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by ShrigmaMale 984 days ago
...why is #1 bald? this probably sounds like a weird observation but we don't generally draw the generic guy as bald so it seems intentional.
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SoftTalker 984 days ago
I always thought it was based on Captain Picard's iconic facepalm, i.e

https://blog.trekcore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/facepal...

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emeraldd 984 days ago
If you don't know the story... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmok
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ShrigmaMale 984 days ago
ahh never saw that but explains it. thanks
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Modified3019 984 days ago
That’s captain picard’s facepalm, a popular “reaction image” converted to ascii.

https://blog.trekcore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/facepal...

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ljm 984 days ago
It’s Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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dsgnr 984 days ago
https://youtu.be/6rYhRqf757I?si=5wt-K686FH6WqGZy
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