We uncovered something disturbing recently. When you type the search terms “exhausted athlete” or “sweaty runner” into a stock image library suddenly all these women show up with their hands melded to their foreheads. But don’t take our word for it…
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“Goodness it’s hot and I’ve been exercising hard.
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“Now I’m seriously sweaty and exhausted.
Look at my simulated sweat patch.”
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“Who are you to judge, so-called tree. I totally worked
really, really hard on my simulated sweat coverage”
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“My exhaustion and sweatiness are an existential dilemma
on a level far beyond your understanding.”
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“Fake blood. Top that.”
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“Though I may not look even slightly sweaty or exhausted,
my melded hand says otherwise.
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“Sweaty? Exhausted? Totes am.
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Think you can do better? Please add alternative captions in the comments. Or maybe you’ve even found some more melded hands you can share with us on Facebook – you can never have too many.