It's funny because it's sad.

\\I sure hope I don't get banninated...again....

\\stupid photobucket

holy shiat, they must have deleted them all.

404 man

/tear

See ya later meme guy!

Fair winds!

Aw Jeez, that sucks.

I always assumed he was already dead, so I gained a little happiness upon learning of his living, and subsequently lost that same amount when the enormity of his death set in. I am currently back to my comfortable neutrality on the issue of Aw Jeez Man's mortality.

In case anyone misses the sub-link in the linked article:

NYT Obituary (new window)

The guy and his family had quite a history in the early Hollywood days.

RIP

Wonder if he knew about the meme.

/rest in peace, aw jeez guy

Aw jeez, this sucks.

Mutha Farker up and died on us. Awww Hell Nah. How we s'poze to deal with this now?

From NTFA (new window) Few, if any, of his photographs still strike a familiar chord. Well, maybe one does: a jokey shot taken in 1953 (whose rights he signed away), showing him with a sour, headachey expression of generic woe; it has been used dozens of times, even in the last decade, in ads for aspirin, tax services, hangover remedies and other stress relievers. His wife said it didn't bother him that this was the image that survived.

"To him it was a job you did," Mrs. Horne said. "And then you went fishing."

He knew, man..

Bob?

A man who suffered for his art.

From NYT:

Male models were something of a new breed, weirdly anonymous and perceived by many as suspicious or threatening; once, dressed spiffily for work and passing an hour in a bar while he waited for a photographer who was late for an appointment, Mr. Horne was badly beaten by thugs who didn't appreciate his taste in clothes.

Cold1s: Bob?

91. He had a good run.

Cold1s: Bob?

Bite your tongue, pink...
"Bob" is immortal!
"Bob" will come back for us and take us to Planet X with the Alien Sex Goddesses!

Will Fark be sending grief counsellors into the intarwebs to help us deal with this loss?

We can only hope that this story gets greenlit agin

SmithHiller: We can only hope that this story gets greenlit agin

why, so someone could post this hilariously accurate yet also relevant picture?

It could be a serial killer who's targeting internet memes. Has anyone heard from mustard guy or big balls squirrel recently?

styron: It could be a serial killer who's targeting internet memes. Has anyone heard from mustard guy or big balls squirrel recently?

Who remembers the Mememen?

Rest in peace, interwebz meme dood

Brilliant post whackingday, but it couldn't have happened without the genius of styrons just before you. I give you both huge points for internet cooperation. I split todays award between the two of you.

WhackingDay: styron: It could be a serial killer who's targeting internet memes. Has anyone heard from mustard guy or big balls squirrel recently?

Who remembers the Mememen?

MemeME!

Didn't the "How about a nice cup of shut the fark up?" guy die last year?

styron: It could be a serial killer who's targeting internet memes. Has anyone heard from mustard guy or big balls squirrel recently?

...We better start praying for Omarion.

styron: It could be a serial killer who's targeting internet memes. Has anyone heard from mustard guy or big balls squirrel recently?

For some reason I always thought that was Desi Arnaz from I Love Lucy days.
Now that I compare, there is no real resemblance at all.

Does anyone have any recent(no morgue shots please) photos of this fellow? Google comes up short.

You know, when I first glanced at the tag line, I assumed up front that "Gold Paint Huffer Guy" had finally cut off the last of the oxygen to his brain. I want to officially state my claim to him in the new Memetic Death Pool.

Aw Jeez.......

Good night, pompadour man.

It's too bad he couldn't have been paid. But he was happy to just go fishing. Jim Horne abides. RIP, man.

Any man who wears a collar bar has my deep and abiding respect.

First Johnny Unitas, then Hugh Beaumont, now, finally, the hair can pass on to the next owner.

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Replacement?

Wow... I thought the "Aw Jeez" guy was Dick Clark....

*INTERNET FUNERAL*

Aw Jeez, You finally got your wish!

/RIP Mr. Horne

Subject of? Yes

Responsible for? NO

He had no detached ear lobe whatsoever. The bottom of his ear attached directly to his jawline.

From now on, you will always notice this when you see the Aw Jeez man.

Nakito - I had never noticed that on anyone but my Dad, brother and uncle. I wonder if I was related to mememan.

/vulcan ears in reverse.
// I lucked out on those genetics.

ubermensch: Subject of? Yes

Responsible for? NO

This.

JEEBUS CRISPIES! WTF IS WITH HIS NECK?!?!!? that first pic looks like hes young, but he has the neck of a 90 year old! its amazing he lived that long!

i always thought he bore some resemblance to david bowie in some weird, way...

DontBeStupid: For some reason I always thought that was Desi Arnaz from I Love Lucy days.
Now that I compare, there is no real resemblance at all.

Nutcase: Wow... I thought the "Aw Jeez" guy was Dick Clark....

I thought he was a young Ronald Reagan.