About
Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses is a photo editing meme that features posters and photos of people (typically celebrities) that have been edited with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles masks over the tip of the subject’s nose.
Origin
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise began as a comic book in 1984 and was popularized in 1987 as a cartoon television series that subsequently spawned several films, a merchandise line and an anime series. The “Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses” Tumblr[1] page was created on October 2nd, 2011. The first image posted on the page was a photo of a child with drawings on his face and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle mask on his nose.
Spread
Posts were published to the Gothamist[4], BuzzFeed[3] and Laughing Squid[5] on October 17th. The same day, a thread was posted to the r/tress marijuana enthusiast subreddit titled “Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses” that linked to an edited image of James Franco and received 2,219 up votes within the first 24 hours. Derivatives were posted to Gawker[2], UpRoxx[7] and Kottke[6] on October 18th.
Notable Derivatives
External Links
[1] Tumblr – Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses
[2] Gawker – Turn Your Favorite Celebrity Nose Into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Nose
[3] BuzzFeed – Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses
[4] Gothamist – Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses Graffiti Makes Us Rethink Noses
[5] The Laughing Squid – Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses
[6] Kottke – Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses
[7] UpRoxx – The 10 Finest Celebrity Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses