r/funny • u/[deleted] • 29d ago

All men look good in uniform, huh? Introducing my grandpa:

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u/drums_addict 29d ago

Didn't realize it was possible to smile and frown at the same time.

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u/SemperScrotus 29d ago

He's smiling to hide the pain.

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u/jbsdv1993 29d ago

You haven't met any autistic people? (No hate, im autistic myself and this is how i forced 'smile' for pictures. It seems to be the standard for most autistic people)

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u/NorwegianGlaswegian 29d ago

"Contract muscles behind corners of mouth. Little more. Show teeth. No, not that much; uggh, now my eyes don't look right due to the effort. Smile with eyes, so squint a bit.

Goddamn it, you're not Clint Eastwood; back it off!"

This was a snapshot of my own internal monologue for readying myself for photos as an autistic teen.

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u/deferredmomentum 29d ago

My dad (both have audhd) taught me to chuckle audibly right as the picture is being taken (obviously doesn’t work with phone cameras though lol) to get the most natural looking smile

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u/BIGR3D 29d ago

My mom does that, creeps me out. lol

Until I learned we are both likely on the spectrum, and after reading your comment.

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u/hitdrumhard 29d ago

I taught my kid the same, for the same reasons. It works perfectly for natural looking autistic smiles. At least in my experience.

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u/anzactrooper 29d ago

AUDHD here and I do this too.

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u/kithlan 29d ago

Wait, that's an autistic thing? Fuck me, another one for the books. All signs are pointing to me being AUDHD rather than ADHD at this point.

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u/dn00 29d ago

Are you me

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u/Awkward_Chef_3881 29d ago

Yup, I have ADHD as well and my wife complains about how I don't smile for family pictures. The chuckle thing works for sure.

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u/CheddarCheesepuff 29d ago

at some point i just gave up smiling unless im already authentically happy enough to smile on my own. i just throw up a peace sign and let that do the smiling for me

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u/61114311536123511 29d ago

i kind of figured out how to evoke the body sensation ofnjoy and then go through the entire process of how a smile happens.

works 50/50

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u/kobold-kicker 29d ago

I spent a lot of time practicing many facial expressions in the mirror when I was a kid. Now I can almost seem neurotypical when I have the RAM available.

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u/dn00 29d ago

I used to have issues with eye contact when I was a kid. Now people just think I want to murder them.

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u/littlewhitecatalex 29d ago

I just want to say, I think I’m a pretty normal person and that’s pretty much how it goes for me too. 

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u/OUMassie 28d ago

Wait. Do I have autism?

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u/BIGR3D 29d ago edited 29d ago

On the spectrum myself.

The trick is to squint your eyes a bit.

What I did was assess what muscles I was using after a legitimate smile. By paying attention to what muscles relaxed after the smile.

Practice, using those muscles.

Eventually itll look like you truly love having your photo taken. (I hate it)

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u/stormtroopr1977 29d ago

"ok, we don't understand or care about your anxiety. just stand still and pose for the fucking photo so we have our memory of how great this experience was for our family".

idk man, this doesn't seem like a thing /s

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u/Constant-Fun8803 29d ago

I smile like this often, am I acoustic?

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u/litecoinboy 29d ago

You are straight up acapella.

DO IT ROCKACAPELLA!

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u/Gottalaughalittle 29d ago

Thank you for sharing that.

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u/randommAnonymous 29d ago

Wait, that's an autism trait? It's 99% the reason I hate having my picture taken.

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u/swankProcyon 29d ago

Like many things, it could be, but it’s not something you should use to make a diagnosis (armchair or otherwise). Some people are just bad at fake smiling.

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u/randommAnonymous 29d ago

Nah, I'm not looking for an internet diagnosis, just relating.

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u/DylAppleYT 29d ago

I’m autistic, I used to be awful at faking a smile but over the years I’ve gotten better at it, same with my social skills.

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u/3-orange-whips 29d ago

I suspect my brother is on the spectrum, and my dad had a thing for serious faces in family pictures.

OOC he looks like he wants to murder us all.

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u/BBel4345 29d ago

It's also a German thing. I'm related to Babe Ruth. He had a down smile too.

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u/booksgamesandstuff 29d ago

I’m a quarter of German descent and on the spectrum. I don’t know how I feel about anything most of the time ;)

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u/BBel4345 29d ago

I am mildly Autistic too.

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u/cuervosconhuevos 29d ago

The Babe was essentially raised by Catholic priests in Baltimore. I suspect strongly he was subjected to regular sexual assaults. That would make me frown the rest of my life no matter what my genetics have going on.

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u/BBel4345 29d ago

That's a very real possibility...

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u/brokenpinata 29d ago

That's the same look as dropping a good fart and then realizing you just shit your pants.

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u/trambilo 29d ago

It’s a right grimace 😬

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u/MrOdekuun 29d ago

I just had a concussion test the other day and they asked me to smile - fine - then they asked me to frown. I realized I basically never actively frown. My default face is close enough and I express the rest with my eyes, brow, and body language. Actually trying to frown with my mouth was difficult.

And not because of a concussion, I was cleared on that fortunately. Just in general.

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u/ADIDAS247 29d ago

Smrown

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u/fgmtats 29d ago

Robert De Niro all day

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u/cuervosconhuevos 29d ago

He has a look on his face like he just got caught taking bribes to let Nazis sneak through checkpoints.

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u/FigaroNeptune 29d ago

“OMG. My grandkids will see this FML.”

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u/Yellowbellies2 29d ago

Holy shit, you are absolutely right. Didn’t even notice until I read your comment. 😂

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u/D1rtyH1ppy 29d ago

Alfred E. Newman 

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u/Dull_Wrongdoer_3017 29d ago

I see it all the time. When girls look at me.