-available-erectile-dysfunction-clinic-needs-ads-725950) [you](https://local.sandiegouniontribune.com/places/view/66978/artemis.html) [on](https://www.retrofair.co.uk/55-gibbssryell-fplf.html)? > mmm Um, Earth. Your snark failed, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144/40 "2018-08-28T01:14:41Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > It looks like a bad photoshop to me. It’s like somebody took a random head, tilted it too far to the right, and put it on a different body. It sorta does, but I’m pretty certain that’s his head and his body. Google his name (Felipe Franco), you’ll find many images that at first glance seem Photoshopped. I think the dude’s head just doesn’t match his body well. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-magazine-facial-expressions/820144.md?page=3)